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Danica McKellar
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McKellar at the 2018
National Book Festival
Born
Danica Mae McKellar

(1975-01-03) January 3, 1975 (age 49)
Alma mater University of California, Los Angeles (BS)
Occupation(s)Actress, mathematics writer, education advocate
Years active1985–present
Spouses
Michael "Mike" Verta
(m. 2009;div. 2012)
Scott Sveslosky
(m. 2014)
Children1

Danica Mae McKellar (born January 3, 1975) [1] is an American actress, mathematics writer, and education advocate. She is best known for playing Winnie Cooper in the television series The Wonder Years.

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McKellar has appeared in various television films for the Hallmark Channel. She has also done voice acting, including Frieda Goren in Static Shock, Miss Martian in Young Justice, and Killer Frost in DC Super Hero Girls. In 2015, McKellar joined part of the main cast in the Netflix original series Project Mc2 .

In addition to her acting work, McKellar later wrote seven non-fiction books, all dealing with mathematics: Math Doesn't Suck, Kiss My Math, Hot X: Algebra Exposed, Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape, which encourage middle-school and high-school girls to have confidence and succeed in mathematics, Goodnight, Numbers, and Do Not Open This Math Book. [2] [3] [4]

Early life and education

McKellar was born in La Jolla, California. [5] She moved with her family to Los Angeles when she was eight. Her mother Mahaila McKellar (née Tello) was a homemaker; her father Christopher McKellar is a real estate developer; her younger sister Crystal (b. 1976) is a lawyer. [6] She is of paternal Scottish, French, German, Spanish, and Dutch descent and her mother is of Portuguese origin via the Azores and Madeira islands. [7]

McKellar studied at the University of California, Los Angeles where she was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority [8] and earned a Bachelor of Science degree summa cum laude in Mathematics in 1998. [9] As an undergraduate, she coauthored a scientific paper with Professor Lincoln Chayes and fellow student Brandy Winn titled "Percolation and Gibbs states multiplicity for ferromagnetic Ashkin–Teller models on ." [10] Their results are termed the "Chayes–McKellar–Winn theorem". [11] [12] Later, when Chayes was asked to comment about the mathematical abilities of his student coauthors, he was quoted in The New York Times , "I thought that the two were really, really first-rate." [13] For her past collaborative work on research papers, McKellar is currently assigned the Erdős number four, and her Erdős–Bacon number is six. [14]

Acting career

The Wonder Years and early acting career

At age seven, McKellar enrolled in weekend acting classes for children at the Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles. [15] In her teens, she landed a prominent role in The Wonder Years , an American television comedy-drama that ran for six seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1993. She played Gwendolyn "Winnie" Cooper, the main love interest of Kevin Arnold (played by Fred Savage) on the show. Her first kiss was with Fred Savage in an episode of The Wonder Years. [16] [17] She later said, "My first kiss was a pretty nerve-wracking experience! But we never kissed off screen, and pretty quickly our feelings turned into brother/sister, and stayed that way." [18]

Later acting career

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McKellar at a book signing, October 2007

McKellar has said that she found it "difficult" to move from being a child actress to an adult actress. [18] Since leaving The Wonder Years, McKellar has had several guest roles in television series (including one with former co-star Fred Savage on Working ), and has written and directed two short films. She appeared in two Lifetime films in the Moment of Truth series, playing Kristin Guthrie in 1994's Cradle of Conspiracy and Annie Mills Carman in 1996's Justice for Annie. She briefly returned to regular television with a recurring role in the 2002–03 season of The West Wing, portraying Elsie Snuffin, the half-sister and assistant of Deputy White House Communications Director Will Bailey.

McKellar was featured in the video for Debbie Gibson's eighth single from the Electric Youth album, "No More Rhyme", which was released in 1989. She plays the cello in the beginning of the video. [19]

McKellar appeared in lingerie in the July 2005 edition of Stuff magazine [20] after readers voted her the 1990s star they would most like to see in lingerie. McKellar explained that she agreed to the shoot in part to obtain "grittier roles". [18]

In 2006, McKellar starred in a Lifetime film and web-based series titled Inspector Mom about a mother who solves mysteries. [21] [22]

On the August 1, 2007, edition of the Don and Mike Show , a WJFK-FM radio program out of Washington, D.C., McKellar announced that the producers of How I Met Your Mother were planning to bring her back for a recurring role (she guest-starred on the show in late 2005 in "The Pineapple Incident" and again in early 2007 in "Third Wheel"). She also made an appearance on the show The Big Bang Theory , in the episode "The Psychic Vortex". [23]

In 2008, she starred in Heatstroke, a Sci-Fi Channel film about searching for alien life on Earth and in 2009 she was one of the stars commenting on the occurrences of the new millennium in VH1's I Love the New Millennium and was the math correspondent for Brink, a program by the Science Channel about technology. In 2013, she played Ellen Plainview in Lifetime's reimagining of the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film The Wrong Man.

McKellar has also worked as a voice actress, having provided the voice of Jubilee in the video game X-Men Legends (2004), and Invisible Woman in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006) and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (2009). She provided the voice of Miss Martian in the TV series Young Justice .

In 2012, she starred in the Lifetime film Love at the Christmas Table with Dustin Milligan.

In January 2013, she starred in the Syfy film Tasmanian Devils with Apolo Ohno.

On August 20, 2013, Canadian singer Avril Lavigne released the music video for her single "Rock N Roll" from her self-titled fifth album, which features McKellar as "Winnie Cooper". [24]

On March 4, 2014, she was announced to be competing on season 18 of Dancing with the Stars . She paired with Valentin Chmerkovskiy. [25] McKellar and Chmerkovskiy were eliminated on Week 8, finishing in 6th place.

She had a guest appearance in the Impractical Jokers season four episode six titled "The Blunder Years". She made another guest appearance in the season seven episode ten titled "Speech Impediment".

In 2015, she starred in the Netflix original series Project Mc2 as The Quail.

She has starred in several Hallmark Channel films, including Crown for Christmas, My Christmas Dream, Campfire Kiss, Love and Sunshine, Christmas at Dollywood, and You, Me & the Christmas Trees as well as the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries series The Matchmaker Mysteries .

McKellar is a judge on Fox’s Domino Masters [26] which premiered on March 9, 2022. [27]

Books

McKellar has authored several mathematics-related books primarily targeting adolescent readers interested in succeeding at the study of mathematics:

Her first book, Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail, was a New York Times bestseller, [2] and was favorably reviewed by Tara C. Smith, the founder of Iowa Citizens for Science and a professor of epidemiology at the University of Iowa. [28] The book also received a review from Anthony Jones, writing for the School Librarian journal, who described the book as "a trouble-shooting guide to help girls overcome their biggest maths challenges," noting what he described as "real-world examples of great mathematics in action." [29] In an interview with Smith, McKellar said that she wrote the book "to show girls that math is accessible and relevant, and even a little glamorous" and to counteract "damaging social messages telling young girls that math and science aren't for them". [30]

McKellar's second book, Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss, [31] was released on August 5, 2008. The book's target audience is girls in the 7th through 9th grades. Her third book, Hot X: Algebra Exposed! [32] covers algebra topics, while the previous two titles were intended as "algebra-readiness books." [33] Hot X was published on August 3, 2010. Her fourth book, Girls Get Curves – Geometry Takes Shape, [34] focuses on the subject of geometry, and attempts to make the subject more accessible. [35]

Three of McKellar's books were listed in The New York Times children's bestseller list. [36] [37] She received Mathical Honors for Goodnight, Numbers. [38]

Published papers

Chayes, L; McKellar, D; Winn, B (1998). "Percolation and Gibbs states multiplicity for ferromagnetic Ashkin–Teller models on " (PDF). Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General . 31 (45): 9055–9063. Bibcode:1998JPhA...31.9055C. doi:10.1088/0305-4470/31/45/005.

Awards and honors

McKellar was named Person of the Week on World News with Charles Gibson for the week ending August 10, 2007. The news segment highlighted her book Math Doesn't Suck and her efforts to help girls develop an interest in mathematics, especially during the middle school years. [39] In January 2014, she received the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) Communications Award. The citation credited her books, blog, and public appearances for encouraging "countless middle and high school students, especially girls, to be more interested in mathematics." [40]

Personal life

McKellar married composer Mike Verta on March 22, 2009, in La Jolla, California; the couple had dated since 2001. [41] They had their first child, a son, in 2010. [42] [43] McKellar filed for divorce from Verta in June 2012. [44]

On July 16, 2014, she became engaged to her boyfriend Scott Sveslosky, a partner in the Los Angeles legal firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton. On November 15, 2014, they married in Kauai, Hawaii. [45]

McKellar is a Christian and regularly attends church services. [46] She cites Candace Cameron Bure as being a major influence in her life after Bure gave her a copy of the Bible. [46]

Cultural references

McKellar's notoriety for Hallmark mystery films was spoofed in the 2019 film Knives Out , complete with the parody title Deadly By Surprise. [47]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Sidekicks Lauren
2001 Good Neighbor Molly Wright
XCU: Extreme Close Up Sarah
Speechless...Dana WoodmanShort film
2002Sex and the Teenage MindDebbie
Black HoleRachael
Reality SchoolSexy SallyShort film
Jane White Is Sick & Twisted Tiffany
The Year That Trembled Pam Hatch
Hip, Edgy, Sexy, CoolSissie
2004 Raising Genius Lacy Baldwin
IntermissionSleepwalkerShort film
Quiet Kill Pet Shop Girl
2007 Hack! Emily
2008HeatstrokeCaroline
2009 21 and a Wake-Up Jenny Valentine
2010 Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo Madelyn DinkleyVoice, direct-to-video [48]
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam SallyVoice, direct-to-video [48]
2012Flatland 2: SpherelandAeroDirect-to-video
MancationRebecca
2014 Where Hope Grows Susan Malcolm
2017 The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania! Judy JetsonVoice, direct-to-video [48]
2018The Fiddling HorseLeslie Heart
2018 Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High Frost Voice, direct-to-video [48]
2018 DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis FrostVoice, direct-to-video [48]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985–1987 The Twilight Zone Nola (age 10), Deidre Dobbs2 episodes
1988–1993 The Wonder Years Winnie CooperMain role (Seasons 1-6)
1989 The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! PattyVoice, 2 episodes
1990 Camp Cucamonga Lindsey ScottTelevision film (NBC)
1992 Captain Planet and the Planeteers LisaVoice, episode: "A Formula for Hate"
1994 Babylon 5 Aria TensusEpisode: "The War Prayer"
Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy Kristin GuthrieTelevision film (NBC)
Walker, Texas Ranger Laurie MastonEpisode: "Stolen Lullaby"
Sirens Alison TrentEpisode: "Victims"
1996 Justice for Annie: A Moment of Truth Movie Annie Mills CarmanTelevision film (NBC)
1998 Love Boat: The Next Wave Mary DuttonEpisode: "How Long Has This Been Going On?"
Working Jolie2 episodes
1999Random PlayDaughterEpisode: "1.4"
2000–2004 Static Shock Frieda GorenVoice, recurring role (15 episodes) [48]
2001 The Division WendyEpisode: "Don't Ask"
Even Stevens SandrineEpisode: "Sibling Rivalry"
The Weakest Link HerselfTV Child Stars Special Edition
2002 Justice League Sapphire Stagg Voice, episode: "Metamorphosis" [48]
2002–2003 The West Wing Elsie SnuffinRecurring role (season 4)
2004 King of the Hill Sharona, MistyVoice, 2 episodes
Game Over Elsa, ReneeVoice, recurring role (season 1) [48]
Century City SallyEpisode: "Without a Tracer"
Eve ClaudiaEpisode: "Friend or Foe?"
2005 NCIS Erin KendallEpisode: "Witness"
Jack & Bobby KeirstenEpisode: "And Justice for All"
NYPD Blue RosemaryEpisode: "Moving Day"
Strong Medicine Natalie PascalEpisode: "Feeling No Pain"
Path of Destruction Katherine SternTelevision film (Syfy)
How I Met Your Mother TrudyEpisode: "The Pineapple Incident"
2006Inspector MomMaddie MonroeTelevision film (Lifetime)
Cyberchase WandaVoice, episode: "Designing Mr. Perfect"
2006–2007Inspector MomMaddie MonroeRecurring role (Season 1)
2007 Random! Cartoons Katerina "Kat" MetropoulosVoice, episode: "Girls on the Go: The First Date" [48]
How I Met Your Mother TrudyEpisode: "Third Wheel"
2010 The Big Bang Theory AbbyEpisode: "The Psychic Vortex"
2010–2013,
2019–2022
Young Justice Miss Martian, Marie Logan, Tuppence Terror, Angel O'Day, Moira Malone, Reach Commercial SingerVoice, main role [48]
2010-2013 Generator Rex ClaireVoice, 3 episodes [48]
2010 G.I. Joe: Renegades Sister LeiaVoice, episode: "Brothers of Light" [48]
2012The Nerdist: Tribute to ScienceHerselfTalk show
Love at the Christmas TableKatherine "Kat" PattonTelevision film (Lifetime)
2013 Tasmanian Devils AlexTelevision film (Syfy)
The Secret Life of the American Teenager HerselfEpisode: "Interference"
Nerdist: Course of the ForceBounty HunterEpisode: "Michael Rooker & CM Punk: Lighstaber Hunt"
The Wrong WomanEllen PlainviewTelevision film (Lifetime)
2014 Transformers: Rescue Bots HayleyVoice, 2 episodes [48]
Dancing with the Stars HerselfContestant on season 18; finished in sixth place
Phineas and Ferb BeckyVoice, episode: "Doof 101/Father's Day"
2015 King of the Nerds HerselfJudge
2015,
2017–2018
Impractical Jokers Herself3 episodes
2015Perfect Match (aka A Perfect Wedding)Jessica SummersTelevision film (Hallmark)
Miss America 2016 HerselfJudge
Crown for Christmas Allie EvansTelevision film (Hallmark)
2015–2017 Project Mc2 The QuailMain role (Seasons 1–2,4–5)
Netflix original series
2015–2018 DC Super Hero Girls FrostVoice, recurring role (Seasons 1-5) [48]
2016My Christmas DreamChristinaTelevision film (Hallmark)
Wedding BellsMollyTelevision film (Hallmark)
2016–2018 Shimmer and Shine Layla, Generic Female GenieVoice, 3 episodes [48]
2017Mommy, I Didn't Do ItEllen PlainviewTelevision film (Lifetime)
Campfire KissDanaTelevision film (Hallmark)
Coming Home for ChristmasLizzieTelevision film (Hallmark)
2018 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Taylor MartinVoice, episode: "Hypno! Part Deux!" [48]
Very, Very, ValentineHelenTelevision film (Hallmark)
Love in DesignHannahTelevision film (Hallmark)
Christmas at Grand ValleyKellyTelevision film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
2019Love and SunshineAlly CraigTelevision film (Hallmark)
The Matchmaker Mysteries: A Killer EngagementAngie DoveTelevision film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
Christmas at DollywoodRachelTelevision film (Hallmark)
2020Matchmaker Mysteries: A Fatal RomanceAngie DoveTelevision film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
Christmas She WroteKayleigh KingTelevision film (Hallmark)
2021Matchmaker Mysteries: The Art of the KillAngie DoveTelevision film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
2021–2022 Home Economics Allison2 episodes
2021You, Me & the Christmas TreesOlivia ArdenTelevision film (Hallmark)
2022The Winter PalaceEmily MillerTelevision film (GAC Family)
Domino Masters HerselfJudge [26]
The Wonder Years Winnie CooperEpisode: "Love & War"
Christmas at the Drive-InSadie WalkerTelevision film (GAC Family)
2023Swing into RomanceChristine SimsTelevision film (GAC Family)

Music videos

YearTitleRoleArtist
1989"No More Rhyme"Girl Playing Cello Debbie Gibson
2013"Rock n Roll"Winnie Cooper Avril Lavigne

Video games

YearTitleRole
2004 X-Men Legends Jubilee [48]
EverQuest II Lolla Cotgrove / Pona
2006 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Invisible Woman [48]
2009 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Invisible Woman
2013 Young Justice: Legacy Miss Martian, Batgirl [48]

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