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Like an oasis in the Arizona desert, Danielle Christine Fishel was born in Mesa, Arizona on May 5th, 1981. While in elementary school, Fishel had the opportunity to appear in several small-time commercials and of course, she immediately jumped on the chance. Before she knew it, she had loads of TV commitments thanks to a highly marketable smile and cute face. Fishel's first noteworthy project was as Mattel's trademark Barbie girl. Danielle did several commercials for the popular doll and soon, her parents realized that she possessed a special talent. Substantial television work followed, as she landed two guest spots on Full House, as well as one on Harry and the Hendersons.

Actress Danielle Fishel grew up in Yorba Linda, CA, as the daughter of a medical equipment salesman, and entered the limelight at age ten with an appearance in a doll commercial. Continued involvement in show business beckoned, and under the aegis of her mother's management, she landed a string of guest spots on network sitcoms during the very early '90s, then signed on as one of the regular cast members on the situation comedy Boy Meets World (1993-2000). On that program, Fishel played Topanga Lawrence, teenage girlfriend and then wife of the lead character (Ben Savage). She remained with the series for all of its seven seasons, and netted viewer loyalty for helping to evolve the character from a head-in-the-clouds preteen hippie to a thoughtful and mature young woman. Fishel took her feature bow as a cheerleader in the 2000 crime picture Longshot (aka Jack of All Trades), then joined the casts of such outings as National Lampoon Presents: Dorm Daze (2003), Gamebox 1.0 (2004), and National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 (2006).