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Danielle Brisebois

Danielle Brisebois

Born: 1969-06-28 • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography
Begin Again poster
Begin Again
2014 • Singer
Life After Tomorrow poster
Life After Tomorrow
2006 • Self
As Good as It Gets poster
As Good as It Gets
1997 • Singer
Kill Crazy poster
Kill Crazy
1990 • Libby
The Yattering And Jack poster
The Yattering And Jack
1987 • Amanda Polo
Big Bad Mama II poster
Big Bad Mama II
1987 • Billie Jean McClatchie
Night of 100 Stars poster
Night of 100 Stars
1982 • Self
Mom, the Wolfman and Me poster
Mom, the Wolfman and Me
1980 • Jenny Bergman
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary poster
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
1980 • Self
King of the Gypsies poster
King of the Gypsies
1978 • Young Tita
The Stableboy's Christmas poster
The Stableboy's Christmas
1978 • Tammy
Slow Dancing In The Big City poster
Slow Dancing In The Big City
1978 • Ribi Ciamo
The Premonition poster
The Premonition
1976 • Janie