Danielle Marie McCormack (born 18 September 1983) is an English actress and singer/songwriter and musician.
Danielle McCormack | |
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| Born | 18 September 1983 Yorkshire, England |
| Alma mater | Sylvia Young Theatre School |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
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McCormack is best known for playing Mel Barker on the TV show My Parents Are Aliens on CITV between 1999 and 2004, leaving after series 6 for a career in the music industry. She did however appear in the 2005 link episode "Thanks for All the Earthworm Custard", the last episode of series 7.
McCormack was born in Yorkshire.[1] She is also an accomplished singer/songwriter and has also written a number of tracks with Geordie Walker of Killing Joke which were released online.[citation needed]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Pure Wickedness | Ellen Meadows | |
| 1999–2004, 2005 | My Parents Are Aliens | Mel Barker | Main role (series 1–6); appeared in series 7 finale "Thanks for all the Earthworm Custard" |
| 2000 | Where the Heart Is | Rachel Bowen | Episode: "A Foreign Field" |
| 2001 | Back to the Secret Garden | Penelope | Film |
| 2001 | Casualty | Emma | Episodes: "Breaking the Spell: Parts 1 and 2" |
| 2002 | Ashes and Sand | Leanne | Film |
| 2007 | Nearly Famous | Saskia | Season 1, episode 3 |
| 2010 | Doctors | Emma Cormack | Episode: "Independence Day" |
Theatre
edit- Oliver at the London Palladium (1996)
- Beauty and the Beast (2011)
- Cinderella (2009)
- Jack (2014)
References
edit- ^ "Former child star enjoys living every girl's dream". Northcliffe Media. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2012. Indicates age 26 at that time.