Danielle Brisebois
Birthday: Born in 1969-06-28 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Deathday: Alive
Danielle Anne Brisebois (born June 28, 1969) is an American producer, singer-songwriter and former actress. She is most recognized for her role as Stephanie Mills on the sitcoms All in the Family and its spin-off Archie Bunker's Place (for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award), as well as playing Molly in the original Broadway production of the musicalAnnie. In the 1990s she recorded two solo albums, Arrive All Over You andPortable Life, and was a member of the New Radicals and contributed to writing the songs for the album Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too. She has written or co-written a number of songs, including Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten", and "Pocketful of Sunshine". In January 2015, Brisebois and writing partner Gregg Alexander were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song Lost Stars from the film Begin Again.
TV Credits
Murder, She Wrote
Character: Kim Bechet
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases....
All in the Family
Character: Stephanie Mills
Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day....
Hotel
Character:
Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on Arthur Hailey's 1965 novel of the same name, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling and set in the elegant and fictitious St. Gregory Hotel in San Francisco. Establishing shots of the hotel were filmed in front of The Fairmont San Francisco atop the Nob Hill neighborhood. Episodes followed the activities of passing guests, as well as the personal ...
Knots Landing
Character: Mary-Frances Sumner
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community....
Kojak
Character: Jamie Magid
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City....
Archie Bunker's Place
Character: Stephanie Mills
Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the Family. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough audience to last for four seasons, until its cancellation in 1983. In its first season, the show performed so well that it knocked Mork & Mindy out of its new Sunday night time slot....
Tales from the Darkside
Character: Amanda Polo
Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes....
Battle of the Network Stars
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Battle of the Network Stars was a series of competitions where television stars from ABC, CBS, and NBC would compete in various sporting events. A total of nineteen of these competitions were held, all of which were aired by ABC. In 2013, the show appeared in TV Guide's list of the 60 greatest game shows ever....
Top of the Pops
Character: Self
The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show....
Stars in the House
Character: Self
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley have created Stars in the House, a daily live streamed series to support The Actors Fund and its services....
The Mike Douglas Show
Character: Self
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia....
Movie Credits
The Yattering And Jack
Character: Amanda Polo
A three-foot tall demon is sent to corrupt a virtuous, happy go-lucky salesman named Jack Polo during Christmas, but if he touches him then he falls under the man's control....
The Stableboy's Christmas
Character: Tammy
Ten-year old Tammy refuses to wrap a Christmas present intended for her cousin, hoping to keep the doll for herself. Later, through a dream, she travels back to Bethlehem to witness a little stableboy's act of unselfish love when he gives the Christ child his pet lamb. Tammy then realizes how sharing presents with others is a way of sharing God's love at Christmastime....
Begin Again
Character: Singer
Gretta, a budding songwriter, finds herself alone after her boyfriend Dave ditches her. Her life gains purpose when Dan, a record label executive, notices her talent....
King of the Gypsies
Character: Young Tita
Zharko, leader of the Romanis in NYC, passes his position of leadership on to his unwilling grandson, Dave, leading to infighting between Dave and his father....
As Good as It Gets
Character: Singer
Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. After Simon is brutally attacked and hospitalized, Melvin finds his life turned upside down when he has to look after Simon's dog. In addition, Carol, the only waitress at the local diner who will tolerate him, leaves work to care for her chronically ill son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast....
The Premonition
Character: Janie
When a deranged woman and her carny boyfriend plot to abduct her biological daughter from the girl's foster parents, the foster mother is plagued by premonitions and psychic visions....
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
Character: Self
Danny Kaye stars in the Disneyland 25th Anniversary television special with special guest star Michael Jackson, The Osmond’s, Adam Rich, and others....
Kill Crazy
Character: Libby
Five Vietnam vets, on release from a mental hospital, think they're headed for a weekend camping trip. Instead they become target practice for an army of killers playing violent war games. It's a massacre until one of the vets becomes a machine of revenge....
Big Bad Mama II
Character: Billie Jean McClatchie
Wilma McClatchie and her daughters return to a life of crime and vow vengeance against the evil land baron who foreclosed on their home....
Slow Dancing In The Big City
Character: Ribi Ciamo
An aging out of shape reporter falls for a pretty but seriously ill ballerina....
Mom, the Wolfman and Me
Character: Jenny Bergman
Concerned that her feminist mom Deborah is going to stay single, Jenny Bergman plays matchmaker. She arranges a date between mom and unemployed Theo Marker, Irish Wolfhound owner, doing everything to get keep them together....
Night of 100 Stars
Character: Self
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the Actors' Fund) was billed as "The Night of 100 Stars" but, actually, around 230 stars took part. And most of the audience of 5,800 had no idea in advance that they were paying to see a TV taping, complete with long waits for set and cost...
Life After Tomorrow
Character: Self
Women who have played orphans in "Annie" are brought together in this documentary....