18 Facts About Danielle Brisebois

Danielle Brisebois was born on June 28,1969 and is an American producer, singer, songwriter and former child actress.

Danielle Brisebois is best known for her role as Stephanie Mills on the Norman Lear-produced sitcoms All in the Family and its spin-off Archie Bunker's Place, as well as playing Molly in the original Broadway production of the musical Annie.

Danielle Brisebois was one of the two permanent members of the short-lived rock band New Radicals, along with her longtime songwriting partner Gregg Alexander, and served as the group's keyboardist, percussionist and backing vocalist.

Danielle Brisebois has recorded two solo albums, Arrive All Over You and Portable Life, both of which were produced by Alexander.

Danielle Brisebois has written or co-written a number of songs, including Natasha Bedingfield's hit singles "Unwritten", and "Pocketful of Sunshine".

Danielle Brisebois began her career as a child actress appearing in her first movie, The Premonition, at the age of seven.

Danielle Brisebois was nominated for five Youth in Film Awards from 1980 to 1984, winning two; in 1981 as Best Young Actress in a TV Special for Mom, the Wolfman and Me, and in 1982 as Best Young Actress in a Television Series for Archie Bunker's Place.

Danielle Brisebois appeared in several episodes of Battle of the Network Stars and Circus of the Stars in the early 1980s, and played the daughter of William Devane's character on Knots Landing in the series' fifth season.

Danielle Brisebois began her career as a recording artist in the early 1990s by providing backing vocals on Intoxifornication, the 1992 album by rock singer Gregg Alexander; this marked the beginning of a long-standing collaboration with Alexander, who co-wrote, produced and sang on her first solo album Arrive All Over You in 1994.

Danielle Brisebois's cover of "Gimme Little Sign" was a minor hit in Europe.

In 1998, Danielle Brisebois became a member of Alexander's New Radicals group, who scored their greatest successes with the hit single "You Get What You Give", and the million-selling album Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too.

Danielle Brisebois provided distinctive female vocals to the group's sound on tracks such as "Mother We Just Can't Get Enough" and "Jehovah Made This Whole Joint For You".

Danielle Brisebois has written and produced numerous songs for various other artists, including Carly Smithson, Clay Aiken, Kelly Clarkson, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Paula Abdul, and Kylie Minogue.

Danielle Brisebois sang lead vocals on their song "Obama Rock", supporting the election of Barack Obama.

Later that year, Danielle won big at the BMI Awards, both in the US and UK, with "Pocketful of Sunshine", including two of the top awards, the Robert S Musel award for Song of the Year, and the College Song of the Year, as well as a third award for Film and Television for "Unwritten".

In 2012, Danielle Brisebois co-wrote the Halestorm song "Here's to Us", which was featured in a season three episode of Glee.

Danielle Brisebois co-wrote songs for the feature film Begin Again, including "Lost Stars", which was nominated for Best Original Song at the 2015 Academy Awards.

Danielle Brisebois enjoys a secluded life with her family and avoids the media spotlight.