Danica McKellar

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Job Title

Actor

Born

Danica Mae McKellar on January 3, 1975 in La Jolla, California, USA

Career Milestones

1985

First acting role, "The Twilight Zone" (CBS)

1988

Played Winnie Cooper, Fred Savage's main love interest on "The Wonder Years" (ABC)

1990

Cast in the NBC TV-movie, "Camp Cucamonga"

1992

Feature debut, "Sidekicks"

1997

Re-teamed with Fred Savage for two episodes of "Working" (NBC)

1999

Cast as Rizzo in the Broadway revival of "Grease"

2002

Had a recurring role on "The West Wing" (NBC) as the sister and assistant of Will Bailey (Joshua Malina)

2005

Played the lead in the TV-movie, "Path of Destruction" (TBS)

2006

Appeared in the Lifetime movie and web-based series titled "Inspector Mom"

2007

Wrote the book, Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail

2008

Authored second book, Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss

2008

Co-starred with D. B. Sweeney in the Sci Fi Channel original movie, "Heatstroke"