Hallie Eisenberg | |
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Born | Hallie Kate Eisenberg August 2, 1992 |
Alma mater | American University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1998–2011; 2019 |
Relatives | Jesse Eisenberg (brother) |
Hallie Kate Eisenberg (born August 2, 1992) is an American former child actress, best known for being "The Pepsi Girl" in a series of Pepsi commercials, as Marie Alweather in Paulie , and her role as Erika "Erk" Tansy in How to Eat Fried Worms .
Eisenberg was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the daughter of Amy and Barry Eisenberg, who ran a hospital and later became a college professor. [1] [2] [3] [4] She has two siblings: actor Jesse Eisenberg, the Academy Award-nominated star of The Social Network , and Kerri. [5] Hallie was named after the character Hallie O'Fallon in the film All I Want for Christmas , portrayed by Thora Birch. [6] She was brought up in a secular Jewish family. [7] [8] [9]
Raised in East Brunswick, New Jersey, Eisenberg attended East Brunswick High School. [10] Eisenberg attended American University, in Washington, D.C. [11]
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, she was "The Pepsi Girl" in a series of Pepsi commercials. [12] She made her film debut in the children's film Paulie , playing the young owner of the title parrot. After appearing in a few made-for-television films, she had supporting parts in 1999's The Insider and Bicentennial Man .
In 2000, Eisenberg co-starred with Minnie Driver in the feature film Beautiful , which received generally negative reviews. She also starred as Helen Keller in a television remake of The Miracle Worker .
In 2004, she played opposite Jeff Daniels and Patricia Heaton in the television remake of The Goodbye Girl . In 2006, Eisenberg appeared in How to Eat Fried Worms , the New Line Cinema adaptation of Thomas Rockwell's book of the same name. In 2007, she co-starred in the independent feature film P.J. [13] alongside John Heard, Vincent Pastore and Robert Picardo.
Eisenberg made her Broadway debut in Roundabout Theatre's production of Clare Boothe Luce's play The Women . [6] In 2010, she halted her film career to attend college. [14] Though she has not been active in the entertainment industry since, she was credited as an assistant to the producers of the 2019 film The Art of Self-Defense , which starred her brother Jesse.
She reportedly received a degree in International Studies from the American University School of Public Affairs in Washington, D.C., in 2014. [15]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Paulie | Marie Alweather | Film |
1998 | Nicholas' Gift | Eleanor | Television film |
1999 | Blue Moon | Josie Medieros | Television film |
1999 | Swing Vote | Jenny Kirkland | Television film |
1999 | A Little Inside | Abby Mills | |
1999 | The Insider | Barbara Wigand | Film |
1999 | Bicentennial Man | Young "Little Miss" Amanda Martin | Film |
2000 | Get Real | Alexa | Television series – Episode: "Waiting" |
2000 | Beautiful | Vanessa | Film |
2000 | The Miracle Worker | Helen Keller | Television film |
2002 | Stage on Screen: The Women | Little Mary | Television film |
2003 | Presidio Med | Grace Rothman | Television series – Episode: "With Grace" |
2004 | The Goodbye Girl | Lucy McFadden | Television film |
2005 | Jesus, Mary and Joey | Melissa | |
2006 | How to Eat Fried Worms | Erika "Erk" Tansy | Film |
2008 | P.J. | Pauline | |
2008 | Wild Child | Ruthie | Film |
2010 | Holy Rollers | Ruth Gold | Film |