Danielle Panabaker
Biography
Danielle Nicole Panabaker is an American actress born on September 19, 1987, in Augusta, Georgia. Beginning her professional acting career as a teenager, she has established a body of work spanning television and film. Throughout her career, she has been recognized for her performances with three Young Artist Awards. Beyond her acting credits, she is noted for her work in the horror genre, earning a reputation as a scream queen. With 57 known credits to her name, Panabaker has maintained a consistent presence in the entertainment industry since her early roles in the mid-2000s.
Career overview
Panabaker first gained prominence through a series of roles in Disney productions, including the films Stuck in the Suburbs in 2004, Sky High in 2005, and Read It and Weep in 2006. During this period, she also appeared in the HBO miniseries Empire Falls in 2005. Her early work was critically recognized with Young Artist Awards for her guest appearance on the legal drama The Guardian in 2004, her lead performance in the television film Searching for David's Heart in 2005, and her contribution to the ensemble cast of the family comedy Yours, Mine & Ours in 2005.
Following her initial success, Panabaker transitioned into more prominent television roles, most notably as a cast member on the CBS legal drama series Shark, which aired from 2006 to 2008. This role helped bring her to wider public attention. Over the course of her career, she has built a diverse filmography that includes both television series and feature films, solidifying her status as a recognizable figure in American television.
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- Second Guessing Fate (2025) as Gemma
- My Ira (2019) as Ira
- Freedom Fighters: The Ray (2018) as Caitlin Snow (voice)
- Christmas Joy (2018) as Joy
- The Flash: Stretched Scene (2017) as Dr. Caitlin Snow
- DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016) as Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost
- DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016) as Caitlin Snow
- Supergirl (2015) as Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost
- The Fastest Man Alive (2015) as Self
- This Isn't Funny (2015) as Stacey
- The Flash (2014) as Dr. Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost
- The Flash (2014) as Dr. Caitlin Snow / Frost
- The Flash (2014) as Dr. Caitlin Snow
- The Flash (2014) as Khione
- The Flash (2014) Director
- Time Lapse (2014) as Callie
- Recipe for Love (2014) as Lauren Hennessey
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2013) as Self
- @midnight with Chris Hardwick (2013) as Self
- Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013) as Self
- Nearlyweds (2013) as Erin
- Arrow (2012) as Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost
- Piranha 3DD (2012) as Maddy
- Girls Against Boys (2012) as Shae
- Grimm (2011) as Ariel Eberhart
- Franklin & Bash (2011) as Bonnie Appel
- Necessary Roughness (2011) as Juliette Pittman
- The Shunning (2011) as Katie Lapp
- Intercept (2011) as Kat
- Justified (2010) as Penny Cole
- Law & Order: LA (2010) as Chelsea Sennett
- Chase (2010) as Carina Matthews
- Memphis Beat (2010) as Sister Katherine
- The Crazies (2010) as Becca
- The Ward (2010) as Sarah
- Weakness (2010) as Danielle
- Friday the 13th (2009) as Jenna
- Eli Stone (2008) as Genny Clarke
- Mad Men (2007) as Daisy McCluskey
- Mr. Brooks (2007) as Jane Brooks
- Home of the Giants (2007) as Bridgette 'Bridge' Bachman
- Shark (2006) as Julie Stark
- Read It and Weep (2006) as Is
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Kelsey Simmons
- Bones (2005) as Olivia Sparling
- Medium (2005) as Summer Lowry
- Sky High (2005) as Layla Williams
- Empire Falls (2005) as Christina "Tick" Roby
- Yours, Mine & Ours (2005) as Phoebe North
- Mom at Sixteen (2005) as Jacey Jeffries
- Summerland (2004) as Faith
- Stuck in the Suburbs (2004) as Brittany Aarons
- Searching for David's Heart (2004) as Darcy Deeton
- Sex & the Single Mom (2003) as Sarah Gradwell
- The Guardian (2001) as Samantha Gray
- The Division (2001) as Melissa Ringston
- The Bernie Mac Show (2001) as Chelsea
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Girl
- Malcolm in the Middle (2000) as Kathy McCulskey
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Carrie Lynn Eldridge
- Family Guy (1999) as Hillary (voice)