Danica McKellar
Biography
Danica McKellar is an American actress and mathematics writer who started acting classes at the Lee Strasberg Institute at seven. Born in La Jolla, California, she became known as Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years from 1988 to 1993, then took guest roles and a recurring part on The West Wing as Elsie Snuffin. Her voice work includes Miss Martian on Young Justice and Killer Frost in DC Super Hero Girls. In 2015 she joined the Netflix series Project Mc2. She has appeared in many Hallmark Channel films, including Crown for Christmas (2015), My Christmas Dream (2016), Campfire Kiss (2017), Love and Sunshine (2019), Christmas at Dollywood (2019), and You, Me & the Christmas Trees (2021). She has written seven mathematics books; Math Doesn't Suck was a New York Times bestseller, and she received a 2014 communications award from the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics.
51years old
Turns 52 on January 3in 83 days
- Born La Jolla
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Danica Mae McKellar (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 35
- Career span
- 33 years1990 to 2023
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A first
While still an undergraduate, McKellar wrote a scientific paper alongside fellow student Brandy Winn and Professor Lincoln Chayes. The results they produced are known as the Chayes-McKellar-Winn theorem.
Behind the camera
After her time on The Wonder Years, McKellar took several guest roles on television series, including one with Fred Savage, a former co-star, on Working, and she also wrote and directed two short films.
Behind the award
Danica McKellar won the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics Communications Award in January 2014 for inspiring many middle and high school students, particularly girls, to develop a greater interest in math through her books, blog, and public appearances.
Beyond film
In 1989, Debbie Gibson released "No More Rhyme", the eighth single from her Electric Youth album. McKellar plays the cello at the start of that song's video.
Danica McKellar movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Cecilia Aranovich directed three of these films, James Head two and Bradley Walsh two. Grey Griffin appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Grey Griffin's page
John DiMaggio's page
Nika Futterman's page
Josh Keaton's page
Yvette Nicole Brown's page
Tania Gunadi's page
Cecilia AranovichDirector, 3 films, 2016 to 2018
All films by Cecilia Aranovich
James HeadDirector, 2 films, 2016 to 2017
All films by James Head
All films by Bradley Walsh
Also four films together2 more actors
- Teala DunnDC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis (2018), LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High (2018), DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games (2017) and DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year (2016)
- Anais FairweatherDC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis (2018), LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High (2018), DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games (2017) and DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year (2016)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.