“Most of the time I liked school and got good grades. In junior high, though, I hit a stumbling block with math - I used to come home and cry because of how frustrated I was! But after a few good teachers and a lot of perseverance, I ended up loving math and even choosing it as a major when I got to college.”

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.