Danielle Marie Campbell (born January 30, 1995) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Jessica Olson in the 2010

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'' Starstruck'', Simone Daniels in the 2011 Disney film ''

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'', Davina Claire in the 2013 CW television drama series '' The Originals'' and Kayla Powell and Olivia Moon in the 2018

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television

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series '' Tell Me a Story''.

Early life

Campbell is from Hinsdale,

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. Her parents are Georganne and John Campbell, and she has a younger brother. She was discovered in a hair salon in

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at age ten.

Career

Campbell's first acting role was as a guest star in five episodes of ''

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.'' She also appeared in a nationwide commercial for

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and played the character of Darla in the 2008 movie ''

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''. In 2010, she appeared in the Disney Channel television series ''

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'' as Dani, before starring in the television movie '' Starstruck'' with

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the same year. Upon ''Starstrucks release, she signed a development deal with Disney. She starred in the movie ''

'', released on April 29, 2011, co-starring with

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, Nolan Sotillo, and

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. In 2013, she was cast in a starring role on the television series '' The Originals'' as a powerful sixteen-year-old witch named Davina. In late 2013, producers of the 2015 film ''16 South'' announced that Campbell would star in the film alongside

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. In April 2015, Campbell shot the movie ''Race To Redemption'' in which she starred alongside Aiden Flowers and Luke Perry; the movie was released in 2016. Campbell was also cast as Ellie Reed in the 2016 television series ''SINs'', and Maddy in the 2017

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production ''F the Prom''. In March 2018, she appeared in the music video for "Better With You" by

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. In 2018, Campbell had a recurring role in the second season of the Freeform television series ''

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''. In June 2018 she was cast in a starring role in the

television drama series '' Tell Me a Story''. In 2021, Campbell starred in the Broadway production of

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's ''Trouble in Mind''.

Personal life

Campbell lives in

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Filmography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Danielle 1995 births Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Chicago American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses People from Hinsdale, Illinois