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Danica McKellar
From The TV IV
| Danica McKellar | |
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| Birth name | Danica Mae McKellar |
| Born | January 3, 1975 in La Jolla, California, USA |
| Notable Roles | Winnie on The Wonder Years |
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Contents |
Roles
Starring Roles
| Series | Role | Year(s) | Season(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wonder Years | Winnie Cooper | 1988–1993 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Guest Starring Roles
| Series | Role | Episode | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Twilight Zone (1985) | Nola | 1x12A - Her Pilgrim Soul | December 13, 1985 |
| The Twilight Zone (1985) | Deidre Dobbs | 2x09B - Shelter Skelter | May 21, 1987 |
| Babylon 5 | Aria Tensus | 1x07 - The War Prayer | March 9, 1994 |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Laurie Maston | 2x24 - Stolen Lullaby | May 21, 1994 |
| Sirens (1993) | Alison Trent | Victims | December 1, 1994 |
| Working | Jolie | 1x16 - As Bad as It Gets | March 18, 1998 |
| Working | Jolie | 2x16 - She Loves Me, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah | August 25, 1999 |
| Love Boat: The Next Wave | Mary Dutton | 1x04 - How Long Has This Been Going On? | May 4, 1998 |
| The Division | Wendy | 1x08 - Don't Ask | February 25, 2001 |
| Even Stevens | Sandrine | 2x15 - Sibling Rivalry | November 3, 2001 |
| The West Wing | Elsie Snuffin | 4x06 - Game On | October 30, 2002 |
| The West Wing | Elsie Snuffin | 4x07 - Election Night | November 6, 2002 |
| The West Wing | Elsie Snuffin | 4x08 - Process Stories | November 13, 2002 |
| The West Wing | Elsie Snuffin | 4x09 - Swiss Diplomacy | November 20, 2002 |
| The West Wing | Elsie Snuffin | 4x12 - Guns Not Butter | January 8, 2003 |
| The West Wing | Elsie Snuffin | 4x14 - Inauguration (1) | February 5, 2003 |
| The West Wing | Elsie Snuffin | 4x16 - The California 47th | February 19, 2003 |
| The West Wing | Elsie Snuffin | 4x17 - Red Haven's on Fire | February 26, 2003 |
| Jack & Bobby | Keirsten | 1x16 - And Justice for All | February 23, 2004 |
| King of the Hill | Sharona (voice) | 8x11 - My Hair Lady | February 15, 2004 |
| King of the Hill | Misty (voice) | 8x13 - Cheer Factor | March 7, 2004 |
| Century City | Sally | 1x06 - Without a Tracer | April 30, 2004 |
| Eve | Claudia | 2x07 - Friend or Foe? | November 9, 2004 |
| NCIS | Erin Kendall | 2x14 - Witness | February 15, 2005 |
| Strong Medicine | Natalie Pascal | 6x02 - Feeling No Pain | June 19, 2005 |
| How I Met Your Mother | Trudy | 1x10 - The Pineapple Incident | November 28, 2005 |
| NYPD Blue | Rosemary Wyatt | 12x20 - Moving Day | March 1, 2005 |
| How I Met Your Mother | Trudy | 3x03 - Third Wheel | October 8, 2007 |
| The Big Bang Theory | Abby | 3x12 - The Psychic Vortex | January 11, 2010 |
Talk, News and Game Show Appearances
| Series | Episode | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| The Weakest Link (USA) | TV Child Stars Edition | November 16, 2001 |
Awards and Accolades
Young Artist Awards
- 1989: Won: Best Young Actress Featured, Co-starring, Supporting, Recurring Role in a Comedy or Drama Series or Special, for: The Wonder Years
- 1990: Nominated: Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series, for: The Wonder Years
- 1992: Nominated: Best Young Actress Co-starring in a Television Series, for: The Wonder Years
- 1993: Nominated: Best Young Actress Co-starring in a Television Series, for: The Wonder Years
Trivia
- Her father, Christopher is a real estate developer and her mother, Mahalia is a homemaker
- Sister of former actress Crystal McKellar
- Is of Scottish, French, German, Spanish, Dutch and Portuguese descent
- Has two stepbrothers, Christopher Jr. and Connor
- Graduated summa cum laude from UCLA in 1998 with a Bachelor's of Science degree in mathematics
- Graduated from the University of Chicago in 2005 with a Ph.D. in mathematics
- Is the co-discoverer of The Chayes-McKellar-Winn theorum
- Was a member of the Alpha Chi chapter of Alpha Delta Pi sorority while attending UCLA
- Is fluent in French
- Married to composer Mike Verta from 2009 to 2013; they have a son, Draco (born in 2010)
- Married her second husband, Scott Sveslosky in 2014
- Has written several books about mathematics targeted towards adolescents
- Her Erdős number four and her Erdős–Bacon number is six
Quotes
- "My main concern with the condition of mathmatics in high school is that there's a lot of fear involved! Math is not, generally speaking, presented in a fun way. The concepts, as I see them, are fun, and that's the way I'd like to convey them myself."
