Danielle Panabaker

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**Danielle Nicole Panabaker** (born September 19, 1987) 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), 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* (2005).

She came to wider attention as a cast member in the CBS legal drama series *Shark* (2006–2008) 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* (2011–2013), the crime series *Bones* (2012–2013) and the crime drama *Justified* (2014), Panabaker guest-starred as Caitlin Snow on The CW television series *Arrow* in April 2014. The character was spun off into the main cast of *The Flash* which premiered that October. In the series' second season, Panabaker began playing the character's alter ego Killer Frost in different capacities in conjunction with her role as Snow. The role has led to subsequent guest appearances on *Arrow* and other Arrowverse series *Supergirl* and *Legends of Tomorrow*.

## Early life

Panabaker was born in Augusta, Georgia, to Donna (née Mayock) and Harold Panabaker. Her younger sister, Kay Panabaker, 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. 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, Panabaker went to Crone Middle School and then Neuqua Valley High School, participating in the speech team. She graduated from high school when she was 14 years old. Panabaker also took ballet and pointe classes up until she was fifteen. 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. 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.

## Career

 File:DaniellePanabakerTIFFSept2010.jpg  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*. She considers *Empire Falls* to be her big break, as it gave her the confidence to pursue her career. 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". 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). She also had a supporting role in the film *Mr. Brooks*. 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.

From 2006 to 2008, Panabaker starred in the CBS television drama *Shark*, playing Julie Stark, the daughter of the lead character. In 2009, Panabaker played Jenna, a main character in the *Friday the 13th* remake. Panabaker next starred in the films *The Crazies* and *The Ward*.

In 2011, Panabaker starred as Katie Lapp, the lead character in the Hallmark Channel movie *The Shunning*, based on the novel by Beverly Lewis. She was to reprise her role in the 2013 sequel *The Confession*, but a scheduling conflict forced her to drop out, and the role was recast. In 2013, she starred in another Hallmark Channel 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. In 2014, Panabaker starred in Bradley D. King's award-winning science-fiction film *Time Lapse*, for which she won the award for Best Actor/Actress at the 2014 London Independent Film Festival.

In April 2014, she guest starred as Caitlin Snow in a second-season episode of the CW series *Arrow*; since October 2014, she has starred as the same character in the spinoff series *The Flash*. Panabaker made her directorial debut with the eighteenth episode of the series' fifth season, entitled "Godspeed".

## Charity work

Panabaker volunteers for multiple organizations including the Art of Elysium, Unicef, and Young Storytellers Foundation. In May and June 2019, Panabaker, DC Comics co-publisher Jim Lee, writer Tom King, and fellow CW series actresses Nafessa Williams and Candice Patton toured five U.S. military bases in Kuwait with the United Service Organizations (USO), where they visited the approximately 12,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in that country as part of DC's 80th anniversary of Batman celebration.

## Personal life

In July 2016, Panabaker announced that she was engaged to her longtime boyfriend Hayes Robbins. They were married on June 24, 2017. In November 2019, it was announced that they were expecting their first child, who was born in 2020.

## References

1. ↑ "Danielle Panabaker". *TV Guide*. https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/danielle-panabaker/bio/191286/.
2. ↑ "Danielle Panabaker @ Filmbug". February 21, 2010. http://www.filmbug.com/db/345195.
3. ↑ "Danielle Panabaker – Biography". *TV Guide*. https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/danielle-panabaker/bio/191286.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "Danielle Panabaker Super Star". *Chicago Sun-Times*. November 14, 2014. http://splash.suntimes.com/2014/11/14/danielle-panabaker-super-star/.
5. ↑ "Official Site of Danielle Panabaker". http://www.daniellepanabaker.com/biography.htm.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Exclusive: Danielle Panabaker on Piranha 3DD, Stolen T-Shirts". June 2, 2012. http://www.shockya.com/news/2012/06/02/exclusive-danielle-panabaker-on-piranha-3dd-stolen-t-shirts/.
7. ↑ https://twitter.com/dpanabaker/status/925437636809867264
8. ↑ Adalian, Josef (March 28, 2006). "CW’s Brady laffer a go", *Variety*.
9. ↑ "JAMES WOODS, JERI RYAN, SAM PAGE, SOPHINA BROWN, ALEXIS CRUZ, SARAH CARTER AND DANIELLE PANABAKER STAR IN "SHARK," A NEW DRAMA ABOUT AN ACE DEFENSE ATTORNEY WHO BRINGS HIS SUPREME SELF-CONFIDENCE AND CUTTHROAT TACTICS TO THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, PREMIERING THURSDAY, SEPT. 21 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK". August 24, 2006. https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-sports/releases/view?id=13686.
10. ↑ "'Shark' Co-Star Floats to 'Friday the 13th'", *The Hollywood Reporter* (April 16, 2008).
11. ↑ "Danielle Panabaker Talks The Crazies and John Carpenter's The Ward". *Dread Central*. February 19, 2010. https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/15882/danielle-panabaker-talks-the-crazies-and-john-carpenter-s-the-ward/.
12. ↑ C.J. Darlington. "Michael Landon Jr. Interview", *Title Trakk*.
13. ↑ "For all of you who are disappointed that...", Beverly Lewis' The Shunning Movie (February 14, 2012).
14. ↑ "Cedering Fox knows the power of speaking the written word", *Los Angeles Times* (May 4, 2013).
15. ↑ Scott Hallam (October 28, 2014). "Berkshire County Takes Top Honors at Shriekfest 2014". *Dread Central*. https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/75965/berkshire-county-takes-top-honors-shriekfest-2014/.
16. ↑ David Ollerton (April 21, 2014). "London Independent Film Festival 2014 – Winners Announced". The London Film Review. http://www.thelondonfilmreview.com/articles/indiewatch/london-independent-film-festival-winners-announced/.
17. ↑ "'The Flash's Danielle Panabaker Says Goodbye to 'Arrow'". March 10, 2019. https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/03/10/arrow-season-8-ending-arrowverse-the-flash-danielle-panabaker/.
18. ↑ Andreeva, Natalie. "'Rick Cosnett & Danielle Panabaker To Co-Star In CW Pilot 'The Flash'". *Deadline Hollywood*. https://deadline.com/2014/01/flash-casting-rick-cosnett-danielle-panabaker-cw/.
19. ↑ Abrams, Natalie. "Arrow Scoop: Which Flash Characters Are Heading to Starling City?". *TV Guide*. https://www.tvguide.com/News/Arrow-Flash-Panabaker-Valdes-1079429.aspx.
20. ↑ Aguilla, Leanne (July 16, 2018). "'The Flash' Star Danielle Panabaker to Make Her Directorial Debut in Season 5! (Exclusive)". *Entertainment Tonight*. https://www.etonline.com/the-flash-star-danielle-panabaker-to-make-her-directorial-debut-in-season-5-exclusive-105876.
21. ↑ Bonner, Mehera. "'The Flash' Star Danielle Panabaker on Being a Woman in the Superhero Genre". Hearst Digital Media. http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/news/a18842/danielle-panabaker-interview/.
22. ↑ Arrant, Chris (June 2, 2019). "Jim Lee, Tom King, DC-CW Stars Make Surprise USO Trip To Kuwait". *Newsarama*. https://www.newsarama.com/45412-jim-lee-tom-king-dc-cw-stars-make-surprise-uso-trip-to-kuwait.html.
23. ↑ Mizoguchi, Karen; Jordan, Julie. "Danielle Panabaker Is Engaged! Actress and Boyfriend Hayes Robbins Set to Marry". *People*. http://www.people.com/article/danielle-panabaker-hayes-robbins-engaged.
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25. ↑ Pasquini, Maria (November 9, 2019). "The Flash's Danielle Panabaker Is Expecting First Child with Husband Hayes Robbins". *People*. https://people.com/parents/danielle-panabaker-expecting-first-child/.
26. ↑ "Danielle Panabaker’s Instagram photo: “This was good but holding you in my arms is an indescribable feeling. Happy to announce that our baby was born and we are safe, happy, and…”" (in en). https://www.instagram.com/p/B-fElaND7sh/.
27. ↑ Falkner, Scott (December 22, 2014). "Lennon or McCartney? New Documentary Asks 550 Celebrities Their Preference — See Their Answers".
28. ↑ "25th Annual Young Artist Awards". *YoungArtistAwards.org*. http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms25.htm.
29. ↑ "26th Annual Young Artist Awards". *YoungArtistAwards.org*. http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms26.htm.
30. ↑ "27th Annual Young Artist Awards". *YoungArtistAwards.org*. http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms27.htm.
31. ↑ Cuoco, Cristina. "London Independent Film Festival 2014". Moviez. http://moviezmagazine.com/2014/04/london-independent-film-festival-2014/.
32. ↑ "2015 Teen Choice Award Winners – Full List". *Variety*. Penske Media Corporation. August 16, 2015. https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/teen-choice-awards-winners-2015-full-list-1201571268/.
33. ↑ Crist, Allison; Nordyke, Kimberly (July 31, 2016). "Teen Choice Awards: Complete Winners List". *The Hollywood Reporter*. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/teen-choice-awards-2016-winners-916007.
34. ↑ Ceron, Ella (June 19, 2017). "Teen Choice Awards 2017: See the First Wave of Nominations". *Teen Vogue*. http://www.teenvogue.com/story/teen-choice-awards-2017-nominees.
35. ↑ Douglas, Esme. "Teen Choice Awards 2018: See the full list of winners". https://ew.com/awards/2018/08/12/teen-choice-awards-winners-list/.
36. ↑ Todisco, Eric (August 11, 2019). "Teen Choice Awards 2019: See the Complete List of Winners". *People*. https://people.com/tv/teen-choice-awards-2019-winners-list/.

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