Danielle Panabaker

Danielle Panabaker (born September 19, 1987 in Georgia, USA) stars in Disney's original movie, Stuck in the Suburbs (2004) (TV). She is currently signed on to three movies, one of which is filming. She also starred in the movie Mom at Sixteen.

Biography

Born in Georgia, Danielle Panabaker started acting in community theater at age ten. Her parents had enrolled her in a camp that had a theatrical class as a way to interact with other children and as a confidence booster. Danielle not only enjoyed the experience, but also excelled at it. She was soon auditioning for local theater and commercials. After her father's job relocated the family to Naperville, Illinois Danielle realized that the only way she could truly succeed in the "business" was to come to Los Angeles.

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Naperville, Illinois - Los Angeles

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Danielle left her freshman year of High School in Naperville, Illinois to visit Los Angeles. In the three months she spent in Los Angeles that spring, she screen tested two pilots and aced the California High School Proficiency Exam. Feeling that the only way she could get acting roles was to relocate permanently to Los Angeles, Danielle relocated to Los Angeles in the fall of 2002 to pursue her acting career as well as continue her education. At age

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fourteen she was accepted to the Scholar's Program at a local community college, a privilege extended to only a small percentage of students based on academic history, test scores, teachers and essay. Since relocating to Los Angeles, Danielle has been busy working, with numerous acting credits and even a producing credit under her belt by the age of 16. In addition to numerous commercials, Danielle has appeared on television in The Guardian (for which she won a Young Artist Award), Malcolm in the Middle, Family Affair, CSI, The Division, and the pilot for FOX Television No Place Like Home, where she was a series regular. She was also the lead in Lifetime movies Sex and the Single Mom with Gail O'Grady as well at Mom at Sixteen with Mercedes Ruehl and Jane Krakowski. Danielle spent the fall of 2003 in Maine filming Empire Falls for HBO with Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Ed Harris, Helen Hunt, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Robin Wright Penn, as well as numerous other actors. In 2004, Danielle traveled to New Orleans twice to star in a Disney Channel movie entitled Stuck in the Suburbs as well as an ABC Family movie called Searching for David's Heart. Danielle's big screen debut was on July 27, 2005 in Walt Disney's Sky High as the female lead opposite the up-and-coming young actor, Michael Angarano. The movie also stars actors including Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Bruce Campbell, Lynda Carter, Dave Foley, and Cloris Leachman.

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The Guardian - Malcolm in the Middle - Family Affair - CSI - The Division - FOX - No Place Like Home - Gail O'Grady - Mom at Sixteen - Mercedes Ruehl - Jane Krakowski - 2003 - Maine - Empire Falls - HBO - Paul Newman - Joanne Woodward - Ed Harris - Helen Hunt - Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Robin Wright Penn - 2004 - New Orleans - Disney Channel - Stuck in the Suburbs - ABC Family - Searching for David's Heart - July 27 - 2005 - Walt Disney - Sky High - Michael Angarano - Kurt Russell - Kelly Preston - Bruce Campbell - Lynda Carter - Dave Foley - Cloris Leachman

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If she, for some unforseen reason is unable to pursue her lifelong dream of acting, then Danielle sees herself as an attorney specializing in litigation. When not working, Danielle lives in Los Angeles with her parents and sister Kay, who is also an actress. Her loyal Yorkshire terrier, Pea, rounds out the family. While work and school keep her busy, Danielle also enjoys shopping, reading, dancing, and spending time with her friends.

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Attorney - Kay - Yorkshire terrier

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Danielle wrote this article.

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