“I took a break from acting for four years to get a degree in mathematics at UCLA, and during that time I had the rare opportunity to actually do research as an undergraduate. And myself and two other people co-authored a new theorem: Percolation and Gibbs States Multiplicity for Ferromagnetic Ashkin-Teller Models on Two Dimensions, or Z2.”

American actress, mathematics writer, and education advocate, born 1975

Danica McKellar is an American actress, mathematics writer, and education advocate, born in 1975. She is best known for playing Winnie Cooper on the television series The Wonder Years. McKellar has also appeared in numerous Hallmark Channel television films and has worked in voice acting. Her animated roles include Frieda Goren in Static Shock, Miss Martian in Young Justice, and Killer Frost in DC Super Hero Girls. In 2015, she joined the main cast of the Netflix original series Project Mc2.