Danielle Panabaker

Danielle Panabaker
Panabaker at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	Danielle Nicole Panabaker (1987-09-19) September 19, 1987 Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present
Relatives	Kay Panabaker (sister)
Website
www.daniellepanabaker.com

Danielle Nicole Panabaker (born September 19, 1987) is an American actress. She was a cast member in the CBS drama Shark, and appeared in the films Mr. Brooks, Sky High, The Crazies and Friday the 13th, among other projects. She is best known to younger audiences for her roles in the Disney Channel films Stuck in the Suburbs and Read It and Weep along with her younger sister Kay Panabaker.

Early life

Panabaker was born in Augusta, Georgia, to Donna and Harold Panabaker. Her younger sister, Kay Panabaker, is also an actress. Danielle moved for a short time to Orange, TX, around her kindergarten year. Panabaker took a theater class at a summer camp and discovered her enjoyment in acting, so she started acting in community theaters at the age of 12, later auditioning for commercials. After moving to Naperville, Illinois, Panabaker went to Crone Middle School and later Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville and participated in the speech team. She graduated from high school as valedictorian when she was only 14 years old. Later, feeling it was the only way to land acting roles regularly, Panabaker relocated to Los Angeles, California in order to pursue an acting career. In 2005, she earned her associate's degree and appeared on the National Dean's List. In the fall of 2006 she began her senior year at the University of California, Los Angeles, from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in June 2007.

Career

Panabaker followed her initial appearances in commercials with roles in television, including a part in the series, The Guardian (for which she won a Young Artist Award), as well as other television series including Malcolm in the Middle, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Medium, Summerland, and the Disney Channel Original Movie Stuck in the Suburbs. She has also appeared in the Lifetime Television productions Sex and the Single Mom and Mom at Sixteen, as well as the well-reviewed miniseries Empire Falls. In addition, Panabaker also appeared in stage productions with roles in musical theater, including West Side Story, Pippin, Once Upon A Time, and Beauty Lou and the Country Beast. In 2005, Panabaker co-starred in two widely released theatrical films, Sky High and Yours, Mine and Ours. Her next role was in the film Home of the Giants (2008), opposite Ryan Merriman and Haley Joel Osment. She also had a supporting role in the film Mr. Brooks opposite Kevin Costner. In the Disney Channel original movie Read It and Weep, she plays "Is", an alternate version of Jamie, who is played by her sister Kay. Panabaker was added to the cast of the CBS television drama pilot Shark, as "Julie Stark", the main character's daughter. She had a regular role in the series, which ran for two years. Although she sometimes only appeared in a scene or two an episode, and was absent from three episodes in the series run, she was second billed only to James Woods. Panabaker recently played Jenna, a main character of the much anticipated Friday the 13th reboot along with Jared Padalecki. Danielle attended Glendale Community College to study acting. Panabaker next starred in the Jennifer Tilly film Renaissance Girl, as well as the films The Crazies and The Ward.

Awards and recognition

• Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series, Guest Starring Actress (The Guardian, 2004)
• Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Movie, Miniseries or Special (Searching for David's Heart, 2005)
• Maxim Hot 100 2010- #83

Filmography

Panabaker in 2007

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Sky High	Layla
2005	Rule Number One	Grace Jones	Short film
2005	Yours, Mine and Ours	Phoebe North
2007	Mr. Brooks	Jane Brooks
2007	Home of the Giants	Bridgette 'Bridge' Bachman
2009	Friday the 13th	Jenna
2010	Crazies, TheThe Crazies	Becca
2010	Ward, TheThe Ward	Sarah
2010	Weakness	Danielle
2012	Girls Against Boys	Shae
2012	Piranha 3DD	Maddy
2012	Deconstruction Road	TBA	In production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Family Affair	Parker LeeAnn Aldays	Episode: "Ballroom Blitz"
2003	No Place Like Home		TV movie
2003	Bernie Mac Show, TheThe Bernie Mac Show	Chelsea	Episode: "Raging Election"
2003	Malcolm in the Middle	Kathy McCulskey	Episode: "Reese's Party"
2003	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Girl	Episode: "Play with Fire"
2003	Sex & the Single Mom	Sara Gradwell	TV movie
2003	Guardian, TheThe Guardian	Samantha Gray	Episode: "The Father-Daughter Dance"
2003	Division, TheThe Division	Melissa Ringston	Episode: "As I Was Going to St. Ives..."
2004	Stuck in the Suburbs	Brittany Aarons	TV movie
2004	Searching for David's Heart	Darcy Deeton	TV movie
2005	Mom at Sixteen	Jacey Jeffries	TV movie
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Carrie Lynn Eldridge	Episode: "Intoxicated"
2005	Empire Falls	Tick Roby	TV movie
2005	Summerland	Faith	Episode: "Safe House" Episode: "Careful What You Wish For"
2006	Read It and Weep	Is	TV movie
2006-2008	Shark	Julie Stark	38 episodes
2008	Eli Stone	Genny Clarke	Episode: "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
2009	Grey's Anatomy	Kelsey Simmons	Episode: "Holidaze"
2010	Medium	Summer Lowry	Episode: "Psych"
2010	Family Guy	Hillary (voice)	Episode: "Brian Griffin's House of Payne"
2010	Law & Order: LA	Chelsea Sennett	Episode: "Hollywood"
2010	Chase	Carina Matthews	Episode: "Crazy Love"
2011	Shunning, TheThe Shunning	Katie Lapp	TV movie
2011	Memphis Beat	Sister Katherine	Episode: "Flesh and Blood"
2011	Necessary Roughness	Juliette	Episode: "Whose Team Are You On?"
2012	Franklin & Bash		Episode: "Voir Dire"
2012	Grimm	Ariel Eberhart	Episode: "Plumed Serpent"
2012	Intercept	Kat	TV movie, completed

External links

• Official website
• Danielle Panabaker at CBS.com
• Danielle Panabaker at the Internet Movie Database