Danica McKellar is an American actress who portrayed the role of Winnie Cooper on the television show The Wonder Years from 1988-1993. She has since appeared on The West Wing, Static Shock and Inspector Mom as well as other shows and films.
McKellar married her longtime boyfriend, Mike Verta, on March 22, 2009, in La Jolla, California.Us Magazine: Danica McKellar's Wedding (March 24, 2009)
Acting Career
In 1988, McKellar landed a role in the television series The Wonder Years as Gwendolyn Cooper. From there, she went on to play in Camp Cucamonga, Sidekicks, Babylon 5, Cradle of Conspiracy, Love Boat: The Next Wave, Grease and Static Shock. Her more recent works include The West Wing, Raising Genius, Path of Destruction, NCIS, How I Met Your Mother and Hack!
Marriage and Pregnancy
On March 22. 2010, Danica McKellar made public the fact that she had married Mike Verta. Just shy of one year after this occurred, people magazine reporters released a story telling the world that Danica McKellar was in fact pregnant. This is Danica's first baby and it is expected to be born sometime in the fall.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20352225,00.html
Speaking to people magazine exclusively, McKellar had this to say: "I'm nearing the end of my first trimester and I'm so excited – I've been bursting to tell people."http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20352225,00.html Mckellar is reported to have put off taking a pregnancy test due to the fact that she was very busy at the time and didn't want to have anything distract her work.
Speaking about seeing her baby's image under ultrasound and hearing its heartbeat, Danica McKellar said simply that it was "amazing!" She went on to say that she and her husband Mike are both, "so happy" a this time.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20352225,00.html
The Wonder Years
- American television dramedy
- Ran from 1988-1993
- Premiered on January 31, 1988
- Created by: Carol Black and Neal Marlens
- Narrator: Daniel Stern
- Producer: The Black-Marlens Company
- Network: ABC
- Seasons: Six
- Run time: 30 minutes
- Starred: Fred Savage, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, Danica McKellar, Olivia d'Abo, Jason Hervey and Josh Saviano
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Danica McKellar Timeline
Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
January 3, 1975: Born in La Jolla, California
1988-1993: The Wonder Years
2002-2003: The West Wing
2006-2007: Inspector Mom
2008: Heatstroke
Danica McKellar DVDs and Merchandise
- Amazon.com: The Best of the Wonder Years | Inspector Mom
