| Born in Georgia, seventeen-year-old Danielle Panabaker started acting in Community Theater at age twelve. 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 the Chicago area Danielle realized that the only way she could truly succeed in the ?business? was to come to Los Angeles.
Danielle left her freshman year of High School in the Chicago area to visit Los Angeles. In the three months she spent in Los Angeles that spring, she screen tested for 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 14 she was accepted into 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, teacher recommendations 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 16? 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 wonderful actors. Last year, 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 will be on July 27 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.
If she couldn't be an actress when she gets older, 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, Peanut, 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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