Danielle Brisebois
| Danielle Brisebois | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Danielle Anne Brisebois |
| Born |
June 28, 1969 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, percussion, piano, guitar |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | Epic, RCA, EMI |
| Associated acts |
New Radicals Gregg Alexander Rick Nowels Natasha Bedingfield Adam Levine |
Danielle Anne Brisebois (born June 28, 1969) is an American producer, singer-songwriter and former child 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 musical Annie.
In the 1990s she recorded two solo albums, Arrive All Over You and Portable 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.
Brisebois was born on June 28, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Mary and Frank Brisebois, a computer instructor. She is of French-Canadian and Italian descent. She began her career as a child actress appearing in her first movie, The Premonition (1976), at the age of seven. In 1977, she appeared in an episode of Kojak and began starring in the original Broadway cast of Annie as the youngest of the orphans, Molly. (Jay-Z later sampled a clip of Brisebois from Annie for his song "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)".) In the late 1970s, she joined the cast of All in the Family later also starring in its spin-off Archie Bunker's Place in the early 1980s. She was nominated for six Young Artist 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. In 1982 she was also nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, again for Archie Bunker's Place.
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