Danielle Chuchran

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Danielle Chuchran
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Chuchran at the 2008 MovieGuide Faith and Values Awards Gala
Born
Danielle Ryan Chuchran

(1993-06-09) June 9, 1993 (age 31)
Other namesDanielle C. Ryan, Dani
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present

Danielle Ryan Chuchran (born June 9, 1993) [1] is an American actress. She starred in the Christmas film Christmas for a Dollar as Verma and starred in the 2007 film The Wild Stallion (formerly Last of the Mustangs).

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Career

She landed her first two auditions and filmed two movies for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [2] At the age of eight she co-starred in Little Secrets , a feature film with Vivica A. Fox, Evan Rachel Wood and Michael Angarano. Shortly thereafter she landed the role of Thing 1 in The Cat in the Hat [3] feature. In 2007 she also starred as one of the children in Saving Sarah Cain as Anna Mae Cottrell.

Additional credits include the HBO movie Shot in the Heart and episodes of several TV series, among them Crossing Jordan , Girlfriends , Days of Our Lives and The District . On stage she appeared in the production of Elvis and Juliet, written by Mary Willard and directed by Ted Lange. She also appeared on The Bold and the Beautiful as a young Stephanie Forrester in flashbacks.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2001 Little Secrets Lea
2002HandcartRescued Girl (uncredited)
2003 Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat Thing One [3] [4]
2007 Saving Sarah Cain Anna Mae Cottrell [5] [6]
2009 Minor Details Claire
2009 The Wild Stallion CJ [7]
2010Hunger Games: Katniss & Rue Katniss Everdeen Short film
2010You're So Cupid!Emma Valentine
2010NemesisDaniShort film[ citation needed ]
2011Hunger Games: The Second Quarter QuellDistrict One GirlShort film
2011Maximum Ride: Erasers and MaxMaxShort film[ citation needed ]
2011Scents and SensibilityMargaret Dashwood [8]
2011Snow BeastEmmy Harwood [9] [10]
2012Abide with MeLucyShort film
2012OsombieTomboy [11]
201212 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy RescueEmma [12]
2013Christmas for a DollarVerna Kamp
2013Dragon Lore: Curse of the ShadowNemyt
2013 Haunt Sarah Asher [13] [14]
2013Courting Miss LancasterAthena Lancaster[ citation needed ]
2013 Storm Rider Dani Fielding [15]
2014 Survivor Kate Mitra [16] [17]
2014Mochila: A Pony Express AdventureThe RiderShort film
2015Fire City: End Of DaysCornelia, The Interpreter of Signs [18] [19]
2015RiotAlena
2017626 Evolution626 [20]
201822 WillowbrookDr. BrownsteinShort film
2020Finding Love in Mountain ViewMargaret Garvey [21]
2021Mistletoe MixupHolly
2022Double ThreatNatasha
2023Night TrainHolly McCord

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2001 Shot in the Heart (uncredited)TV movie
2002 The District Sheridan HaskellEpisode: "Faith"
2004 Girlfriends LilyEpisode: "Good Catch or a Bad Hop?"
2004 Crossing Jordan AmandaEpisode: "What Happens in Vegas Dies in Boston"
2005 Little House on the Prairie Mary Ingalls TV miniseries [22] [23]
2005 Without a Trace MelissaEpisode: "The Innocents"[ citation needed ]
2006 The Bold and the Beautiful (young) Stephanie3 episodes[ citation needed ]
2009 ER SloanEpisode: "And in the End..."[ citation needed ]
2011A Christmas WishJeanie BullingtonTV movie [24]
2013 Body of Proof Rebecca BanksEpisode: "Lost Souls"[ citation needed ]
2014Nowhere SafeAshley EvansTV movie [25]
2015Love Finds You in CharmEmma MillerTV movie [26] [27] [28] [29]
2016Stalked by My MotherLucy / GinaTV movie [30]
2018Runaway RomanceAnn StanwayTV movie [31]
2018 Driven Tammy TaylorEpisode: "Part 5" (2018)
2018 Criminal Minds Portia RichardsEpisodes: "The Dance of Love" (2018), "Starter Home" (2018), "Truth Or Dare" (2018)
2019When Vows BreakLydiaTV movie
2019 Magnum P.I. Blair NewmanEpisode: "Black is the Widow" (2019) [32]
2019His Deadly AffairHeidi TurnerTV movie
2021Love, Lost & FoundClaireTV movie
2024A Greek Recipe for RomanceAbbyTV movie (Hallmark)

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