Jan 24, 2020 her book mckeller math is one of the new york times bestselling series of math books. On the show, winnie goes abroad to study art history. Mckellars winnie cooper was the perfect girlnextdoor and helped to make the show, which ran from 1988 to 1993 on abc, so popular. Mckellar, who played winnie on the 1990s television show the wonder years, is coming out with a book, math doesnt suck, to encourage girls to get into math. Danica mckellar is an american actress and author who shot to stardom at age when she landed the role of winnie cooper on the hit drama the wonder years. She graduated from ucla and wrote a book called math doesnt suck. Danica mckellars first math book flies off the shelves and helps middleschool girls become bffs with math. Danica mckellar, aka winnie cooper from tvs the wonder years, has written several mathfocused books for kids and teens. Jan 11, 2016 actress danica mckellar, the adorable winnie cooper on the 1980s90s hit television series the wonder years, is all grown up now, and married with a child. May 31, 2016 danica mckellars first math book flies off the shelves and helps middleschool girls become bffs with math. Bathtime will be squeaky clean and sneaky smart fun in this original board book that gives your toddler a head start on learning math, all as part of your daily athome routine. Whatever happened to winnie cooper from the wonder years. Aug 04, 2018 when her time as winnie cooper on the wonder years ended in 1993, mckellar, then a college freshman at ucla, took time off from acting to pursue her passion of calculations. Dec 09, 2017 winnie cooper from the wonder years was the crush of crushes.
Danica mckellar is an american actress and author who shot to stardom at age when she landed the role of winnie cooper on the hit dramathe wonder years. Mckellar has authored several mathematicsrelated books primarily targeting adolescent readers interested in succeeding at the. Wonder years star danica mckellar does the math wsj. My first kiss danica mckellar and winnie cooper both have thier first kiss on the set. Wonder years star danica mckellar is vibrant in blue as she promotes her new childrens math book by leeor samocha 21. A few guest appearances in the twilight zone 1985 was followed by her breakthrough in the wonder years 1988. Danica mckellar pic math photo shoot of danica mckellar. Math book helps girls embrace their inner mathematician wired. What percentage of her time does she spend acting, and what percentage writi. Sep 10, 2012 mckellar should know she was on the wonder years for six years. Observing the lore of the wonder years, mckellars character graduated high school in 1971. And winnie cooper was worshipped by so many kids and teens that actress danica mckellar is iconic to.
Jul 04, 2018 wonder years star danica mckellar, aka winnie cooper, just wrote another book called do not open this math book. In my mckellar math books starting with math doesn. Best known for her roles on the wonder years and the west wing, and lately for her popular movies on hallmark channel, danica mckellar is the new york. Mar 08, 2019 while she rose to fame as supercute winnie cooper on the wonder years from 1988 to 1993, she has since appeared on the west wing, how i met your mother, the big bang theory, young justice, and many other notable tv shows.
The name danica pronounced with the same inflection as monica or erica comes from a book called name your baby that my parents bought before i was born. Here is the story of danica mckellar, the math wonder. But shes also a math scholar who recently proved her. Acting has always been one of danicas passions, but math became one of her biggest loves.
The show ended in 1993, the same year mckellar graduated from high school. The name seems to be natively found in denmark and also in most slavic countries although in slavic nations, its pronounced doneetzsa and it means, morning star. She played winnie cooper in the television series the wonder years from. Presenting math lessons in the style of a teen magazine, this groundbreaking book became an instant success, making amazons top 100 books of 2007, and earning danica the title of person of the week on abc world news. Wonder years star danica mckellar talks finding love again. Danica mckellar pens femalefocused math book girls get. See more ideas about danica mckellar, mckellar, winnie cooper. Since graduating summa cum laude in mathematics from ucla, the former child actress turned mathematician has written four bestselling books about math. See more ideas about wonder years, danica mckellar, winnie cooper. Math doesnt suck was so popular mckellar wrote more novels about math, including kiss my math and hot x.
Aug 28, 2019 actress danica mckellar played winnie cooper on the wonder years. Starting with math doesnt suck, kiss my math, hot x, and girls get curves. After that show ended, she went on to graduate summa cum laude from ucla with a degree in mathematics, and even proved a new math theorem, the chayesmckellarwinn theorem. Actress danica mckellar, who played winnie cooper on the wonder years and has become a highprofile advocate for education, particularly mathematics for girls. As a child actress, danica mckellar rose to prominence for playing winnie cooper on the wonder years, the onagainoffagain girlfriend of the shows protagonist, kevin arnold, played by fred savage. Heres a math question for danica mckellar, the actress best known as winnie cooper on the hit tv show the wonder years. Danica has won the btva television voice acting award in 20 and 2014. You may remember my next guest from her acting roles on the wonder years.
Danica mckellar, aka winnie cooper from tvs the wonder years, has. Danica mckellar, the actress who played winnie cooper on the wonder years, writes a book designed to help girls love math, even if they also love shopping for handbags. The wonder years danica mckellar is a math whiz, actress and a bestselling author who says being fun and smart go hand in hand. She is best known for her role as winnie cooper in the television show the wonder years. Danica mckellars mathematical theorem many of us know danica mckellar as winnie on the wonder years, or from her recurring west wing role. Dec 08, 2019 danica is best known for her role as winnie cooper on the tv show the wonder years.
Geometry takes shape, hits the shelves this august now available. Feb, 2018 learn at home with help from the wonder yearshallmark actress, math whiz, and new york times bestselling author danica mckellar using her acclaimed mckellar math books. Best known as americas alluring dream girl from her days as winnie cooper on the wonder years 1988, danica mckellar made her breakthrough at the early age of 12. Jan 14, 2019 in this short video from novas secret life of scientists series, danica mckellar describes how math helped her discover that she is so much more than the child actress who played winnie cooper. Transcript for wonder years actress reveals shes an attachment parent burning up our heat index, the surprising revelation from danica mckellar. Nov 03, 2008 she played winnie cooper on the wonder years and now writes bestselling books for high school girls about math the latest called kiss my math. She is well known for her acting roles on the wonder years, the west wing. Danica mckellar, aka winnie cooper from tvs the wonder years, has written several math. Wonder years star danica mckellar talks finding love. She is best known for playing winnie cooper in the wonder years. Danica mckellar of the wonder years still gets approached by. If ever a television character screamed, wife material, she. Danica mae mckellar born january 3, 1975 is an american actress, mathematics writer, and education advocate. In 2007, danica released her first book, math doesnt suck ages 912.
Actress danica mckellar, who played young bookworm winnie on the wonder years, has published girls get curves. How to survive middle school math without losing your mind or breaking a nail paperback july 1, 2008. Danica mckellar promotes her new childrens math book. Dec 17, 2018 but math isnt all mckellar has been up to in the time since the wonder years went off the air. Now she is known as author of the nationally bestselling book, math doesnt suck, which encourages and empowers middleschool girls with mathematics knowhow. Math book helps girls embrace their inner mathematician. Danica mckellar on how she went from the wonder years winnie cooper to author of books encouraging girls to like math. Presenting math lessons in the style of a teen magazine. Eventually, the tv duo developed a close relationship, from friends to something more. As of now, she has won a couple of awards in her acting career. Winnie cooper from the wonder years was the crush of crushes. The wonder years and early acting career edit mckellar had a leading role in the wonder years, an american television comedydrama that ran for six seasons on abc, from 1988 to 1993. Wonder years star danica mckellar does the math best known for playing winnie cooper on the tv series, the actress is the author of a new childrens book, goodnight numbers.
Actress danica mckellar spreads her passion for math. Shes also appeared on tv shows like how i met your mother, the big bang theory, the west wing, and has. When not with cooper, kevin pined for her throughout the abc dramedy, the wonder years. She played winnie cooper in the television series the wonder years from 19881993, and since 2010 has voiced miss martian in the animated superhero series young justice in 2015, mckellar was cast in the netflix original series project mc 2. Winnie cooper in a bikini will make your teenage dreams come true.
Apr 30, 2019 wonder years star danica mckellar says she tried to break free from winnie cooper mckellar was previously married to composer mike verta from 2009 until 20. The 42yearold actress, best known for playing kevin arnolds onoff girlfriend winnie cooper on the wonder years, has been keeping busy with her favorite subject. Wonder years winnie encourages girls to take math cnn. If you hear with a little help from my friends and immediately think of the wonder years, youre probably familiar with the shows character winnie cooper. In real life, winnie is actress danica mckellar, and she is a reallife mathematician and author. In 2018, she wrote her first book, math doesnt suck, which walks. How to survive middle school math without losing your. Danica has written three new york times bestselling books, and her fourth book, girls get curves. Winnies neighbor, kevin arnold, also grew fond of cooper. Geometry takes shape, the latest in her series of math books aimed at teen girls. Danica mae mckellar born january 3, 1975 is an american actress, mathematics writer. Best known for playing winnie cooper on the tv series, the actress is the author of a new childrens book, goodnight numbers. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Wonder years winnie cooper actress, danica mckellar. Together with her younger sister, crystal mckellar, she began acting at a young age in her mothers dance studio. She played winnie cooper in the television series the wonder years from 19881993, and since 2010 has voiced miss martian in the animated superhero series young justice. Visit mckellar math to find the right book for you click on the book covers to visit their websites. Danica mckellar simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Danica mckellar biography affair, married, husband. Main characters kevin arnold fred savage the main character born on march 18, 1956, kevin grew up in the turbulent late 1960s and early 1970s. Actingwise, the former teen dream has now found a home at hallmark, acting in dozens of feelgood. The actress who played winnie cooper on the wonder years, danica mckellar, is a selfproclaimed math advocate for girls who might otherwise shy away from a subject that barbie once famously. She has also written a series of bestselling mathematics books and starred in numerous television movies. Danica mckellars first math book flies off the shelves and helps middleschool. What happened to danica mckellar from the wonder years. How to survive middleschool math without losing your mind or breaking a nail. Danica mckellar talks about her new book and hallmark movie. She played gwendolyn winnie cooper, the main love interest of kevin arnold played by fred savage on the show. Wonder years danica mckellar talks being smart, fabulous. The wonder years danica mckellar interview youtube. Fairies, butterflies, and magic help to make this mathfocused picture book from danica mckellar, the new york times bestselling author of goodnight, numbers and star of the wonder years, positively enchanting. In 2015, mckellar was cast in the netflix original series.
Right after he graduated from high school in 1974, he went off to college, got married and has a son born in 1981. If ever a television character screamed, wife material, she was it. Best known for her roles on the wonder years, the west wing, and lately for her popular movies on hallmark channel, danica mckellar is also a new york times bestselling author of math books for kids, with over a million copies sold since 2007. This is a list of characters of the television series the wonder years.
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