Danielle Fishel
Biography
Danielle Fishel is an American actress and director who began in community theater before landing guest roles on Full House and Harry and the Hendersons. Born in Mesa, Arizona, and raised in California, she broke through as Topanga Lawrence on Boy Meets World from 1993 to 2000, a role she later reprised in Girl Meets World from 2014 to 2017. She won a YoungStar Award in 1998. Her film work includes Longshot (2001), National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze (2003) and its sequel Dorm Daze 2 (2006), plus the animated film The Chosen One and the drama Boiling Pot. She made her directorial debut in 2016 on Girl Meets World and has directed episodes of Raven's Home, Coop & Cami Ask the World, and Sydney to the Max. She hosted The Dish from 2008 to 2011 and later competed on Dancing with the Stars in 2025, finishing eighth. She has co-hosted the Pod Meets World podcast since 2022.
45years old
Turns 46 on May 5in 213 days
- Born Mesa
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Danielle Christine Fishel (birth name)Also credited as Embarazada
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 5 years2001 to 2006
Every film, newest first
- 2006Dorm Daze 2IMDb rating 4.1
- 2003Dorm DazeIMDb rating 4.7
- 2001LongshotIMDb rating 2.6
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First role
Fishel was discovered at age 10 in a community theater where she had performed in The Wizard of Oz and Peter Pan, and she soon moved into voiceovers and commercials.
Big break
In 1993, when she was 12, Fishel started playing Topanga Lawrence-Matthews on the ABC series Boy Meets World. Another actress was cast first, but creator Michael Jacobs replaced her because he did not like her performance.
Behind the camera
Fishel made her directorial debut in 2016 on episodes of Girl Meets World and went on to direct other series including Raven's Home and Sydney to the Max.
Danielle Fishel movies on Netflix
Most often with
David Hillenbrand and Scott Hillenbrand directed two of these films together. Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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James DeBello's page
Tony Denman's page
Jennifer Lyons's page
Patrick Cavanaugh's page
Marieh Delfino's page
David HillenbrandDirector, 2 films, 2003 to 2006
All films by David Hillenbrand
Scott HillenbrandDirector, 2 films, 2003 to 2006
All films by Scott Hillenbrand
Also two films together2 more actors
- Paul Hansen KimDorm Daze 2 (2006) and Dorm Daze (2003)
- Gable CarrDorm Daze 2 (2006) and Dorm Daze (2003)
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.