Danica McKellar

Danica McKellar is an American actress and inspirational mathematics author, best known for her portrayal of Winnie Cooper in the popular television series The Wonder Years, and for her starring role in Netflix series Project Mc2. In her teens, McKellar landed a prominent role in ABC’s comedy-drama series The Wonder Years, for which she was nominated for two Young Artist Awards. Her role in the Wonder Years led to several other castings in television, including the Moment of Truth, Cradle of Conspiracy, Justice for Annie, Crown for Christmas, My Christmas Dream and Campfire Kiss.

In 2001 McKellar wrote, produced and directed the award-winning short film, Speechless. She then went on to feature in a variety of popular television series, including The West Wing, The Big Bang Theory, NYPD Blue, NCIS and How I Met Your Mother. In 2006, McKellar starred in the television movie and web-based series Inspector Mom, before the Sci-Fi Channel later chose her for leading roles in television films Heatstroke and Alfred Hitchcock remake, The Wrong Man.

In addition to her acting work, McKellar has used her expertise in mathematics to author six inspirational non-fiction books aimed at young girls: Math Doesn’t Suck, Kiss My Math, Hot X: Algebra Exposed and Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape, Goodnight, Numbers, and Do Not Open This Math Book. In 2015, she was cast by Netflix, in the popular teen series Project Mc2. A talented voice actress, McKellar currently voices the character of Judy Jetson in The Jetsons.