Danielle Christine Fishel was born on May 5, 1981 in Mesa, Arizona. She moved to southern California when she was three weeks old, and has resided there ever since. She found her love for acting by performing in community plays, and has been acting professionally since she was ten years old. Prior to starring in the hit show "Boy Meets World", Danielle performed in two other productions, "The Wizard of Oz" and "Peter Pan". Afterwards, she immediately with a talent agent and went on to several commercials and voice-overs. Her first break in acting came when she landed a recurring role on the hit TV show "Full House" as Jennifer. She also made guest appearances on the TV series "Harry and the Hendersons" as Jessica and on the show "Kirk" as Heather. Danielle joined the "Boy Meets World" cast in 1993 as Topanga, the girlfriend of Cory Matthews. Although she was originally cast as a guest-star, her character has become a regular. Danille currently writes her own column in 16 Magazine titled "Danielle's Diary". The column covers celebrity interviews, a behind the scenes look at kids in show-biz, frequently asked questions, and much more. The beautiful young actress also donates much of her time doing charity work for organizations crinical, chronical, and terminally ill children. She participated in the 1994 "Sail with the Stars" cruise which raised thousands of dollars for juvenile diabetes. In her spare time she enjoys doing lots of activities like skiing, snowboarding, rollerblading, surfing, playing with her pets, hanging out with friends, and last but not least, reading.
