Danielle
Fishel was born in Mesa, Arizona and moved with her
family to California when she
was three weeks old, and has resided there ever since.
She found her love for acting by
performing in community plays, and has been acting professionally
since she was 10 years old.
Prior to starring in the hit TV show, Boy Meets World,
Danielle performed in two theater
productions, The Wizard of Oz and Peter Pan. She immediately
signed with a talent agent and
went on to do several commercials and voice-overs.
Her first
break in acting came when she landed a recurring role
on the hit TV show, Full
House, guest starring as "Jennifer". She has
also made guest appearances on the TV series
Harry and the Hendersons, as "Jessica" and
on the TV show Kirk as "Heather". Danielle
joined
the Boy Meets World cast in 1993 as "Topanga",
the girlfriend of Cory Matthews. The show is
in it's fourth season. Although Danielle was originally
cast as a guest star on the show,
her character, Topanga, has become an integral part
of the show and show quickly became a
show regular.
She recently
hosted an inline skating video with Boy Meets World
co-star, Rider Strong. It
is titled Grinders In Line, and is an instructional
video, with lots of exciting in-line
skating and skateboarding performed by Team Rollerblade,
professional skaters. In her
upcoming hiatus from Boy Meets World, Danielle hopes
to have time to do a movie. She is
currently reading scripts and is excited about the possibilities.
Her ultimate acting job
would be starring in a feature film playing a dramatic
role.
Danielle
is currently writing her own column in 16 Magazine titled
Danielle's Diary. The
column covers celebrity interviews, a behind the scenes
look at kids in show biz, answers
to frequently asked questions by fans and much more.
Danielle has maintained the #1 position
for Favorite TV Actress in 16 Magazine's Monthly Readers
Survey for over a year now.
Danielle donates much of her time doing charity work
for organizations which benefit
critically, chronically, and terminally ill children.
She also participated in the 1994
Sail With the Stars Cruise which raised thousands of
dollars for Juvenile Diabetes. In her
free time, Danielle enjoys doing various activities
which include skiing, skiing, roller
blading, snowboarding, surfing, playing with her various
animal, hanging out with friends,
shopping, and reading.
