Danielle Nicole Panabaker (born September 19, 1987) is an American film and television actress.

Panabaker was born in Georgia to Donna and Harold Panabaker. Her younger sister Kay Panabaker is also an actress. She 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 10, later auditioning for commercials. After moving to Naperville, Illinois, Danielle 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.

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, 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 the remake of the film Yours, Mine and Ours. Her next role will be in the film Home of the Giants, opposite Ryan Merriman and Haley Joel Osment. She will also have a supporting role in the independent film Mr. Brooks. 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.

Panabaker was added to the cast of the CBS television drama pilot Shark, as "Julie Stark", the main character's daughter and now has a regular role in the series.

Panabaker was originally going to star as the lead character in the horror/thriller film Solstice, but dropped out due to scheduling complications. She was replaced by Elisabeth Harnois.

She is being looked at for the role of Bella Swan in the upcoming movie Twilight.

*Won: **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)

Feature films, television films, and mini-series.

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