Danielle Nicole Panabaker (born September 19, 1987 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American actress. Originally a child actress, primarily featuring in television and Disney movies, she eventually transitioned into more "adult' acting roles.
She currently stars as Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost across The CW's Arrowverse, first guest starring in Arrow before transferring to The Flash, where she is part of the main cast. The role has led to subsequent guest appearances on Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow. She also directed some episodes of The Flash.
Fellow actor Kay Panabaker, with whom she costarred in Read It and Weep, is her younger sister.
Selected filmography:
- Family Affair (2002) as Parker LeeAnn Aldays
- The Bernie Mac Show (2003) as Chelsea
- Malcolm in the Middle (2003) as Kathy McCulskey
- CSI (2003) as Girl
- The Guardian (2003) as Samantha Gray
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005) as Carrie Lynn Eldridge
- Sky High (2005) as Layla Williams
- Read It and Weep (2006) as Isabella "Is"
- Shark (2006 — 2008) as Julie Stark
- Mr. Brooks (2007) as Jane Brooks
- Eli Stone (2008) as Genny Clarke
- Friday the 13th (2009) as Jenna Montgomery
- Grey's Anatomy (2009) as Kelsey Simmons
- Medium (2010) as Summer Lowry
- The Crazies (2010) as Becca
- Family Guy (2010) as Hillary (voice)
- The Ward (2010) as Sarah
- Law & Order: LA (2010) as Chelsea Sennett
- Memphis Beat (2011) as Sister Katherine
- Necessary Roughness (2011, 2013) as Juliette Pittman
- Grimm (2012) as Ariel Eberhart
- Piranha 3DD (2012) as Maddy
- Franklin & Bash (2012, 2014) as Bonnie Appel
- Bones (2012-2013) as Olivia Sparling
- Mad Men (2013) as Daisy McCluskey
- The Glades (2013) as Holly Harper
- Justified (2014) as Penny Cole
- Arrowverse (2014 — present) as Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost:
- Arrow (2014)
- The Flash (2014 — 2023)
- Flash vs. Arrow (2014)
- Heroes Join Forces (2015)
- Invasion! (2016)
- Crisis on Earth-X (2017)
- Freedom Fighters: The Ray (2017, voice)
- Elseworlds (2018)
- Crisis on Infinite Earths (2019 — 2020)
- Time Lapse (2014) as Callie
She provides examples of:
- Action Girl: If she's not getting killed (see below), odds are good she's kicking all the ass.
- Chronically Killed Actor: She's been killed several times on-screen.
- Horror: For a while, she was known for starring in these films.
