They say that the concept of "a woman scientist" does not exist, more precisely, the phrase itself takes place, but in life it has no use. A priori, a woman cannot be considered a scientist, because this term applies only to the strong half of humanity. However, there are hundreds of oppositions to such a bold statement. This is due to the fact that many women can compete with representatives of the male half of humanity and easily bypass those in scientific knowledge. Today we would like to talk about an actress who wrote several serious works in the field of mathematics, and was also able to attract some famous photographers with her beauty. It will be about Danika McKellar, some well-known facts from her biography and film projects in which she happened to participate.
Childhood and family
A talented young girl with excellent appearance at the peak of her popularity gave great hope that she could build an excellent career in cinema. Few people know that the only serious hobby of this girl was exact science, which Danica McKellar tried to know with rapture. She is the author of several serious books on mathematics, which did not prevent her from becoming a sought-after screenwriter. By the way, such versatility was instilled in Danika in childhood, when her parents made every effort to raise children with educated and highly intelligent people.
Danica McKellar was born in the small town of La Jolla, which is conveniently located in the US state of California. The star's date of birth is January 3, 1975. At the age of 8, the future actress, together with her family, moves to Los Angeles for permanent residence. Father and mother wanted her and her sister to receive a decent education. Both girls did not disappoint - they studied hard. As a result, her sister became a professional comedian, and Danica McKellar herself received a red diploma in mathematics.
First steps in the cinema
Danika gained fame as a teenager. In 1988, she was invited to the “Wonderful Years” project - a series that ironically and at the same time seriously tells about the life of people of that time, family values ​​and growing up of young people. For a 13-year-old girl, he became a real breakthrough in the world of show business. In addition, the sitcom won several awards at once: in 1988 - the Emmy Award for the best comedy series, and later - the Golden Globe Award for the best television series in the comedy genre and the Association of Television Critics award for outstanding achievements in the comedy genre.
In the TV series Wonderful Years, McKellar plays a teenage girl (Winnie Cooper), who, together with her childhood friends, goes to high school. The action begins in the late 60s of the XX century. There is a war in Vietnam, in the United States of America the hippie movement flourishes, teenagers are fond of the works of the banned writer Selinger, fall in love, go to dance. History covers the entire period of training of young people at school, shows their growing up against the background of events. It is logical that the authors decided to close the project after long-time friends graduate from school.
Main passion
Despite the fact that the film project “Wonderful Years” opened the way for a very young girl to television and to the world of show business, she still zealously studies mathematics. As a result, two books immediately went out from the pen of the actress, which became bestsellers: “Mathematics Doesn’t Suck” and “Kiss Me in M ​​...”.
Of the other series in which the star was later filmed, the following projects should be highlighted: “How I Met Your Mother”, “Young Justice League”, “Babylon 5”, “The Big Bang Theory”, “Love at the Christmas Table”, “Creating”, "A kiss by the fire." By the way, more recently, a movie with Danica McKellar in the title role was released. The director of the picture was Richard Gabay, and his original name is Mommy, I Didn't Do It. This is perhaps the first dramatic role of the actress, with which she coped well. It is worth noting that Danica McKellar is invited to voice the cartoon characters. So, for example, she took part in the voice acting of cartoons: "Jetsons and Wrestling: Robo-Wrestling", DC Super Hero Girls.
To summarize
An intelligent, talented, responsive woman - all this is about an actress with a higher mathematical education. Danika McKellar, the star of TV series 80-90s, whose biography was on the agenda today, was able to prove to many that a woman can achieve great heights in science. She has written scripts for films more than once and is still involved in various projects. By the way, the beauty of Danica was inspired by many photographers of our time. She was invited more than once to photo shoots, and especially successful pictures flaunted on the covers of popular American publications.