Danica mckellar, the actress who played winnie cooper on the wonder years, writes a book designed to help girls love math, even if they also love shopping. About danica best known for her roles on the wonder years, the west wing, and lately for her popular movies on hallmark channel, danica mckellar is also a new york times bestselling author of math books for kids, with over a million copies sold since 2007. Eventually, the tv duo developed a close relationship, from friends to something more. First big acting role was winnie in the wonder years. Remembering that again during the time she first started to think about her identity what she liked, and if people liked her she used the examples and context of her own experiences to connect with the girls she writes for. Jul 10, 2020 danica mckellar, who played the adorable winnie cooper on televisions the wonder years 19881993, is now all grown up and married with a child of her own, draco. Sep 03, 2012 actress danica mckellar, who played young bookworm winnie on the wonder years, has published girls get curves. Mckellars winnie cooper was the perfect girlnextdoor and helped to make the show, which ran from 1988 to 1993 on abc, so popular. All of her books so far have been nonfiction and encourage middleand high school girls to succeed in mathematics. Wonder years star danica mckellar files for divorce. Danica mae mckellar born january 3, 1975 is an american actress, mathematics writer, and education advocate. Mckellar has written math books for kids of all ages, including math doesnt suck, the times machine, kiss my math, and girls get curves.
Danica mckellar reunites with a wonder years costar in a. Danica receives emails every day from readers raving about their new success in math, mostly from girls ages 9 15. Choose from contactless same day delivery, drive up. Best known for her roles on the wonder years and the west wing, and lately for her popular movies on hallmark channel, danica mckellar is the new york. Best known for her roles on the wonder years and the west wing, danica mckellar is also a threetime new york times bestselling author, internationallyrecognized mathematician and advocate for math education and now a new mommy. Jun 07, 2012 millions of mens hearts were broken when danica mckellar who played the adorable bigeyed brunette girlnextdoor, winnie cooper, on the 80s sitcom the wonder years got married. Wonder years star danica mckellar talks finding love. Her next books, kiss my math prealgebra, for ages 11 and hot x. The wonder years star danica mckellar dishes on the perks. Geometry takes shape, the latest in her series of math books aimed at teen girls. Plus, having written professionally about math for years, ive become something of an expert on educational books. Danica mckellar pic math photo shoot of danica mckellar. She played winnie cooper in the television show the wonder years, and later wrote four nonfiction books.
Her first book, math doesnt suck, is for kids between 9 and 11 years old. Jul 21, 2020 star of the wonder years is making math fun for kids. This relationship between her and kevin developed over many years and she certainly stole the hearts of other boys who grew up watching this show as well. How to survive middleschool math without losing your mind or. Mar 14, 2021 her first book, math doesnt suck, is for kids between 9 and 11 years old.
Wonder years winnie cooper actress, danica mckellar. A summa cum laude graduate of ucla with a degree in mathematics, danica has been honored in britains esteemed journal of physics and the new york. Some movies she has appeared in are inspector mom, path of destruction, and 21 and a wakeup. Math 8 fun math teaching math teaching ideas math literature math books algebra problems danica mckellar homeschool math about danica mckellars books about danica mckellars books. Danica mckellars first math book flies off the shelves and helps middleschool girls become bffs with math. Author of her recent new york times bestselling books, math doesnt suck and kiss my math. Soychemist writes hollywood is not known for providing a wealth of positive female role models. Math doesnt suck was so popular mckellar wrote more novels about math, including kiss my math and hot x. Danica mckellar, american actress, mathematician, and author who first garnered attention for her role as winnie cooper on the tv series the wonder years. Winnie from the wonder years is simply gorgeous now. Learn at home with help from the wonder yearshallmark actress, math whiz, and new york times bestselling author danica mckellar using her acclaimed mckellar math books. How to survive middle school math, girls get curves. This is what winnie from the wonder years is up to now.
Apr 30, 2019 wonder years star danica mckellar says she tried to break free from winnie cooper mckellar was previously married to composer mike verta from 2009 until 20. Wonder years actress danica mckellar files for divorce. Math book helps girls embrace their inner mathematician. Actress and author danica mckellar appeared on the childrens stage at the 2018 library of congress national book festival in washington, d. Danica mckellar pens femalefocused math book girls get. Wonder years star danica mckellar talks finding love again. Math doesnt suck was so popular mckellar wrote more novels about math, including kiss my math and. Aug 14, 2012 danica mckellar on how she went from the wonder years winnie cooper to author of books encouraging girls into math. Geometry takes shape, books aimed at middle school and high school readers, she wrote her first childrens picture book, goodnight. Dec 17, 2018 the first step towards reclaiming her own identity postwinnie was getting her degree in mathematics from ucla. Algebra exposed ages 15 and up followed suit on the new york times bestseller list, and now she is proud to have over 500,000 copies in print being used by students, parents, and teachers alike. How to survive middle school math without losing your mind or breaking a nail 8601420056718.
Reviewed in the united kingdom on november 4, 2018. How did hallmark channels danica mckellar become such a math. Danica mckellar, the actress that played winnie cooper on the wonder years and elsie snuffin on the west wing, has written a math book for teenage girls. Wonder years star danica mckellar does the math wsj. Jun 18, 2020 i think winnie cooper might be writing math books. It has been 23 years since this show told the story of a young boy, in retrospect, by his older self who was writing about it. Kevin runs into trouble when he thinks his math tea.
Best known as americas alluring dream girl from her days as winnie cooper on the wonder years 1988, danica mckellar made her breakthrough at the early age of 12. She is best known for her role as winnie cooper in the television show the wonder years. The 37year old, known for playing the lovable girlnextdoor winnie cooper in the popular late 80s dramedy the wonder years, told cnn that shes divorcing her husband after three years of marriage. Her three bestselling books, math doesnt suck, kiss my math, and her latest, hot x. One of her favorite storylines from the wonder years found winnie scoring higher in her math sats than kevin, which was a big deal considering the show was set in the 60s. Jan 03, 1975 danica mckellar is an american actress and author who shot to stardom at age when she landed the role of winnie cooper on the hit drama the wonder years. One of my favorite storylines was that winnie cooper scored higher on her math. When not with cooper, kevin pined for her throughout the abc dramedy, the wonder years. In her spare time she likes to go skiing, swimming and surfing. Danica mckellar, aka winnie cooper from tvs the wonder years, has written. The actress is an advocate for empowering children through math especially young girls. On the show, winnie goes abroad to study art history. Has starred in many tv shows as an adult, such as the west wing and how i met your mother.
Winnie s neighbor, kevin arnold, also grew fond of cooper. Actress danica mckellar, best known for playing winnie cooper in hit series the wonder years. Geometry takes shape, which encourage middleschool and highschool girls to have confidence and succeed in mathematics. The inspiration behind it came from a journal she used to keep right. The wonder yearsseason 3 episode 2math class endingoriginal air date. Winnie cooper was ahead of her time, mckellar noted. That labor day weekend, she drew a lot of applause from the parents and over 30 attendees in the crowd when her role of winnie from the wonder years was mentioned. My first kiss danica mckellar and winnie cooper both have thier first kiss on the set.
Danica mckellar is a new york times bestselling author of groundbreaking math books, including math doesnt suck. Learn at home with help from the wonder years hallmark actress, math whiz, and new york times bestselling author danica mckellar using her acclaimed mckellar math books. As she told the ucla alumni association, her favorite place to study was in the math buildings graduate lounge. Wonder years star danica mckellar does the math best known for playing winnie cooper on the tv series, the actress is the author of a new childrens book, goodnight numbers. Nov 03, 2008 she played winnie cooper on the wonder years and now writes bestselling books for high school girls about math the latest called kiss my math. Learn at home with help from the wonder yearshallmark actress, math whiz. A new york times bestselling bedtime story with a math twist from danica mckellar wellknown for her roles on the wonder years and the west wing, and acclaimed author of multiple popular math bookswhich sneaks in secret counting concepts on each page to help make your child smarter. What happened to danica mckellar from the wonder years.
Now she has a theorem named after herself and has written a slew of bestselling. Shapes mckellar math by danica board book at target. Jan 11, 2016 actress danica mckellar, the adorable winnie cooper on the 1980s90s hit television series the wonder years, is all grown up now, and married with a child. How to survive middleschool math without losing your mind or breaking a nail. What happened to danica mckellar, winnie cooper from the.
In real life, winnie is actressdanica mckellar, and she is a reallife mathematician and author. Starting with math doesnt suck, kiss my math, hot x, and girls get curves. Math book helps girls embrace their inner mathematician danica mckellar, the actress who played winnie cooper on the wonder years, writes a book designed to help girls love math, even if they also. See more ideas about danica mckellar, mckellar, wonder years. Burning up our heat index, the surprising revelation from danica mckellar. The inspiration behind it came from a journal she used to keep right around that age. She graduated from ucla and wrote a book called math doesnt suck. After that show ended, she went on to graduate summa cum laude from ucla with a degree in mathematics, and even proved a new math theorem, the chayesmckellarwinn theorem. Wonder years actress writes math book hollywood reporter. Mckellar, who played winnie on the 1990s television show the wonder years, is coming out with a book, math doesnt suck, to encourage girls to get into math. In an effort to show middle schoolaged girls to embrace a love of math, danica mckellar. The wonder years and early acting career edit mckellar had a leading role in the wonder years, an american television comedydrama that ran for six seasons on abc, from 1988 to 1993.
Growing up on the set of the television series the wonder years. Danica mckellar says this wonder years episode hinted at. Danica mckellar on how she went from the wonder years winnie cooper to author of books encouraging girls into math. Actress, author, producer and speaker danica mckellar was first introduced to us as winnie cooper on the iconic television classic the wonder years and since then has built a longstanding career in entertainment and beyond. The wonder years, season 3 episode 2, math class ending. Jul 06, 2018 danica mckellars career as an author of math books would make her wonder years character, winnie cooper, proud.
Aug 16, 2010 wonder years actress danica mckellar is on a mission to inspire young girls. Danica mckellar, winnie on the wonder years, is a best selling author of mathematics books for middle school and high school girls. Author and wonder years star danica mckellar interview the. Math book helps girls embrace their inner mathematician wired. Needless to say, many of his memories were about winnie. The wonder years star danica mckellar dishes on the. Winnie cooper, the wonder years and math is cool smartick.
Geometry takes shape, books aimed at middle school and high school. Mar, 2021 after the wonder years wrapped up, danica mckellar attended ucla, and graduated in 1998 with a degree in mathematics. Learn at home with help from the wonder yearshallmark actress, math whiz, and new york times bestselling author danica mckellar using her acclaimed. See what your favorite stars from the beloved comingofage series which premiered on jan. Mckellar has since written several math books many of them aimed at girls and young. Girls rock at math, says wonder years star danica mckellar. Star of the wonder years is making math fun for kids. Now she is known as author of the nationally bestselling book, math doesnt suck, which encourages and empowers middleschool girls with mathematics knowhow. Danicas career journey has taken her from winnie to math whiz. Aug 04, 2018 when her time as winnie cooper on the wonder years ended in 1993, mckellar, then a college freshman at ucla, took time off from acting to pursue her passion of calculations. She played gwendolyn winnie cooper, the main love interest of kevin arnold played by fred savage on the show.
After the series ended, mckellar took a break from acting to attend college. She played winnie cooper in the television series the wonder years from 19881993, and since 2010 has voiced miss martian in the animated superhero series young justice. A new york times bestselling bedtime story with a math twist from danica mckellar wellknown for her roles on the wonder years and the west wing, and. After that show ended, she went on to graduate summa cum laude from ucla with a degree in mathematics, and even proved a. Observing the lore of the wonder years, mckellars character graduated high school in 1971. Whatever happened to winnie cooper from the wonder years. Since those days on the hit show, mckellar went on to complete a mathematics degree at. Smith, the founder of iowa citizens for science and a professor of epidemiology at the university of iowa. Dec 10, 2019 winnie s neighbor, kevin arnold, also grew fond of cooper.
Remembering what those years were like is one of the major reasons mckellar decided to take it upon herself to write these books. A summa cum laude graduate of ucla with a degree in mathematics, danica has been honored in britains esteemed journal of physics and the new york times for her work, most notably for her role as coauthor of a groundbreaking mathematical physics theorem which. As a child actress, danica mckellar rose to prominence for playing winnie cooper on the wonder years, the onagainoffagain girlfriend of the shows protagonist, kevin arnold, played by fred savage. Best known for her roles on the wonder years, the west wing, and lately for her popular movies on hallmark channel, danica mckellar is also a new york times bestselling author of math books for kids, with over a million copies sold since 2007. Jun 07, 2012 wonder years actress danica mckellar files for divorce actress danica mckellar and her husband mike verta are going their separate ways.
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