Hallie Todd
Encyclopedia
Hallie Todd is an American
actress, producer and writer, known for her roles as Penny Waters on Brothers
and as Jo McGuire on Lizzie Mcguire
.
, the daughter of producer George Eckstein
and actress Ann Morgan Guilbert
. Her sister, Nora Eckstein, is an acting teacher. Todd is married to Glenn Withrow
; they have a daughter, Ivy Withrow.
. She played Penny Waters, the daughter of fictional former football player Joe Waters on the Showtime comedy series Brothers
which is Todd's longest lasting role. Her roles, after that program was canceled, included Lal, Data
’s “daughter,” on the Star Trek: The Next Generation
episode "The Offspring
;" Blanche's niece, Lucy, on the The Golden Girls
episode "Nice and Easy;" the mother in the Disney Channel original movie The Ultimate Christmas Present
; Hilda's and Zelda’s cousin Marigold, Amanda's mother, on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
; and—Lizzie's mother, Jo McGuire, on Lizzie McGuire
.
Todd subsequently appeared frequently on VH1, providing comedic commentary. She also starred in numerous Murder, She Wrote
episodes. As of October 2010, Todd was slated to appear in a starring role in the film The Mooring
, which she co-wrote with her husband and daughter. The film was expected to be released in late 2010.
Todd was the co-founder of the film production company In House Media and the Hallie Todd Studios acting conservatory, the latter of which was devoted to training young actors.
For more information, check out this interview:
http://www.positive-entertainment.com/interviews/hallietoddinterview.htm
United States
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actress, producer and writer, known for her roles as Penny Waters on Brothers
Brothers (TV series)
Brothers is an American television sitcom that originally aired on the cable network Showtime from July 13, 1984 to July 25, 1989, totaling 115 episodes. It was produced by Gary Nardino Productions, in association with two separate divisions of Paramount; first by the Paramount Video division and...
and as Jo McGuire on Lizzie Mcguire
Lizzie McGuire
Lizzie McGuire is an American teen sitcom which premiered on the Disney Channel on January 12, 2001 and ended February 14, 2004. A total of 65 episodes were produced and aired. Its target demographic was preteens and adolescents...
.
Personal life
Hallie Todd was born as Hallie Eckstein in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, the daughter of producer George Eckstein
George Eckstein
George Eckstein was an American writer and television producer whose career spanned three decades, from the early 1960s through the late 1980s. Eckstein was a producer of many popular television programs such as The Invaders and The Name of the Game, in addition to penning the scripts of many...
and actress Ann Morgan Guilbert
Ann Morgan Guilbert
Ann Morgan Guilbert , sometimes credited as Ann Guilbert, is an American actress, who played the neighbor Millie Helper in 61 episodes of the early 1960s’ sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show, and later Yetta Rosenberg, Fran Fine’s doddering grandmother, in 56 episodes of the 1990s’ sitcom The Nanny...
. Her sister, Nora Eckstein, is an acting teacher. Todd is married to Glenn Withrow
Glenn Withrow
Glenn Withrow is an American actor, director, producer and writer.-Personal life:Withrow was born in Highland Heights, Kentucky in 1953. He is married to actress Hallie Todd...
; they have a daughter, Ivy Withrow.
Career
Todd played a homeless character, “The Kid,” on a Christmas episode of the sitcom, Growing PainsGrowing Pains
Growing Pains is an American television sitcom about an affluent family, residing in Huntington, New York, with a working mother and a stay-at-home psychiatrist father raising three children together, which aired on ABC from September 24, 1985 to April 25, 1992.-Synopsis:The show's premise is based...
. She played Penny Waters, the daughter of fictional former football player Joe Waters on the Showtime comedy series Brothers
Brothers (TV series)
Brothers is an American television sitcom that originally aired on the cable network Showtime from July 13, 1984 to July 25, 1989, totaling 115 episodes. It was produced by Gary Nardino Productions, in association with two separate divisions of Paramount; first by the Paramount Video division and...
which is Todd's longest lasting role. Her roles, after that program was canceled, included Lal, Data
Data (Star Trek)
Lieutenant Commander Data is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe portrayed by actor Brent Spiner. He appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the feature films Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek...
’s “daughter,” on the Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
episode "The Offspring
The Offspring (TNG episode)
"The Offspring" is a third-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Plot:Data invites Troi, Wesley, and Geordi to his lab and surprises them by introducing a featureless humanoid android based on his own structural design and recent Federation cybernetics technology, describing it as his...
;" Blanche's niece, Lucy, on the The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris, which originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a home in Miami, Florida...
episode "Nice and Easy;" the mother in the Disney Channel original movie The Ultimate Christmas Present
The Ultimate Christmas Present
The Ultimate Christmas Present is a 2000 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Brenda Song and Hallee Hirsh.-Plot:Two teen girls, Samantha Elizabeth "Sam" Kwan and Allison Rachel "Allie" Thompson find a weather machine at a shack in the woods. After learning of its controls, they use it to...
; Hilda's and Zelda’s cousin Marigold, Amanda's mother, on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch is an American sitcom based on the Archie comic book series of the same name.The show stars Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina Spellman, a teenager with magical powers, who lives with her aunts Hilda and Zelda , and their magical talking cat Salem...
; and—Lizzie's mother, Jo McGuire, on Lizzie McGuire
Lizzie McGuire
Lizzie McGuire is an American teen sitcom which premiered on the Disney Channel on January 12, 2001 and ended February 14, 2004. A total of 65 episodes were produced and aired. Its target demographic was preteens and adolescents...
.
Todd subsequently appeared frequently on VH1, providing comedic commentary. She also starred in numerous Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
episodes. As of October 2010, Todd was slated to appear in a starring role in the film The Mooring
The Mooring
The Mooring is an upcoming film starring Hallie Todd, Thomas Wilson Brown, and ten young actors from across the United States. The film is a suspense thriller scheduled for a 2012 release, and was directed by veteran actor Glenn Withrow. The film was shot on location in St...
, which she co-wrote with her husband and daughter. The film was expected to be released in late 2010.
Todd was the co-founder of the film production company In House Media and the Hallie Todd Studios acting conservatory, the latter of which was devoted to training young actors.
For more information, check out this interview:
http://www.positive-entertainment.com/interviews/hallietoddinterview.htm
Films
- The MooringThe MooringThe Mooring is an upcoming film starring Hallie Todd, Thomas Wilson Brown, and ten young actors from across the United States. The film is a suspense thriller scheduled for a 2012 release, and was directed by veteran actor Glenn Withrow. The film was shot on location in St...
(2011) - The Lizzie McGuire MovieThe Lizzie McGuire MovieThe Lizzie McGuire Movie is a 2003 Walt Disney Pictures comedy film based on the Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire which was released on May 2, 2003, by Walt Disney Pictures, it was the first Disney Channel series to have a movie for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Jim Fall with...
(2003) - The Ultimate Christmas PresentThe Ultimate Christmas PresentThe Ultimate Christmas Present is a 2000 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Brenda Song and Hallee Hirsh.-Plot:Two teen girls, Samantha Elizabeth "Sam" Kwan and Allison Rachel "Allie" Thompson find a weather machine at a shack in the woods. After learning of its controls, they use it to...
(2000) (TV) - The Check Is in the Mail... (1986)
- Sam's SonSam's SonSam's Son is a film written and directed by Michael Landon and released theatrically in the fall of 1984...
(1984) - Who Will Love My Children?Who Will Love My Children?Who Will Love My Children? is a 1983 made for television biographical film based on the life of Lucile Fray. Lucile Fray was diagnosed with cancer in 1952 and wanted to find suitable homes for her ten children, since she felt her husband could not properly care for them. Prior to her death, she...
(1983) (TV) - Fast Times at Ridgemont HighFast Times at Ridgemont HighFast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written by Cameron Crowe and adapted from his 1981 book of the same name...
(1982)
Television
- Brandy & Mr. Whiskers (1 episode, 2005)
- Lizzie McGuireLizzie McGuireLizzie McGuire is an American teen sitcom which premiered on the Disney Channel on January 12, 2001 and ended February 14, 2004. A total of 65 episodes were produced and aired. Its target demographic was preteens and adolescents...
(65 episodes, 2001–2004) - Malcolm in the MiddleMalcolm in the MiddleMalcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
(1 episode, 2004) - Kim PossibleKim PossibleKim Possible is an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the...
(1 episode, 2003) - Sabrina, the Teenage WitchSabrina, the Teenage WitchSabrina the Teenage Witch is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a teenage fictional character named Sabrina Spellman. The character was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo. The comic's characters have also appeared in various other media...
(1 episode, 1999) - Two of a Kind (1 episode, 1998)
- Life with RogerLife with RogerLife with Roger is an American sitcom that aired on the WB as part of its 1996-97 schedule.-Synopsis:Life with Roger starred Mike O'Malley as Roger Hoyt, a formerly suicidal homeless young man dissuaded from jumping off of a bridge by Jason Fuller , a man whose car had coincidentally broken down on...
(20 episodes, 1996–1997) - Diagnosis: MurderDiagnosis: MurderDiagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...
(1 episode, 1996) - Murder OneMurder One (TV series)Murder One is an American legal drama series that first aired on the ABC network in the United States in 1995. The series was created by Steven Bochco, Charles H. Eglee, and Channing Gibson.-Premise:...
(1 episode, 1996) - Brooklyn BridgeBrooklyn Bridge (TV series)Brooklyn Bridge is an American television program which aired on CBS between 1991 and 1993. It is about a Jewish American family living in Brooklyn in the middle 1950s...
(1 episode, 1992) - Laurie HillLaurie HillLaurie Hill was a short-lived sitcom that ran on ABC in 1992. It starred DeLane Matthews as Laurie, a pediatrician who tried balancing her roles as a doctor and a mother to her son Leo. Her husband Jeff was a writer who worked out of their home....
(1 episode, 1992) - Murder, She WroteMurder, She WroteMurder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
(7 episodes, 1989–1991) - Going Places (19 episodes, 1990–1991)
- Star Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
(1 episode, 1990) - HeartBeatHeartBeat (U.S. TV series)HeartBeat is an American television series in the medical drama genre. The series followed the staff of Women's Medical Arts, a medical center founded by three women who are frustrated with how women's health concerns are addressed in the male-dominated medical field. The fictional WMA was based on...
(1 episode, 1988) - Growing PainsGrowing PainsGrowing Pains is an American television sitcom about an affluent family, residing in Huntington, New York, with a working mother and a stay-at-home psychiatrist father raising three children together, which aired on ABC from September 24, 1985 to April 25, 1992.-Synopsis:The show's premise is based...
(1 episode, 1986) - The Golden GirlsThe Golden GirlsThe Golden Girls is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris, which originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a home in Miami, Florida...
(1 episode, 1986) - Highway to HeavenHighway to HeavenHighway to Heaven is an American television drama series which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1989.- Season 1 :- Season 2 :- Season 3 :- Season 4 :- Season 5 :...
(1 episode, 1985) - BrothersBrothers (TV series)Brothers is an American television sitcom that originally aired on the cable network Showtime from July 13, 1984 to July 25, 1989, totaling 115 episodes. It was produced by Gary Nardino Productions, in association with two separate divisions of Paramount; first by the Paramount Video division and...
(115 episodes, 1984-1989) - ABC Afterschool SpecialABC Afterschool SpecialThe ABC Afterschool Special is an American television anthology series that aired on ABC from 1972 to 1996, usually in the late afternoon on week days. Most of the episodes were dramatic presentations of situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were...
(1 episode, 1983) - FamilyFamily (TV series)Family is an American television drama series that aired on ABC from 1976 to 1980. Creative control of the show was split between executive producers Leonard Goldberg, Aaron Spelling and Mike Nichols...
(1 episode, 1980)