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Danielle Panabaker
American actress

Danielle Panabaker

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American actress
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Augusta
Age
37 years
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Biography

Danielle Nicole Panabaker (born September 19, 1987) is an American actress. She began acting as a teenager and first came to prominence for her roles in the Disney films Stuck in the Suburbs (2004), Sky High (2005) and Read It and Weep (2006), the latter alongside her younger sister Kay Panabaker, and in the HBO miniseries Empire Falls (2005).
She came to wider attention as a cast member alongside James Woods in the CBS legal drama series Shark (2006–08) and is also noted as a scream queen, having starred in the psychological thriller Mr. Brooks (2007) and the horror films Friday the 13th (2009), The Crazies (2010), John Carpenter's The Ward (2010), and Piranha 3DD (2012).
After recurring roles on the drama series Necessary Roughness (2011–13), the crime series Bones (2012–13) and the crime drama Justified (2014), Panabaker has guest-starred as Caitlin Snow on The CW television series Arrow since April 2014. She is currently reprising the role of Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost as a main character in the spin-off series The Flash, which premiered in October 2014.

Early life

Panabaker was born in Augusta, Georgia, to Donna (née Mayock) and Harold Panabaker. Her younger sister Kay was also an actress, and is currently working as a zoologist. As her father's sales job took them across the country, the family spent time in South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and for a short time around Panabaker's kindergarten year, in Orange, Texas. She took a theater class at a summer camp, discovered her love of acting, and started acting in community theaters at the age of 12, later auditioning for commercials.

After moving to Naperville, Illinois in 2000, Panabaker went to Crone Middle School and then Neuqua Valley High School, participating in the speech team. She graduated from high school when she was only 14 years old. In 2003, feeling it was the only way to land acting roles regularly, Panabaker, her sister, and their mother relocated to Los Angeles, California, so she could pursue an acting career. She attended Glendale Community College, studying acting. In 2005, she earned her associate 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, again appearing on the Dean's List.

Career

Panabaker at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival

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, Medium, Summerland, and the Disney Channel Original Movie Stuck in the Suburbs. She 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. She considers Empire Falls to be her big break, as it gave her the confidence to pursue her career. In addition, Panabaker 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 2004, she starred in the ABC film "Searching for David's Heart", alongside co-former Disney star Ricky Ullman. In 2005, Panabaker co-starred in two widely released theatrical films, Sky High and Yours, Mine and Ours. Her next role was in the film Home of the Giants (2008), opposite Ryan Merriman and Haley Joel Osment. She also had a supporting role in the film Mr. Brooks opposite Kevin Costner. In the Disney Channel original movie Read It and Weep, she plays "Is", an alternate version of Jamie, who was played by her real-life sister Kay.

Panabaker was added to the cast of the CBS television drama pilot Shark, as Julie Stark, the main character's daughter. She had a regular role in the series, which ran for two years. Although she sometimes only appeared in a scene or two an episode, and was absent from three episodes in the series run, she was billed second to the star, James Woods.

In 2009, Panabaker played Jenna, a main character of Friday the 13th (2009) along with Jared Padalecki. Panabaker next starred in the films The Crazies and The Ward.

In 2011, Panabaker starred as Katie Lapp, the lead character in the Hallmark Movie The Shunning, based on the novel of the same name by Beverly Lewis. She was due to reprise her role in the 2013 sequel The Confession, but a scheduling conflict forced her to drop out. The role was recast, going to Katie Leclerc.

In 2013, she starred in another Hallmark Channel Original Movie entitled Nearlyweds. On May 5, 2013, Panabaker joined actors including Philip Baker Hall, Bill Pullman, and Maggie Siff in performing at Cedering Fox's WordTheatre, where they read aloud contemporary short fiction.

In 2014, Panabaker starred in director Bradley D. King's award-winning science-fiction film Time Lapse, for which she won the award for Best Actor/Actress at the 2014 London Independent Film Festival.

Personal life

Panabaker volunteers for multiple organizations including The Art of Elysium, Unicef, and Young Storytellers Foundation. In July 2016, Panabaker announced that she is engaged to her longtime boyfriend Hayes Robbins.

Filmography

Panabaker at the 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End première

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Sky HighLayla Williams
2005Rule Number OneGrace JonesShort film
2005Yours, Mine & OursPhoebe North
2007Mr. BrooksJane Brooks
2007Home of the GiantsBridgette "Bridge" Bachman
2009Friday the 13thJenna
2010The CraziesBecca
2010The WardSarah
2010WeaknessDanielleDirect-to-DVD
2012Girls Against BoysShae
2012Piranha 3DDMaddy
2014Time LapseCallieDirect-to-DVD
2015This Isn't FunnyStacey

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Family AffairParker LeeAnn AldaysEpisode: "Ballroom Blitz"
2003No Place Like HomeN/ATelevision movie
2003The Bernie Mac ShowChelseaEpisode: "Raging Election"
2003Malcolm in the MiddleKathy McCulskeyEpisode: "Reese's Party"
2003CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationGirlEpisode: "Play with Fire"
2003The GuardianSamantha GrayEpisode: "The Father-Daughter Dance"
2003The DivisionMelissa RingstonEpisode: "As I Was Going to St. Ives..."
2003Sex and the Single MomSara GradwellLifetime movie
2004Stuck in the SuburbsBrittany AaronsDisney Channel Original Movie
2004Searching for David's HeartDarcy DeetonTelevision film
2005Mom at SixteenJacey JeffriesLifetime movie
2005Law & Order: Special Victims UnitCarrie Lynn EldridgeEpisode: "Intoxicated"
2005Empire FallsChristina "Tick" RobyMain role
2005SummerlandFaith2 episodes
2006Read It and WeepIsabellaDisney Channel Original Movie
2006–2008SharkJulie StarkMain role
2008Eli StoneGenny ClarkeEpisode: "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
2009Grey's AnatomyKelsey SimmonsEpisode: "Holidaze"
2010MediumSummer LowryEpisode: "Psych"
2010Family GuyHillary (voice)Episode: "Brian Griffin's House of Payne"
2010Law & Order: LAChelsea SennettEpisode: "Hollywood"
2010ChaseCarina MatthewsEpisode: "Crazy Love"
2011The ShunningKatie LappHallmark Channel movie
2012InterceptKatTelevision movie
2011Memphis BeatSister KatherineEpisode: "Flesh and Blood"
2011–2013Necessary RoughnessJuliette PittmanRecurring role
2012GrimmAriel EberhartEpisode: "Plumed Serpent"
2012–2013BonesFBI Special Agent Olivia SparlingEpisodes: "The Gunk in the Garage", "The Shot in the Dark"
2012, 2014Franklin & BashBonnie AppelEpisodes: "Voir Dire", "Spirits in the Material World"
2013Mad MenDaisy McCluskeyEpisode: "For Immediate Release"
2013The GladesHolly HarperEpisode: "Happy Trails"
2013NearlywedsErinHallmark Channel movie
2014Recipe for LoveLauren HennesseyHallmark Channel movie
2014JustifiedPenny ColeRecurring role
2014–2015ArrowDr. Caitlin Snow3 episodes
2014–presentThe FlashDr. Caitlin Snow/Killer FrostMain role
2015Fight of the Living DeadDoctorEpisode: "Pilot"
2016Legends of TomorrowDr. Caitlin SnowEpisode: "Invasion!"

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResultRefs
2004Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young ActressThe GuardianWon
2005Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Leading Young ActressSearching for David's HeartWon
2006Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble CastYours, Mine and OursWon
2014London Independent Film FestivalBest Actor/ActressTime LapseWon
2015Teen Choice AwardsChoice TV Actress – Fantasy/Sci-FiThe FlashNominated

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