Danielle Fishel

Danielle Christine Fishel ( ; born May 5, 1981) is an American actress and director. She began her career in theater, appearing in community productions of ''The Wizard of Oz'' and ''Peter Pan''. She made her debut as an actress shortly after, making guest appearances in shows such as ''Full House'' and ''Harry and the Hendersons''. In 1993, Fishel was cast as Topanga Lawrence on the teen sitcom ''Boy Meets World'', which ran on ABC from 1993 to 2000, and reprised the role for its successor ''Girl Meets World'' on Disney Channel, which aired from 2014 to 2017.

During ''Girl Meets World'', Fishel also began to transition to directing, and she has gone on to direct episodes for other series, including ''Raven's Home'', ''Coop & Cami Ask the World'', ''Sydney to the Max'', ''Just Roll with It'', ''The Villains of Valley View'', ''Pretty Freekin Scary'', and ''Lopez vs Lopez''.

Fishel was the host of Style Network's ''The Dish,'' and appears in ''National Lampoon's Dorm Daze,'' as well as its sequel. She was a spokeswoman for Nutrisystem, and is also a resident reporter on ''PopSugar'', and on their spin-off YouTube channel, PopSugar Girls Guide. Provided by Wikipedia