Danielle Harris
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Biography
Tough and talented, Danielle Harris transitioned from child star to adult actress with verve, embracing her horror movie roots to the delight of fans. Born June 1, 1977 in Daytona Beach, FL, Danielle Andrea Harris broke into showbiz on "One Life to Live" (ABC, 1968-2012), but achieved cult superstardom as the imperiled Jamie Lloyd, the young daughter of the dead Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and niece of the franchise's villain in "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers" (1988) and "Halloween 5" (1989). After a small role in "City Slickers" (1991), she played Christina Applegate's tomboy younger sister in "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead" (1991) and recurred on "Roseanne" (ABC, 1988-1997) as next-door neighbor Molly. She appeared in "Free Willy" (1993) and "Urban Legend" (1998), but earned far greater fame as the voice of older sister Debbie on the enormously popular animated series "The Wild Thornberrys" (Nickelodeon, 1998-2004) and in the 2002 hit film. Harris was also a series regular on "That's Life" (CBS, 2000-02) and the animated series "Father of the Pride" (NBC, 2004). Her "Halloween" role remained her most beloved, however, leading Rob Zombie to honor Harris and her place in the franchise's mythology when he cast her in his reimagined "Halloween" (2007) and "Halloween II" (2009). Considered horror movie royalty and inducted into the Fangoria Horror Hall of Fame, the actress went on to star in a string of horror projects and was crowned by many media outlets as the industry's then reigning "scream queen."
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Life Events
1985
Made acting debut on the ABC daytime drama, "One Life to Live"; played Sammie Garretson
1987
Guested on an episode of ABC's "Spenser: For Hire"
1988
Made feature film debut in "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers" as the serial killer's niece
1989
Reprised role in "Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers"
1990
Featured in the action thriller, "Marked for Death"
1991
Cast as Christina Applegate's younger sister in the comedy, "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead"
1991
Played Bruce Willis' daughter in "The Last Boy Scout"
1991
Acted in the TV-movies, "Don't Touch My Daughter" (NBC) and "The Killing Mind" (Lifetime)
1992
Had recurring role on the ABC sitcom, "Roseanne"
1993
Co-hosted the children's game show, "Brains and Brawn" (NBC)
1993
Acted in the children's adventure film, "Free Willy"
1993
Appeared in the ABC TV-movie, "The Woman Who Loved Elvis"
1994
Cast as Roseanne's daughter in the FOX movie, "Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography"
1996
Appeared in "Daylight," starring Sylvester Stallone
1997
Had a two-episode guest role on "ER" (NBC)
1998
Played a dangerous would-be witch in an episode of the WB's "Charmed"
1998
Voiced Debbie on the Nickelodeon animated series, "The Wild Thornberrys"
1999
Acted in the TNT original movie, "Hostage Hotel"
2000
Had a recurring role on the CBS drama, "That's Life"; promoted to regular as of the 2001-2002 season
2000
Played the younger incarnation of Jennifer Tilly's offbeat protagonist in the comedy, "Goosed" (aired on TMC in lieu of theatrical release)
2003
Lent her voice to "Rugrats Go Wild"
2005
Voiced Sierra in the short-lived NBC series, "Father of the Pride"
2007
Cast in Rob Zombie's remake of the 1978 horror classic "Halloween"
2009
Re-teamed with Rob Zombie for "Halloween 2"
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