Danica Mae McKellar (born January 3, 1975) is an American actress, film director, book author and education advocate. She played Winnie Cooper in the television show The Wonder Years, and later wrote four non-fiction books: Math Doesn't Suck, Kiss My Math, Hot X: Algebra Exposed and Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape, which encourage middle-school and high-school girls to have confidence and succeed in mathematics.
Full Name | Danica McKellar |
Net Worth | $3 Million |
Date Of Birth | January 3, 1975 |
Place Of Birth | La Jolla, California, USA |
Height | 1.63 m |
Occupation | Actress, author, mathematics education advocate and director |
Profession | Screenwriter, Academician, Film producer, Author, Film director, Actor, Advocate |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Scott Sveslosky, Mike Verta |
Children | Draco Verta |
Parents | Mahaila McKellar, Christopher McKellar |
Siblings | Crystal McKellar, Chris Junior, Connor McKellar |
Nicknames | Danica McKellar, McKellar, Danica |
Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/danicamckellar |
Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/danicamckellar |
Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/danicamckellar |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0005211 |
Nominations | TV Land "Character You'd Pay to Do Your Homework for You" Award |
Movies | Love at the Christmas Table, Where Hope Grows, The Wrong Woman, Heatstroke, Inspector Mom, Justice for Annie: A Moment of Truth Movie, Camp Cucamonga, Sidekicks, Path of Destruction, Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy, Mancation, Sex and the Teenage Mind, Jane White Is Sick & Twisted, Raising Gen... |
TV Shows | The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Brink, The Wonder Years, Young Justice, Tom, Wide World of Kids |
Star Sign | Capricorn |
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1 | Appeared in Deborah Gibson 1988 music video "No More Rhyme". |
2 | From a Slavic word meaning "morning star". This name occurs in Slavic folklore as a personification of the morning star. |
3 | She has an Erdös-Bacon-Sabbath number of 10, which is among the lowest on the planet. |
4 | Graduated from the University of Chicago with Ph.D. in math (2005). |
5 | Before Kelly Osbourne was known to the public, Danica played the daughter of Ozzy Osbourne (Patton Oswalt) and Sharon Osbourne (Nancy Carell); and sister to "Ben" Osbourne (Kevin E. Elliot) in VH1's comedy series, Random Play (1999), in 1998. |
6 | Her favorite vacation spot is Hawaii. |
7 | Her favorite actor when she was younger was Michael Keaton. |
8 | Her favorite movies when she was younger were Total Recall (1990), Ghost (1990), On the Waterfront (1954). |
9 | Her favorite TV shows, when she was younger, were Cheers (1982), Murphy Brown (1988) and The Wonder Years (1988). |
10 | Her favorite actresses when she was younger were Crystal McKellar and Kirstie Alley. |
11 | Her favorite school subjects when she was younger was Math and French. |
12 | Her car when she was younger was a Mercedes. |
13 | Her least favorite school subject when she was younger was Physical Education. |
14 | Became engaged to attorney Scott Svelosky in July 2014. |
15 | She played Catherine in the stage play "Proof" at the San Diego Repertory Theatre. [October 2003] |
16 | She had a recurring role as Elsie Snuffin on NBC's The West Wing (1999). [October 2002] |
17 | Reprised her role as Frieda Goren on the Kids WB series Static Shock (2000). [January 2004] |
18 | (June 4, 2012) Filed for divorce from Mike Verta, her husband of three years. |
19 | Gave birth to her 1st child at age 35, a son Draco Verta on September 7, 2010. Child's father is her estranged husband, Mike Verta. |
20 | One of the few people to have both an Erdös number (the number of scientific-paper authors it takes to connect herself to the Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdös) AND a Bacon number (the the degree of separation between her and American actor Kevin Bacon). Many scientists and mathematicians have an Erdös number, and a great many actors have a Bacon number, but relatively few people have both. |
21 | Is now a two-time New York Times bestselling author with books "Kiss My Math" (2008) and "Math Doesn't Suck" (2007). |
22 | Did all her own dancing and lifts in "21 and a Wakeup" with partner Jamie Bayard, of So You Think You Can Dance (2005) fame. |
23 | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953) named her "Person of the Week" for her book, "Math Doesn't Suck". |
24 | Stepsister of Christopher McKellar Jr. and Connor McKellar. |
25 | Daughter of Mahaila McKellar and Christopher McKellar. |
26 | Played the role of "Catherine" in a San Diego production of David Auburn's play "Proof". Catherine is an unlikely mathematical genius who writes a groundbreaking proof at a very young age; McKellar is also an unlikely mathematical genius (she was the only undergraduate invited to speak at Rutgers University's biannual Statistical Mechanics) who wrote a proof at a very young age. |
27 | Celebrity Judge for UCLA Spring Sing 2005. |
28 | Her mother's ancestry is Portuguese (via the Azores and Madeira islands); her father's ancestry is Scottish, Irish, French, German, and Dutch. |
29 | Attended Jason Marsden's nuptials. [October 2004] |
30 | Was a member of the Alpha Chi chapter of Alpha Delta Pi sorority at UCLA. |
31 | Is fluent in French. |
32 | Had a 1998 paper published in Britain's "Journal of Physics A: Mathematics & General" with UCLA professor Lincoln Chayes and student Brandy Winn that provided a mathematical proof for a theorem dealing with magnetism in two dimensions. Her Erdos number is, at most, four; her Bacon number, by comparison, is two. |
33 | Graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a BS in mathematics in June 1998. |
34 | Older sister of Crystal McKellar, whom she considers her best friend. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Secret Life of the American Teenager | 2013 | TV Series | Danica McKellar |
Tasmanian Devils | 2013 | TV Movie | Alex |
Love at the Christmas Table | 2012 | TV Movie | Kat Patton |
Mancation | 2012 | | Rebecca |
Flatland 2: Sphereland | 2012 | Video | Aero |
Generator Rex | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Claire |
G.I. Joe: Renegades | 2011 | TV Series | Sister Leia / Woman |
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection | 2010 | Video | Sally (voice) |
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam | 2010 | Video short | Sally (voice) |
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo | 2010 | Video | Madelyn Dinkley (voice) |
The Big Bang Theory | 2010 | TV Series | Abby |
21 and a Wake-Up | 2009 | | Jenny Valentine |
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 | 2009 | Video Game | Invisible Woman (voice) |
Heatstroke | 2008 | | Caroline |
How I Met Your Mother | 2005-2007 | TV Series | Trudy |
Hack! | 2007 | | Emily |
Inspector Mom: Kidnapped in Ten Easy Steps | 2007 | TV Movie | Maddie Monroe |
Inspector Mom | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Maddie Monroe |
Random! Cartoons | 2007 | TV Series | Katerina Metropoulos 'Kat' |
Cyberchase | 2006 | TV Series | Wanda |
Inspector Mom | 2006 | TV Movie | Maddie Monroe |
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | 2006 | Video Game | Invisible Woman (voice) |
Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams | 2006 | Video Game | Additional Voices (English version, voice, as Danica McKeller) |
Path of Destruction | 2005 | TV Movie | Katherine Stern |
Strong Medicine | 2005 | TV Series | Natalie Pascal |
NYPD Blue | 2005 | TV Series | Rosemary Wyatt |
Jack & Bobby | 2005 | TV Series | Keirsten |
NCIS | 2005 | TV Series | Erin Kendall |
Eve | 2004 | TV Series | Claudia |
EverQuest II | 2004 | Video Game | Lolla Cotgrove Pona (voice) |
X-Men Legends | 2004 | Video Game | Jubilee (voice) |
Quiet Kill | 2004 | | Pet Shop Girl |
Static Shock | 2000-2004 | TV Series | Frieda Goren Talon Teresa |
Intermission | 2004 | Short | Sleepwalker |
Century City | 2004 | TV Series | Sally |
Game Over | 2004 | TV Series | Elsa |
Raising Genius | 2004 | | Lacy Baldwin |
King of the Hill | 2004 | TV Series | Misty / Sharona |
The West Wing | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Elsie Snuffin |
Black Hole | 2002 | | Rachael |
Sex and the Teenage Mind | 2002 | | Debbie |
Justice League | 2002 | TV Series | Sapphire Stagg / Bystander |
Hip, Edgy, Sexy, Cool | 2002 | | Sissie |
The Year That Trembled | 2002 | | Pam Hatch |
Jane White Is Sick & Twisted | 2002 | | Tiffany |
Reality School | 2002 | Short | Sexy Sally |
Good Neighbor | 2001 | | Molly Wright |
Even Stevens | 2001 | TV Series | Sandrine |
Speechless... | 2001 | Short | Dana Woodman |
XCU: Extreme Close Up | 2001 | | Sarah |
The Division | 2001 | TV Series | Wendy |
Working | 1998-1999 | TV Series | Jolie |
Random Play | 1999 | TV Series | Daughter |
Love Boat: The Next Wave | 1998 | TV Series | Mary Dutton |
Justice for Annie: A Moment of Truth Movie | 1996 | TV Movie | Annie Mills Carman |
Sirens | 1994 | TV Series | Alison Trent |
Walker, Texas Ranger | 1994 | TV Series | Laurie Maston |
Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy | 1994 | TV Movie | Kristin Guthrie |
Babylon 5 | 1994 | TV Series | Aria Tensus |
The Wonder Years | 1988-1993 | TV Series | Winnie Cooper |
Sidekicks | 1992 | | Lauren |
Captain Planet and the Planeteers | 1992 | TV Series | Lisa |
Camp Cucamonga | 1990 | TV Movie | Lindsey Scott |
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | 1989 | TV Series | Patty |
Debbie Gibson: No More Rhyme | 1989 | Short | Girl Playing Cello |
The Twilight Zone | 1985-1987 | TV Series | Deidre Dobbs (segment "Shelter Skelter") / Nola - Age 10 (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul") |
My Christmas Dream | 2016 | TV Movie filming | Christina |
DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year | 2016 | Video | Frost (voice) |
Project Mc² | 2015-2016 | TV Series | The Quail |
Wedding Bells | 2016 | TV Movie | Molly Quinn |
DC Super Hero Girls | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Killer Frost |
Crown for Christmas | 2015 | TV Movie | Allie Evans |
A Perfect Wedding | 2015 | | Jessica |
Transformers: Rescue Bots | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Hayley |
Phineas and Ferb | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Additional Voices / Becky |
Where Hope Grows | 2014 | | Susan |
The Wrong Woman | 2013 | TV Movie | Ellen |
Nerdist: Course of the Force | 2013 | TV Mini-Series | Princess Leia |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Home & Family | 2012-2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
Entertainment Tonight | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - The Wonder Years |
Today | 2007-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
American Music Awards 2015 | 2015 | TV Special | Herself |
2015 Hero Dog Awards | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself - presenter |
2016 Miss America Competition | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself - Judge |
2015 Billboard Music Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
Celebrity P.O.V. | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
2015 TV Land Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Herself |
Impractical Jokers | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
King of the Nerds | 2015 | TV Series | Herself - Judge |
Stage Door Divas | 2014 | Documentary | Backstage at Grease |
American Music Awards 2014 | 2014 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
The View | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - The Wonder Years |
Good Morning America | 2008-2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself - The Wonder Years / Herself |
Goodbye How I Met Your Mother | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Dancing with the Stars | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Contestant |
Pânico na TV | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
2014 Billboard Music Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
E! News | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
The Insider | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
Math Bites | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Host |
Fox and Friends | 2005-2013 | TV Series | Herself |
Big Morning Buzz Live | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Herself |
Teens Wanna Know | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Marie | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Hollywood Uncensored with Sam Rubin | 2012 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist |
The Nerdist: Tribute to Science | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself |
Free Radio | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
Glenn Beck | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
Brink | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
I Love the New Millennium | 2008 | TV Mini-Series | Herself |
Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem | 2008 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
Sidewalks Entertainment | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
Daily Dose of Dharma with Danica McKellar: Yoga and Meditation for Beginners | 2007 | Video documentary | Herself |
Tavis Smiley | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
20/20 | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The 7th Annual Family Television Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
Attack of the Show! | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
Biography | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The 6th Annual Family Television Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself |
Pet Star | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Celebrity Judge #1 / Herself - Judge |
Four Fingers of the Dragon | 2003 | Short | Herself |
Naked Movie | 2002 | | Herself |
The Wayne Brady Show | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
TVography: The Wonder Years - Comedy Coming of Age | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Weakest Link | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
The 15th Annual American Comedy Awards | 2001 | | Herself |
Happy Hour | 1999 | TV Series | Herself |
Loveline | 1998 | TV Series | Herself |
Canceled Lives: Letters from the Inside | 1993 | Video documentary | Herself (voice) |
1993 Environmental Media Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Herself |
Wheel of Fortune | 1992 | TV Series | Herself - Special Guest |
1989 Kids' Choice Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2014 | BTVA Television Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Action/Drama | Young Justice (2010) |
2013 | BTVA Television Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Action/Drama | Young Justice (2010) |
2012 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Voice-Over Performance | Young Justice (2010) |
2002 | Slate Award | California Independent Film Festival | Best Short | Speechless... (2001) |
1989 | Young Artist Award | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actress Featured, Co-starring, Supporting, Recurring Role in a Comedy or Drama Series or Special | The Wonder Years (1988) |
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2013 | BTVA Television Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Action/Drama | Young Justice (2010) |
2012 | BTVA Television Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Vocal Cast in a Television Series | Young Justice (2010) |
2008 | TV Land Award | TV Land Awards | Character You'd Pay to Do Your Homework for You | The Wonder Years (1988) |
1993 | Young Artist Award | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actress Co-starring in a Television Series | The Wonder Years (1988) |
1992 | Young Artist Award | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actress Co-starring in a Television Series | The Wonder Years (1988) |
1990 | Young Artist Award | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series | The Wonder Years (1988) |
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