Editing Danielle Fishel (section)

=== 1991–1998: Career beginnings and debut ===
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In 1991, at the age of 10, Fishel was discovered in a community theater where she performed in two productions, ''[[The Wizard of Oz (adaptations)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' and ''[[Peter Pan]]''. She quickly moved on to do voiceovers and commercials, including several as a [[Barbie]] Girl for [[Mattel]]. Soon after, she appeared on two episodes of the hit show ''[[Full House]]'', guest starring as a character named Jennifer. She also had a small role on ''[[Harry and the Hendersons (TV series)|Harry and the Hendersons]]'', playing Jessica. Fishel's mother became her fulltime manager.

In 1993, at the age of 12, she began her role as [[Topanga Lawrence-Matthews]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series ''[[Boy Meets World]]''. Originally written as a small part, Topanga became a recurring role. After a successful first year, Fishel became a show regular. Her character was a sparky, intelligent girl who was mature beyond her years; she replaced the nerdy [[Boy Meets World#Characters|Stuart Minkus]] as the brains of the class. The show ended in 2000 after seven years.

Fishel was on the cover of ''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]'' magazine in December 1998. She won an award, the 1998 Young Star for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy TV Series. In June 1999, she was one of "The 21 Hottest Stars Under 21" in ''[[Teen People]]'' magazine. She was on the cover of ''[[GQ]]'' magazine's hottest stars to watch in the October 1997 issue. She appeared in the music video for "[[Until You Loved Me]]" by Canadian music group [[The Moffatts]].