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Danielle Campbell
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Campbell at PaleyFest in 2014 for The Originals
Born (1995-01-30) January 30, 1995 (age 29)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2006–present
Notable work
The Originals
Tell Me a Story

Danielle Marie Campbell (born January 30, 1995) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Jessica Olson in the 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie Starstruck, Simone Daniels in the 2011 Disney film Prom, Davina Claire in the 2013 CW television drama series The Originals and Kayla Powell and Olivia Moon in the 2018 CBS All Access television psychological thriller series Tell Me a Story.

Early life

Campbell is from Hinsdale, Illinois. Her parents are Georganne and John Campbell, and she has a younger brother. She was discovered in a hair salon in Chicago at age ten.

Career

Campbell's first acting role was as a guest star in five episodes of Prison Break. She also appeared in a nationwide commercial for Build-A-Bear Workshop and played the character of Darla in the 2008 movie The Poker House. In 2010, she appeared in the Disney Channel television series Zeke and Luther as Dani, before starring in the television movie Starstruck with Sterling Knight the same year. Upon Starstruck's release, she signed a development deal with Disney. She starred in the movie Prom, released on April 29, 2011, co-starring with Nicholas Braun, Nolan Sotillo, and Aimee Teegarden.

In 2013, she was cast in a starring role on the television series The Originals as a powerful sixteen-year-old witch named Davina. In late 2013, producers of the 2015 film 16 South announced that Campbell would star in the film alongside Luke Benward. In April 2015, Campbell shot the movie Race To Redemption in which she starred alongside Aiden Flowers and Luke Perry; the movie was released in 2016. Campbell was also cast as Ellie Reed in the 2016 television series SINs, and Maddy in the 2017 Fine Brothers production F the Prom. In March 2018, she appeared in the music video for "Better With You" by Jesse McCartney.

In 2018, Campbell had a recurring role in the second season of the Freeform television series Famous in Love. In June 2018 she was cast in a starring role in the CBS All Access television drama series Tell Me a Story. In 2021, Campbell starred in the Broadway production of Alice Childress's Trouble in Mind.

Personal life

Campbell lives in Los Angeles, California. She announced her engagement to her The Originals co-star Colin Woodell on August 15, 2023.

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Poker House Darla
2011 Prom Simone Daniels
2012 Madea's Witness Protection Cindy Needleman
2016 Race to Redemption Hannah Rhodes
2017 F the Prom Maddy Datner Direct-to-video film
2018 Ghost Light Juliet
2018 Shrimp Jess' date Short film
2019 Being Frank Allison
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2006–2007 Prison Break Gracey Hollander 4 episodes
2010 Zeke and Luther Dani Episode: "Double Crush"
2010 Starstruck Jessica Olson Disney Channel Original Movie
2012 Drop Dead Diva Carla Middlen Episode: "Family Matters"
2013–2018 The Originals Davina Claire Main role (seasons 1–3); special guest star (seasons 4–5)
2017 Hell's Kitchen Herself Episode: "Aerial Maneuvers"
2017–2018 Runaways Eiffel Recurring role; 6 episodes
2018 Famous in Love Harper Tate Recurring role; 9 episodes
2018 All American Hadley Episode: "Pilot"
2018–2020 Tell Me a Story Kayla Powell / Olivia Moon Main role
Music videos
Year Title Artist Role
2018 "Better With You" Jesse McCartney Love interest

See also

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