Danielle Harris

At 46 years old, Danielle Harris has this physical status:

Danielle Andrea Harris (born June 1, 1977) is an American actor, voice actress, and film producer.

Annie Brackett (2007–2009), as Jamie Lloyd (1988-1989); and the Halloween remake and its sequel as Sarah Brackett (2007–2009). She is best known as a "scream queen" for her appearances in many horror films, including four entries in the Halloween franchise: Halloween 4 and 5.

Tosh in Urban Legend (1998), Belle in Stake Land (2010), and Marybeth Dunston in the Hatchet series (2010–17).

She was inducted into the Fangoria Hall of Fame in 2012, which was a first foreman. Harris began her career as a child actress, starring in television and film roles such as Marked for Death (1990), Free Willy (1993), and Daylight (1996).

Debbie Thornberry appeared in several Nickelodeon films The Wild Thornberrys (1998–2004), as well as Rugrats Go Wild (2004). Harris made her debut with Among Friends in 2013 after directing a segment from Prank (2008) and a Stake Land companion short film (2010).

Early life

Harris was born in Plainview, New York, and she and her sister Ashley were raised by her mother Fran. Harris is Jewish. Harris received a beauty competition while attending elementary school in Florida, earning a trip to New York City for ten days. She was offered several modeling jobs while working in London but decided against them because they were all far from her house. Her mother was eventually relocated back to New York for work, and Harris began modeling. She also appeared in television commercials.

Personal life

Harris and David Gross became engaged in 2013 when they first met. The couple married in a private ceremony in Holualoa, Hawaii, on January 4, 2014, and they had a boy in 2017. In late 2018, their second son was born.

Harris was stalked by an obsessive fan, Christopher Smalle, who wrote letters threatening to murder her in 1995. Small was later discovered after carrying a teddy bear and a shotgun to her house. Harris appeared on an episode of the Dr. Phil show on January 29, 2007, sharing her encounter with other similarly affected individuals. Molly Tilden from the television show Roseanne was obsessed with her character. Harris was given a restraining order against Small, who began posting messages on Twitter in October 2009.

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Career

Harris was cast in Samantha "Sammi" Garretson's ABC soap opera One Life to Live in 1985 and remained on the program for three years. Her character was described as a "miracle baby" who was extracted as an embryo from her deceased mother's womb and implanted in a family friend, who later married her. Harris made a guest appearance in the series Spenser: For Hire in 1987.

Harris auditioned for Jamie Lloyd's role in the fourth edition of the Halloween movie, trouncing several other young actresses, Melissa Joan Hart among them. Harris' eleventh birthday was on target. Michael Myers' Return to Commercial success in October 1988 was the start of a worldwide sales campaign, with a $5 million budget. Harris said that doing this kind of film at such a young age is difficult.

Harris returned the following year for his sequel, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, which was not as popular as its predecessor. Jamie Lloyd appeared in the film once more, but her character was mute in the first half of Halloween 5.

Harris appeared in Marked for Death as protagonist John Hatcher's niece Tracey (Steven Seagal) in 1990. The action film had a $12 million budget and earned $43 million domestically and $57 million worldwide. Harris appeared in numerous film and television series, including the made-for-television films Don't Touch My Daughter as a young girl kidnapped and molested, and The Killing Mind, where she portrayed main character Isobel as a child. Harris made a sketch-oriented exhibit in Living Color later this year.

Harris' next film appearance was in the 1991 comedy Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, starring Melissa Crandell, with the story involving five siblings whose mother goes to Australia for two months only to have her children's babysitter die. The young protagonists prefer not to tell their mother but rather try to survive on their own. Harris appeared in Eerie, Indiana, as a character from the heart transplant, but later began to act like the heart's original owner, and Susie Maxwell appeared in an episode of Growing Pains. Harris appeared in the 1991 action film The Last Boy Scout, starring Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans. In its first weekend, the film earned $7,923,669, and the total amount was $59,509,925. Reviews were mixed, and some commentators cited the advent of such a violent film as a reason for the underwhelming box office.

Harris appeared in the pilot for the upcoming CBS series 1775 in 1992, but it was not picked up. Harris appeared on various shows between 1992 and 1993, most notably as Molly Tilden, before she reprised her role in the Roseanne sequel series The Conners in 2021). She appeared in a Jack's Place episode the same year as a teen runaway. Harris portrayed Gwenie in the 1993 film Free Willy, which raised $7,868,829 in the United States in its first weekend, but went on to make $77,698,625 in the United States and $153,698,625 worldwide. Sheri Fisher appeared on the drama series The Commish in 1994, playing Sheri Fisher for one episode. In the same year, Harris portrayed the main character's daughter Jessica in the television film Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography, based on her former co-star Roseanne Barr. Theresa "T.K." appeared on the sitcom Boy Meets World as Theresa "T.K." Keiner.

Harris discovered that the producers of Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers were looking for an actor over the age of 18 to replace Jamie Lloyd. Harris was only 17 at the time, eager to participate in order to participate, but was dissatisfied with the character's fate and the low salary offered. She decided against reprising her role and was replaced by J. C. Brandy, although she can still be seen in The Producer's Cut of the film, which repeats Halloween 5's ending. Harris has since confessed to being sad that she did not return to the series at this point, believing that this enabled her to make her appearance in the original Halloween remake of 2007.

Harris performed double roles with Katherine Heigl in the television film Wish Upon a Star: Hayley Wheaton was a nerdy girl who swaps bodies with her older, more popular sister Alexia (Heigl). Harris appeared in the films Shattered Image and Back to Back, as well as in Daylight, the disaster film directed by Sylvester Stallone in 1996. Although Daylight has a 26% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and made $33 million in the United States, it took in over $126 million overseas, resulting in a total income of $159,212,469 worldwide. Harris appeared in two episodes of the medical drama ER as Laura Quentin in 1997. Harris appeared in an episode of Diagnosis: Murder in 1998, and she also appeared in Lulu, where she played a sexually assaulted teenager. She appeared in Urban Legend, her first horror film since her early Halloween credits. When her roommate Natalie (Alicia Witt) is resting on the other side of the room, she portrayed Tosh, a goth girl who is murdered.

Harris, who was one of Nickelodeon's animated children's series The Wild Thornberrys, was chosen to play Debbie Thornberry, the sister of a girl who can talk to animals. Eliza, the protagonist, travels around the world with her family and uses her natural ability to assist the animals. The series lasted for five seasons, with a total of 92 episodes. Several animated films were released early in the next decade, with its series finale airing in 2004. While doing The Wild Thornberrys, Harris played Aviva, portrayed a teenage witch named Aviva in a 1998 episode of Charmed, starred in the 1999 film The Hostage Hotel, and appeared as Justine in the television film Hard Time: Hostage Hotel.

In 2000, Harris appeared in the crime and comedy film Poor White Trash, and later in the 2001 comedy Killer Bud. Harris appeared on "That's Life" between 2000 and 2002. Plum Wilkinson's character appeared in all but eight episodes and was involved in a passionate affair with Kevin Dillon. In the early 2000s, her animated film The Wild Thornberrys was followed by the theatrical debut of The Origin of Donnie, which grossed $40,108,697 in the United States, and Rugrats Go Wild dealt with the Thornberrys' encounters with the characters from Rugrats' popular cartoon. It debuted at #4 at the box office and grossed $39 million in the United States, about the same as the Thornberrys Movie. Harris appeared in another episode of The West Wing in 2003, was a supporting actor in Leila's 2003 television film The Partners, and was starring Robert Lee and Em & Me in the theatrically released films Debating Robert Lee and Em & Me (both 2004). She appeared in all 14 episodes from 2004 to 2005 as a principal cast member of the computer-animated sitcom Father of the Pride.

Harris was cast as Annie Brackett in the reimagining of horror's legendary Halloween in January 2007. This was Harris' first appearance in the Halloween franchise since Michael Myers' Revenge eighteen years ago. Scout Taylor-Compton and Malcolm McDowell were cast in principal roles in the remake, which also called Halloween and directed by Rob Zombie. Harris has confessed that Zombie wanted no one from previous Halloweens, but that once she auditioned, he changed his mind. The film, which cost $15 million to produce, debuted at #1 at the box office and went on to gross $80,253,908 worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Halloween in unadjusted US dollars, which it had been on for more than a decade. Annie Brackett survives, but Michael Myers (Tyler Mane) struggles to torture instead of killing her quickly. Annie is confronted with her attacker, who had been stripped to the waist, marking Harris' first onscreen nudity. Harris admits she turned down the offers to film her body when the cameras weren't rolling to better represent a young Annie against the mighty beast. She also talked to Michael Myers once more, while still doing her first nude scene.

Harris has since appeared in more horror films and epic films. She appeared in the also Halloween-themed Left for Dead earlier this year. Route 666: America's Scariest Home Haunts, she hosted Fearnet. Felicia Freeze in the comedic superhero adventure film Super Capers and alongside Robert Patrick in The Black Waters of Echo's Pond, 2009 saw her in a leading role in Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet. Harris, as well as veterans Robert Englund and Kane Hodder, made their debut the week before Halloween 2009. Harris also appeared in the film Annie Brackett in 2009. Halloween II was officially launched in North America on August 28, 2009, and most commentators were dismissive of it. It was re-released in North America on October 30, 2009, just in time for the Halloween holiday weekend. With approximately $7 million, the original opening of the film was less successful than the 2007 remake. The film will earn $33,392,973 in North America and $5,925,616 in foreign countries, bringing Halloween II's global total of $39,318,589.

Harris continued to develop her "scream queen" persona with increasing genre recognition. Lance Henriksen, Bill Moseley, AFI's Davey Havok, and Nicki Clyne appeared in the illustrated film series Godkiller. Since Tamara Feldman refused to reprise her role in Hatchet II, Harris has taken over the leading role of Marybeth in the Hatchet series beginning with 2010. Jim Mickle's second feature film, Stake Land, Cyrus: The Victim, ChromeSkull, Havenhurst, and Michael Biehn's The Victim, among others, have lead roles in Shiver, See No Evil 2, Inoperable Camp Cold Brook, and others. In Night of the Living Dead: Barbara's Animated Barbara, director Zebediah de Soto's prequel/re-telling of George A. Romero's 1968 original, she also provided the voice and basis for an animated Barbara. Dramas such as The Truth and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood include dramas. Harris made her directorial debut with the horror film Among Friends, in which she also appeared. On August 27, 2013, Lionsgate acquired the film for theatrical distribution.

Harris has appeared on television shows Psych (as a murder suspect), Bones (as a murder suspect), Holliston and Naked Vegas, and even returned to voice Debbie Thornberry from The Wild Thornberrys in 2010.

Harris, alongside other legends such as Tony Todd, Bonnie Aarons, Ray Chase, and Heather Langenkamp, appeared as a guest for the 2022 Dead Meat Horror Awards on April 3, 2022.

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