Danielle Fishel

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Biography

In her first appearance on the show in 1993, Fishel was originally to play a minor role, but was upgraded to Topanga, the girlfriend of Ben Savage's character Cory Matthews. On the show, the seriousness of the relationship between Topanga and Cory often belied their youth. Of the two, Topanga was the more free-spirited, and Fishel, with her striking features and girl-next-door appeal successfully portrayed a character who is quite mature, yet …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

May 5, 1981

Career Milestones

1991

Began acting career at age 10

1992

Made guest appearances on ABC's "Full House"

1993

Joined the cast of the ABC sitcom "Boy Meets World" in the recurring role of Topanga

1994

Became a regular on "Boy Meets World"