Danielle Fishel

Danielle Christine Fishel (born May 5, 1981) is an American actress, author, and television personality best known for her role as Topanga Lawrence-Matthews on the 1990s TV sitcom Boy Meets World, and its 2014 successor Girl Meets World on Disney Channel. She voices Pyronica on Gravity Falls.

Early Life
Fishel was born in Mesa, Arizona, the daughter of Jennifer, a personal manager, and Rick Fishel, a medical equipment sales executive. She is of half Maltese descent. The family relocated to Yorba Linda, California when she was three weeks old. She has one younger brother, Christopher. She graduated from Calabasas High School in 1999.