Danica McKellar
63 movies · 33 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 3, 1975 (age 51)
- Place of birth
- La Jolla, California, USA
Biography
Danica McKellar is an American actress, mathematician, author, and mathematics education advocate. She is best known for playing Winnie Cooper on the television series The Wonder Years and has also appeared in The West Wing, How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, and numerous television films. McKellar graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a degree in mathematics and co-authored mathematical research that led to the Chayes-McKellar-Winn theorem. She is also a New York Times bestselling author of mathematics books for children and young adults and has worked extensively to encourage young people, particularly girls, to develop confidence in mathematics.
Known for
Danica McKellar: movies and TV shows
Acting (96)
- Upcoming The Christmas Yes List
as Chloe Hollis
- Upcoming The Greatest Christmas Gift
as Emma Harper
- 2025 Have We Met This Christmas?
as Katie Stone
- 2025 Grounded in Love
as Annie
- 2024 A Cinderella Christmas Ball
as Chelsea Jones
- 2023 A Royal Date for Christmas
as Bella Sparks
- 2023 Swing Into Romance
as Christine Sims
- 2022 Christmas at the Drive-In
as Sadie Walker
- 2022 The Winter Palace
as Emily Miller
- 2021 You, Me and the Christmas Trees
as Olivia Arden
- 2021 MatchMaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill
as Angie Dove
- 2021
- 2020 The Library That Dolly Built
as Narrator
- 2020 Christmas She Wrote
as Kaleigh
- 2020 MatchMaker Mysteries: A Fatal Romance
as Angie Dove
- 2019 Christmas at Dollywood
as Rachel Lewis
- 2019 MatchMaker Mysteries: A Killer Engagement
as Angie Dove
- 2019 Love and Sunshine
as Ally Craig
- 2019 Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm
as Brittany (voice)
- 2018 Christmas at Grand Valley
as Kelly
- 2018 Love in Design
as Hannah McElroy
- 2018 DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis
as Frost (voice)
- 2018
- 2018 Very, Very, Valentine
as Helen
- 2017 Coming Home for Christmas
as Lizzie Richfield
- 2017 DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games
as Frost (voice)
- 2017 Campfire Kiss
as Dana
- 2017 The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania
as Judy Jetson (voice)
- 2017 Mommy I Didn't Do It
as Ellen Plainview
- 2016 My Christmas Dream
as Christina
- 2016
- 2016 DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year
as Frost (voice)
- 2016 Wedding Bells
as Molly Quinn
- 2015 Crown for Christmas
as Allie Foster
- 2015
- 2015 Perfect Match
as Jessica
- 2014 Where Hope Grows
as Susan Malcolm
- 2013 The Wrong Woman
as Ellen Plainview
- 2013 Tasmanian Devils
as Alex
- 2012 Love at the Christmas Table
as Kat
- 2012 Flatland²: Sphereland
as Aero (voice)
- 2012 Mancation
as Rebecca
- 2010 Young Justice · TV
as M'gaan M'orzz / Megan Morse / Miss Martian (voice) / Marie Logan / Megan Wheeler (voice) / Tuppence Terror / Megan Wheeler (voice) / Back-up Singer (voice) / Angel O'Day (voice) / Moira Malone (voice) · 104 episodes
- 2010
- 2010 Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
as Sally (voice)
- 2010 DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
as Sally (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
- 2010 Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo
as Madelyn Dinkley (voice)
- 2009 21 and a Wake-Up
as Jenny Valentine
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008 Heatstroke
as Caroline
- 2007
- 2007 Hack!
as Emily Longley
- 2007 Inspector Mom - Mother Goose Murder
as Maddie Monroe
- 2007 Inspector Mom: Kidnapped in Ten Easy Steps
as Maddie Monroe
- 2006 Inspector Mom
as Maddie Monroe
- 2005 Path of Destruction
as Katherine Stern
- 2005
- 2004 Quiet Kill
as Pet Shop Girl
- 2004 Intermission
as Sleepwalker
- 2004
- 2004 Raising Genius
as Lacy Baldwin
- 2004
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003
- 2002 Reality School
as Sexy Sally
- 2002 The Year That Trembled
as Pam Hatch
- 2002 Jane White Is Sick & Twisted
as Tiffany
- 2002
- 2002 Sex and the Teenage Mind
as Debbie
- 2001 Speechless...
as Dana Woodman
- 2001
- 2001 XCU: Extreme Close Up
as Sarah
- 2001
- 2001 Good Neighbor
as Molly Wright
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 1999
- 1999
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997
- 1996
- 1996 Justice for Annie
as Annie Mills Carman
- 1994 Moment of Truth: Cradle of Conspiracy
as Kristin Guthrie
- 1994
- 1993
- 1992 Sidekicks
as Lauren
- 1990 Camp Cucamonga
as Lindsey Scott
- 1990
- 1989
- 1988
- 1985 The Twilight Zone · TV
as Nola (Age 10) (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul") / Deidre Dobbs (segment "Shelter Skelter") · 2 episodes
Behind the camera (13)
- 2025 Have We Met This Christmas?
Writer, Executive Producer
- 2025 Grounded in Love
Executive Producer
- 2024 A Cinderella Christmas Ball
Executive Producer, Story
- 2023 A Royal Date for Christmas
Executive Producer
- 2023 Swing Into Romance
Executive Producer
- 2022 Christmas at the Drive-In
Executive Producer
- 2022 The Winter Palace
Executive Producer
- 2021 MatchMaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill
Executive Producer
- 2019 MatchMaker Mysteries: A Killer Engagement
Executive Producer
- 2018 Christmas at Grand Valley
Executive Producer
- 2017 Campfire Kiss
Executive Producer
- 2007 Inspector Mom: Kidnapped in Ten Easy Steps
Writer, Producer
- 2006 Inspector Mom
Writer
Talk shows and appearances (11)
- 2026
- 2021
- 2021 Home Town: Ben's Workshop
1 episode
- 2020
- 2018 American Idol
1 episode
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
1 episode
- 2011 Impractical Jokers
2 episodes
- 2008 Brink
36 episodes
- 2008
- 2008 Free Radio
1 episode
- 2005 Dancing with the Stars
8 episodes