# Hallie Eisenberg

Hallie Kate Eisenberg (born August 2, 1992) is an American former child actress, best known for being "The Pepsi Girl" in a series of Pepsi commercials, as Marie Alweather in Paulie, and her role as Erika "Erk" Tansy in How to Eat Fried Worms.

## Early life

Eisenberg was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the daughter of Amy and Barry Eisenberg, who ran a hospital and later became a college professor. She has two siblings: actor Jesse Eisenberg, the Academy Award-nominated star of The Social Network, and Kerry. Hallie was named after the character Hallie O'Fallon in the film All I Want for Christmas, portrayed by Thora Birch. She was brought up in a secular Jewish family.
Raised in East Brunswick, New Jersey, Eisenberg attended East Brunswick High School. Eisenberg attended American University, in Washington, D.C.

## Career

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, she was "The Pepsi Girl" in a series of Pepsi commercials. She made her film debut in the children's film Paulie, playing the young owner of the title parrot. After appearing in a few made-for-television films, she had supporting parts in 1999's The Insider and Bicentennial Man.
In 2000, Eisenberg co-starred with Minnie Driver in the feature film Beautiful, which received generally negative reviews. She also starred as Helen Keller in a television remake of The Miracle Worker.
In 2004, she played opposite Jeff Daniels and Patricia Heaton in the television remake of The Goodbye Girl. In 2006, Eisenberg appeared in How to Eat Fried Worms, the New Line Cinema adaptation of Thomas Rockwell's book of the same name. In 2007, she co-starred in the independent feature film P.J. alongside John Heard, Vincent Pastore and Robert Picardo.
Eisenberg made her Broadway debut in Roundabout Theatre's production of Clare Boothe Luce's play The Women. In 2010, she halted her film career to attend college. Though she has not been active in the entertainment industry since, she was credited as an assistant to the producers of the 2019 film The Art of Self-Defense, which starred her brother Jesse.
She reportedly received a degree in International Studies from the American University School of Public Affairs in Washington, D.C., in 2014.

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Paulie | Marie Alweather | Film |
| 1998 | Nicholas' Gift | Eleanor | Television film |
| 1999 | Blue Moon | Josie Medieros | Television film |
| 1999 | Swing Vote | Jenny Kirkland | Television film |
| 1999 | A Little Inside | Abby Mills | |
| 1999 | The Insider | Barbara Wigand | Film |
| 1999 | Bicentennial Man | Young "Little Miss" Amanda Martin | Film |
| 2000 | Get Real | Alexa | Television series – Episode: "Waiting" |
| 2000 | Beautiful | Vanessa | Film |
| 2000 | The Miracle Worker | Helen Keller | Television film |
| 2002 | Stage on Screen: The Women | Little Mary | Television film |
| 2003 | Presidio Med | Grace Rothman | Television series – Episode: "With Grace" |
| 2004 | The Goodbye Girl | Lucy McFadden | Television film |
| 2005 | Jesus, Mary and Joey | Melissa | |
| 2006 | How to Eat Fried Worms | Erika "Erk" Tansy | Film |
| 2008 | P.J. | Pauline | |
| 2008 | Wild Child | Ruthie | Film |
| 2010 | Holy Rollers | Ruth Gold | Film |