Danielle Panabaker

Danielle Nicole Panabaker (born September 19, 1987[1]) is an American actress. She began acting as a teenager and 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 won three Young Artist Awards: for guest-starring in an episode of the legal drama television series The Guardian (2004), for her lead role in the TV film Searching for David's Heart (2005) and for her ensemble performance in the family comedy film Yours, Mine & Ours (2006).
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 guest-starred as Dr. Caitlin Snow on The CW television series Arrow in April 2014. Since October 2014, she has reprised the role of Caitlin Snow as a main character in The CW spin-off series The Flash and has also appeared as a special guest star in Arrow and the other Arrowverse series, Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow.
== Early life ==
Panabaker was born in Augusta, Georgia,[2] to Donna (née Mayock) and Harold Panabaker.[3] 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.[4] 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,[4] Panabaker went to Crone Middle School and then Neuqua Valley High School,[4] participating in the speech team. She graduated from high school when she was 14 years old.[4][5][6] 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.[4] She attended Glendale Community College, studying acting. In 2005, she earned her associate degree and appeared on the national Dean's List. In 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.[6]
== Career ==
Panabaker followed her initial appearances in commercials with roles in television, including a part in 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, and 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.[4] She considers Empire Falls to be her big break, as it gave her the confidence to pursue her career.[4] 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. Brooksopposite 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 cast in 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.[7]
In 2009, Panabaker played Jenna, a main character in 2009's Friday the 13thremake along with Jared Padalecki.[8] Panabaker next starred in the films The Crazies and The Ward.[9]
In 2011, Panabaker starred as Katie Lapp, the lead character in the Hallmark Movie The Shunning, based on the novel by Beverly Lewis. She was to reprise her role in the 2013 sequel The Confession,[10] but a scheduling conflict forced her to drop out. The role was recast, going to Katie Leclerc.[11]
In 2013, she starred in another Hallmark Channel Original Movie, 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.[12]
In 2014, Panabaker starred in Bradley D. King's award-winning science-fiction film Time Lapse,[13] for which she won the award for Best Actor/Actress at the 2014 London Independent Film Festival.[14] Since October 2014, she has played Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost as a main character in the CW series The Flash.[15][16]Panabaker will make her directorial debut during the fifth season of The Flash.[17]
== Personal life ==
Panabaker volunteers for multiple organizations including the Art of Elysium, Unicef, and Young Storytellers Foundation.[18] In July 2016, Panabaker announced that she was engaged to her longtime boyfriend Hayes Robbins.[19][20] They were married on June 24, 2017.[21]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2005	Sky High 	Layla Williams 	
2005	Rule Number One 	Grace Jones 	Short film
2005	Yours, Mine & Ours 	Phoebe North 	
2007	Mr. Brooks 	Jane Brooks 	
2007	Home of the Giants 	Bridgette "Bridge" Bachman	
2009	Friday the 13th 	Jenna 	
2010	The Crazies 	Becca 	
2010	The Ward 	Sarah 	
2010	Weakness 	Danielle 	Direct-to-DVD
2012	Girls Against Boys 	Shae 	
2012	Piranha 3DD 	Maddy 	
2013	Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th	Herself 	Documentary film
2014	Time Lapse 	Callie 	Direct-to-DVD
2015	This Isn't Funny 	Stacey 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2002 	Family Affair 	Parker LeeAnn Aldays 	Episode: "Ballroom Blitz"
2003 	The Bernie Mac Show 	Chelsea 	Episode: "Raging Election"
2003 	Malcolm in the Middle 	Kathy McCulskey 	Episode: "Reese's Party"
2003 	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 	Girl 	Episode: "Play with Fire"
2003 	Sex and the Single Mom 	Sara Gradwell 	Television film
2003 	The Guardian 	Samantha Gray 	Episode: "The Father-Daughter Dance"
2004 	The Division 	Melissa Ringston 	Episode: "As I Was Going to St. Ives..."
2004 	Stuck in the Suburbs 	Brittany Aarons 	Television film
2004 	Searching for David's Heart 	Darcy Deeton 	Television film
2005 	Mom at Sixteen 	Jacey Jeffries 	Television film
2005 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Carrie Lynn Eldridge 	Episode: "Intoxicated"
2005 	Empire Falls 	Christina "Tick" Roby 	Television miniseries
2005 	Summerland 	Faith 	Episodes: "Safe House", "Careful What You Wish For"
2006 	Read It and Weep 	Isabella 	Television film
2006–2008 	Shark 	Julie Stark 	Main role
2008 	Eli Stone 	Genny Clarke 	Episode: "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
2009 	Grey's Anatomy 	Kelsey Simmons 	Episode: "Holidaze"
2010 	Medium 	Summer Lowry 	Episode: "Psych"
2010 	Family Guy 	Hillary (voice) 	Episode: "Brian Griffin's House of Payne"
2010 	Law & Order: LA 	Chelsea Sennett 	Episode: "Hollywood"
2010 	Chase 	Carina Matthews 	Episode: "Crazy Love"
2011 	The Shunning 	Katie Lapp 	Television film
2011 	Memphis Beat 	Sister Katherine 	Episode: "Flesh and Blood"
2011–2013 	Necessary Roughness 	Juliette Pittman 	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2012 	Intercept 	Kat 	Television film
2012 	Grimm 	Ariel Eberhart 	Episode: "Plumed Serpent"
2012, 2014 	Franklin & Bash 	Bonnie Appel 	Episodes: "Voir Dire", "Spirits in the Material World"
2012–2013 	Bones 	FBI Special Agent Olivia Sparling	Episodes: "The Gunk in the Garage", "The Shot in the Dark"
2013 	Nearlyweds 	Erin 	Television film
2013 	Mad Men 	Daisy McCluskey 	Episode: "For Immediate Release"
2013 	The Glades 	Holly Harper 	Episode: "Happy Trails"
2014 	Justified 	Penny Cole 	Recurring role; 6 episodes
2014 	Recipe for Love 	Lauren Hennessey 	Television film
2014–2017 	Arrow 	Dr. Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost 	4 episodes
2014–present	The Flash 	Dr. Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost 	Main role
2016–2017 	Legends of Tomorrow 	Dr. Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost 	2 episodes
2017 	Supergirl 	Dr. Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost 	Episode: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1"
2018 	Christmas Joy 	Joy Holbrook 	Television film
== Awards and nominations ==
Year	Award 	Category 	Nominated work 	Result 	Ref.
2004	Young Artist Awards 	Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress 	The Guardian 	Won 	
2005	Young Artist Awards 	Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Leading Young Actress	Searching for David's Heart	Won 	
2006	Young Artist Awards 	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast 	Yours, Mine and Ours 	Won 	
2014	London Independent Film Festival	Best Actor/Actress 	Time Lapse 	Won 	[22]
2015	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV Actress – Fantasy/Sci-Fi 	The Flash 	Nominated	
2016	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice TV Actress – Fantasy/Sci-Fi 	The Flash 	Nominated	
2017	Teen Choice Awards 	Choice Action TV Actress 	The Flash 	 	
Category:American film actresses