Danielle Harris
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| Danielle Harris | |
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 Harris at AdventureCon 2008 |
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| Born | Danielle Andrea Harris June 1, 1977 Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Danielle Andrea Harris (born June 1, 1977) is an American television and film actress, known for her roles in four films in the Halloween series. She is considered a scream queen.[1]
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[edit] Personal life
Harris was born in Daytona Beach, Florida and grew up in Queens, New York, raised by her single mother, Fran.[2][3] She has a sister, Ashley.[4] Harris is Jewish.[5][6] In 1995, she was stalked by an obsessed fan, who wrote letters threatening to kill her. He was later arrested after bringing a shotgun and a teddy bear to her home. On January 29, 2007, Harris appeared on an episode of The Dr. Phil Show recounting the terrifying experience. The incident was unrelated to the Halloween franchise; the stalker was obsessed with her character Molly on the TV show Roseanne.
[edit] Career
Harris' family moved to Port Orange, Florida when she was in the fourth grade, where she attended Spruce Creek Elementary School. However, her tenure there was short-lived after winning a children's beauty contest which took her to New York. When in New York, Harris began her professional career by appearing in television commercials while maintaining an A average at PS 117 and PS 232 in Queens, New York. Her first acting role soon followed in 1985, when she made her debut as Sammi Garretson on ABC's One Life to Live, a role she played for three years.
In 1988, she auditioned for and won the part of Jamie Lloyd (Michael Myers' niece) in the movie Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. Just one year later, she would reprise the role in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. The character of Jamie returned in 1995 for Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, but Danielle did not participate due to disagreements on her fate in the script. Also, Harris requested $5000 to appear in the film (far less than she was paid for Halloween 4), but no agreement could be reached.[citation needed] J.C. Brandy ended up playing Jamie in the film, a decision with which some of the fans of the Halloween series were dissatisfied, since Danielle had become very popular with them. Harris would later return to the franchise in a new role, that of Annie Brackett, in Rob Zombie's Halloween, a 2007 re-imagining of John Carpenter's 1978 original. She reprised her role in Rob Zombie's Halloween II, released on August 28, 2009.
Harris' other film credits include Marked for Death (1990) alongside Steven Seagal, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) alongside Christina Applegate, City Slickers (1991), The Last Boy Scout (1991) alongside Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans, Free Willy (1993), Daylight (1996) alongside Sylvester Stallone, Wish Upon a Star (1996) alongside Katherine Heigl, and Urban Legend (1998). She has also appeared frequently on television, with a recurring role on the sitcom Roseanne during the 1992-93 season (as Roseanne's neighbor Molly), and subsequent guest appearances on Boy Meets World, Diagnosis Murder, Charmed, ER and Cold Case. As well, she appeared in a season four promo for American's Funniest Home videos. She also appeared alongside Ellen Burstyn for two years on the CBS drama That's Life, and as the voice of Debbie Thornberry on the animated series The Wild Thornberrys, which ran for five seasons, and as the voice of Sierra, the adolescent lioness in the short-lived animated series Father of the Pride.
Some of Harris' most recent projects include the films Debating Robert Lee, Race You to the Bottom (an Outfest prizewinner) and the upcoming Left for Dead, as well as an appearance in the music video for the song "The Bleeding", by Five Finger Death Punch. She also stars alongside Lance Henriksen, Bill Moseley, AFI's Davey Havok, and Battlestar Galactica's Nicki Clyne in the "illustrated film" series Godkiller. She hosted Route 666: America's Scariest Home Haunts on FEARnet.[7]
Her films Godkiller and Blood Night[8] will see DVD releases in late 2009[9]. Fear Clinic, a FEARnet.com original webseries, co-starring Danielle and Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, and Lisa Wilcox, will debut around Halloween 2009, as well as Danielle's own horror website, horrorgal.com.[10] She can also be seen as Felicia Freeze in Super Capers, and will appear with Robert Patrick in the upcoming The Black Waters of Echo's Pond. She is currently shooting Jim Mickle's second feature film[11] the vampire flick Stake Land, due in 2010[12] and Night of the Living Dead: Origins who is directed by Zebediah de Soto[13]. On Dec. 3rd Harris confirmed a role in the horror film "Hatchet 2"[14], where she potrays Marybeth.[15]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | One Life to Live | Samantha "Sammi" Garretson | TV (1985-1987) |
| 1987 | Spenser: For Hire | Tara | |
| 1988 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Jamie Lloyd | |
| 1989 | Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | Jamie Lloyd Carruthers | |
| 1990 | In Living Color | Drug Addict | |
| Marked for Death | Tracey, John's Niece | ||
| 1991 | Don't Touch My Daughter | Dana Hemmings | TV |
| The Killing Mind | Young Isobel | TV | |
| City Slickers | Classroom Student | ||
| Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | Melissa Crandell | ||
| Eerie, Indiana | Melanie Monroe | ||
| Growing Pains | Susie Maxwell | TV | |
| The Last Boy Scout | Darian Hallenbeck | ||
| 1992 | 1775 | Abby Proctor | TV |
| Roseanne | Molly Tilden | TV (1992-1993) | |
| 1993 | The Woman Who Loved Elvis | Priscilla 'Cilla' | TV |
| Free Willy | Gwenie | ||
| 1994 | The Commish | Sheri Fisher | |
| Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography | Jessica | TV | |
| Boy Meets World | Theresa 'T.K.' Keiner | TV | |
| 1996 | Wish Upon a Star | Hayley Wheaton | |
| Back to Back | Chelsea | ||
| Shattered Image | Susan | ||
| Daylight | Ashley Crighton | ||
| 1997 | High Incident | ||
| ER | Laura Quentin | TV | |
| Brooklyn South | Willow Mortner | TV (1997-1998) | |
| 1998 | Dizzyland | Lulu | |
| Diagnosis Murder | Noelle Andrew | ||
| Urban Legend | Tosh Guaneri | ||
| Charmed | Aviva | TV | |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Debbie Thornberry | TV (1998-2001) (voice) | |
| 1999 | Goosed | Young Charlene | |
| Hard Time: Hostage Hotel | Justine Sinclair | TV | |
| 2000 | Poor White Trash | Suzi | |
| That's Life | Plum Wilkinson DeLucca | TV (2000-2002) | |
| 2001 | The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie | Debbie Thornberry | TV (voice) |
| Killer Bud | Barbie | ||
| 2002 | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Debbie Thornberry | (voice) |
| The West Wing | Kiki | TV | |
| 2003 | The Partners | Leila | TV |
| Rugrats Go Wild | Debbie Thornberry | (voice) | |
| 2004 | Debating Robert Lee | Liz Bronner | |
| Em & Me | Emily | ||
| Father of the Pride | Sierra | TV (2004-2005) | |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Gina Carroll 1976 | |
| Race You to the Bottom | Carla | ||
| 2007 | Halloween | Annie Brackett | remake |
| Left for Dead | Nancy | DVD released in 2009 | |
| 2008 | Burying the Ex | Olivia | |
| 2009 | Super Capers | Felicia Freeze | |
| The Black Waters of Echo's Pond | Kathy | ||
| Blood Night | Alyssa | ||
| Halloween II | Annie Brackett | ||
| Godkiller | Halfpipe | ||
| Prank | (starring and directing) | ||
| Cyrus | Maria | ||
| 2010 | Stake Land | Belle | |
| Night of the Living Dead: Origins | Barbara | ||
| Hatchet 2 | Marybeth | ||
| Cheerleaders Must Die! | rumored |
[edit] References
- ^ IGN - Halloween Movie Memories: Danielle Harris
- ^ Bonko, Larry (1995-07-29). "IN SEARCH OF TEEN STARS, FAMED EXPLORERS". Virginian-Pilot. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=VP&p_theme=vp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFF8ADCEF26105&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ "Danielle Harris Biography (1977-)". Filmreference.com. 1977-06-01. http://www.filmreference.com/film/54/Danielle-Harris.html. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ "Danielle Harris Biography - Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. 1977-06-01. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800074093/bio. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ "Danielle Harris - JW Magazine". Jwmag.org. http://www.jwmag.org/site/c.fhLOK0PGLsF/b.3191487/k.7AE7/Danielle_Harris.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Danielle Harris Gets Roughed Up in Rob Zombie's Halloween". Jewreview.net. 2007-08-31. http://jewreview.net/article.php?id=1600. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ A Conversation with Danielle Harris
- ^ Weekly DVD & Blu-Ray Chopping List 10/27/2009
- ^ BLOOD NIGHT at Blood Manor; limited DVD art
- ^ Spooky Dan Checks into the Fear Clinic
- ^ Horror Nights '09: Danielle Harris Talks 'Stake Land'
- ^ Danielle Harris talks STAKE LAND
- ^ Danielle Harris to Topline 'Night of the Living Dead: Origins'
- ^ Danielle Harris Lands Starring Role in 'Hatchet 2'!
- ^ Danielle Harris Lands Lead in Hatchet 2
