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BLP sources|date=January 2009Infobox musical artist | name = Danielle Brisebois| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Danielle Anne Brisebois| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1969|6|28|mf=y|birth_place = Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn , New York , United States|U.S. | death_date =| origin =| instrument = Vocals , Percussion instrument|percussion , piano , guitar | genre = Pop rock | occupation = Actress , singing|singer , songwriter , Record producer|producer | years_active = 1976–present| label = Epic Records|Epic , RCA Records|RCA , EMI | associated_acts = New Radicals | website = http://www.daniellebrisebois.com daniellebrisebois.com| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments =Danielle Anne Brisebois (born June 28, 1969) is an American actress , record producer|producer , songwriter and singing|singer . In the 1990s she recorded two solo albums, Arrive All Over You and Portable Life , and was a member of the New Radicals . She is most recognized for her role as Stephanie Mills (All in the Family)|Stephanie Mills on the sitcom s All in the Family and its Spin-off (media)|spin-off '' Archie Bunker's Place , as well as playing Molly in the original Broadway cast of Annie (musical)|Annie ''. Brisebois went on to become a successful songwriter, collaborating on such hits as Natasha Bedingfield 's " Unwritten (song)|Unwritten " and " Pocketful of Sunshine ".
Biography
Acting career
Danielle Brisebois was born in Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn , New York . She began her career early, appearing in her first movie, The Premonition ( 1976 in film|1976 ), at the age of seven. In 1977, she appeared in an episode of Kojak and began starring in the original Broadway theatre|Broadway cast of Annie (musical)|Annie as the youngest of the orphans, Molly. ( Jay-Z later sampled a clip of Brisebois from Annie for his song " Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) ").
In the late 1970s, she joined the cast of All in the Family later also starring in its spin-off '' Archie Bunker's Place in the early 1980s. She was nominated for six Young Artist Award s from 1980 to 1984, winning two; in 1981 as Best Young Actress in a TV Special for Mom, the Wolfman and Me and in 1982 as Best Young Actress in a Television Series for Archie Bunker's Place . In 1982 she was also nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, again for Archie Bunker's Place . Brisebois also appeared in several episodes of Battle of the Network Stars and Circus of the Stars '' in the early 1980s and played the daughter of William Devane 's character on Knots Landing in the series' fifth season.
In the late 1980s, she had several single-episode appearances in various TV series , including Hotel (TV series)|Hotel , Mr. Belvedere , Murder, She Wrote , Tales from the Darkside , Days of our Lives .
She ranked in the Top 50 (#50) of VH1 's 100 Greatest Kid Stars.
Brisebois was also photographed emerging from an egg by David LaChapelle and appears in his first book LaChapelle Land .
Music career
Brisebois began her career as a Musician|recording artist in the early 1990s by providing Backing vocalist|backing vocals on Intoxifornication , the 1992 album by rock singer Gregg Alexander ; this marked the beginning of a long-standing collaboration with Alexander, who co-wrote, produced and sang on her first solo album Arrive All Over You in 1994. Despite a disappointing commercial performance in U.S, the album became a minor hit in Europe, Arrive All Over You performed well critically and continues to maintain a cult following. Mackenzie Wilson of Allmusic described the album as "an earnest and impressive effort.. that went largely unnoticed during the reign of gangsta rap and grunge" and compared it favourably to Alanis Morissette 's Jagged Little Pill .cite web|title=Allmusic.com Arrive All Over You review|url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r249382|pure_url=yes Brisebois' cover of " Gimme Little Sign " was also a minor hit in Europe.
In 1998, Brisebois became a member of Alexander's New Radicals group, who scored their greatest successes with the hit single " You Get What You Give " and the million-selling album '' Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too ''. She provided distinctive female vocals to the group's sound on tracks such as " Mother We Just Can't Get Enough " and "Jehovah Made This Whole Joint For You".
Alexander quickly disbanded the group in 1999, but went on to produce and co-write Brisebois' second solo album, Portable Life , which was originally scheduled to be released on October 26, 1999. Promotional copies of the album and the single "I've Had It" were distributed, reviews appeared in the press and an "I've Had It" video was even shot, but for unknown reasons RCA Records cancelled the release at the last minute. The album was delayed until September 30, 2008, when it was released as a music download|digital download via iTunes and Amazon.com . A compilation album of Arrive All Over You -era tracks, entitled Just Missed the Train , was also released through Sony BMG on September 26, 2006.
Brisebois has written and produced numerous songs for various other artists, including Carly Smithson , Clay Aiken , Kelly Clarkson , Sophie Ellis-Bextor , Paula Abdul and Kylie Minogue . She co-wrote Natasha Bedingfield 's Top 10 hits " Unwritten (song)|Unwritten " and " Pocketful of Sunshine ", and Donna Summer 's comeback hit " Stamp Your Feet ".
In November 2008, Brisebois reunited with Alexander, former New Radicals guitarist (and current Paul McCartney guitarist) Rusty Anderson and producer Rick Nowels as The Not So Silent Majority. She sings lead vocals on their song "Obama Rock", supporting the election of Barack Obama .
In 2009, Brisebois won multiple BMI Awards both in the US and UK. " Pocketful of Sunshine " won two of the top awards; the Robert S Musel award for Song of the Year as well as the College Song of the Year, also winning a third award for Film and Television for "Unwritten". Brisebois also has two songs on Leona Lewis' new album "Echo" including "Alive" and "Let It Rain".
In 2011, Brisebois had several songs on new albums by Greyson Chance, Charice and Dia Frampton.
Brisebois co-wrote Halestorm's new single "Here's to Us" and has been in the studio with such notable artists as Nikki Yanofsky and Cady Groves.
Filmography
Year!!Title!!Role!!Other notes
1976
1978
1978
1978
1978
1980
1987
1990
1997
2006
Discography
Albums
Arrive All Over You (1994)
Just Missed the Train (2006)
Portable Life (2008)
Singles
" What If God Fell From The Sky " (1994) 188# (Australia charts)
1981 Young Artist Award - Best Young Actress in a TV Special; for Mom, the Wolfman and Me
1982 Young Artist Award - Best Young Actress in a Television Series; for ''Archie Bunker's Place
2009 BMI - The Robert S. Musel Award; for " Pocketful of Sunshine "
2009 BMI - College Song; for "Pocketful of Sunshine"
2009 BMI - Pop Award; for "Pocketful of Sunshine"
2009 BMI - Cable Award; The Hills
Nominations
1980 Young Artist Award - Best Juvenile Actress in a TV Series or Special; for All in the Family
1981 Young Artist Award - Best Young Actress in a Television Series; for ''Archie Bunker's Place
39th Golden Globe Awards|1982 Golden Globe Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV; for ''Archie Bunker's Place
1983 Young Artist Award - Best Young Actress in a Television Series; for ''Archie Bunker's Place
1984 Young Artist Award - Best Young Actress in a Television Series; for ''Archie Bunker's Place
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.daniellebrisebois.com Danielle Brisebois' official website
IMDb name|0109815
IBDB name|80064
http://www.tv.com/danielle-brisebois/person/6799/summary.html Danielle Brisebois at TV.com
http://music.aol.com/artist/main.adp? artistid=170325# "Don't Wanna Talk About Love", "What If God Fell From The Sky" and "Gimme Little Sign" music videos (via AOL Music)
New Radicals Persondata | NAME = Brisebois, Danielle | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = June 28, 1969 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn , New York , United States|U.S. | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Brisebois, Danielle Category:1969 births Category:Actors from New York City Category:American child actors Category:American film actors Category:American television actors Category:American female singers Category:American people of French-Canadian descent Category:Living people Category:People from Brooklyn Category:Songwriters from New York Category:Young Artist Award winners
