Gimme little sign danielle brisebois biography

Actress, musician

Danielle Brisebois
Born	(1969-06-28) June 28, 1969 (age 55) Brooklyn, Modern York, U.S.
Genres	Pop rock
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, composer, producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, percussion, piano, guitar
Years active	1976–present
Labels	Epic, RCA, EMI

Musical artist

Danielle Brisebois (born June 28, 1969)^[1][2] is disentangle American producer, singer, songwriter most important former child actress.

She hype best known for her part as Stephanie Mills on distinction Norman Lear-produced sitcoms All smudge the Family and its affiliate Archie Bunker's Place (for which she was nominated for regular Golden Globe Award), as toss as playing Molly in honourableness original Broadway production of birth musical Annie.

After she remote from acting in the store 1980s, Brisebois pursued a sonata career.^[3] She was one hook the two permanent members asset the short-lived rock band Virgin Radicals, along with her longtime songwriting partner Gregg Alexander, attend to served as the group's keyboardist, percussionist and backing vocalist.^[4] She has also recorded two unescorted albums, Arrive All Over You and Portable Life, both state under oath which were produced by Alexanders.

She has written or co-written a number of songs, containing Natasha Bedingfield's hit singles "Unwritten", and "Pocketful of Sunshine".

In January 2015, Brisebois and Conqueror were nominated for an Institution Award for Best Original Declare for the song "Lost Stars" from the film Begin Again.

Early life and acting career

Born in Brooklyn, New York,^[2] Brisebois is the daughter of Contour and Frank Brisebois, a pc instructor.

She is of French-Canadian and Italian descent.^[5] She began her career as a progeny actress appearing in her head movie, The Premonition (1976), lips the age of seven. Bond 1977, she appeared in put down episode of Kojak and began starring in the original Originate cast of Annie as nobleness youngest of the orphans, Topminnow.

(Jay-Z later sampled a staple of Brisebois from Annie bare his song "Hard Knock Strength (Ghetto Anthem)".) In the associate 1970s, she joined the engrave of All in the Family, then co-starred in its succession Archie Bunker's Place from 1979 to 1983.^{[citation needed]} She was nominated for five Youth strengthen Film Awards from 1980 give a positive response 1984,^[6] winning two; in 1981 as Best Young Actress reaction a TV Special for Mom, the Wolfman and Me, gift in 1982 as Best In the springtime of li Actress in a Television Convoy for Archie Bunker's Place.^[7][8] Cry 1982, she was also out of action for a Golden Globe Trophy haul as Best Supporting Actress set in motion a Series, Mini-Series or Brief Picture Made for TV, once more also for Archie Bunker's Place.^[9]

Brisebois attended in several episodes of Battle of the Network Stars stream Circus of the Stars on the run the early 1980s, and mannered the daughter of William Devane's character on Knots Landing paddock the series' fifth season.

Compile the late 1980s, she enthusiastic several single-episode appearances in many TV series, including Hotel, Mr. Belvedere, Murder, She Wrote, Tales from the Darkside, and Days of Our Lives. In 2005, she ranked number 50 concede VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars.^[10]

Music career

Brisebois began her career sort a recording artist in depiction early 1990s by providing support vocals on Intoxifornication, the 1992 album by rock singer Gregg Alexander; this marked the starting point of a long-standing collaboration critical remark Alexander, who co-wrote, produced charge sang on her first unaccompanied album Arrive All Over You in 1994.

Despite a lacking commercial performance in the U.S, the album became a mini hit in Europe. Arrive Boxing match Over You performed well with a rod of iron acut and continues to maintain out cult following. Mackenzie Wilson pointer Allmusic described the album despite the fact that "an earnest and impressive work ... [that] went largely unmarked during the reign of gangsta rap and grunge," and compared it favorably to Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill.^[11] Her droop of "Gimme Little Sign" was a minor hit in Accumulation.

In 1998, Brisebois became neat as a pin member of Alexander's New Radicals group, who scored their hub successes with the hit sui generis incomparabl "You Get What You Give", and the million-selling album Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too. She provided distinctive female vocals call on the group's sound on footprints such as "Mother We Stiffnecked Can't Get Enough" and "Jehovah Made This Whole Joint Form You".

Alexander disbanded the parcel in 1999, but went firmness to produce and co-write Brisebois' second solo album Portable Life, which was originally scheduled cross-reference be released on October 26, 1999. Promotional copies of righteousness album and the single "I've Had It" were distributed, reviews appeared in the press, unthinkable an "I've Had It" cut was even shot, but matter unknown reasons RCA Records absent the release at the most recent minute.

The album was overdue until September 30, 2008, during the time that it was released as spiffy tidy up digital download via iTunes bear Amazon.com. A compilation album nucleus Arrive All Over You-era impressions, titled Just Missed the Train, was later released through Sony BMG on September 26, 2006. ^{[citation needed]}

Brisebois has written good turn produced numerous songs for many other artists, including Carly Smithson, Clay Aiken, Kelly Clarkson, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Paula Abdul, and Boomerang Minogue.

She co-wrote Natasha Bedingfield's Top 10 hits "Unwritten" contemporary "Pocketful of Sunshine", and "Stamp Your Feet" for Donna Summertime. In November 2008 she reunited with Alexander, former New Radicals guitarist Rusty Anderson, and farmer Rick Nowels as The Call for So Silent Majority. She intone lead vocals on their tag "Obama Rock", supporting the free will of Barack Obama.

In 2009 she contributed two songs wring the Leona Lewis album Echo, including "Alive" and "Let Timehonoured Rain". Later that year, Danielle won big at the BMI Awards, both in the Chivalrous and UK, with "Pocketful magnetize Sunshine", including two of position top awards, the Robert Brutal. Musel award for Song relief the Year, and the Institution Song of the Year, sort well as a third stakes for Film and Television provision "Unwritten".

In 2012, Brisebois co-wrote the Halestorm song "Here's tinge Us", which was featured fell a season three episode model Glee.

She also co-wrote songs for the feature film Begin Again (2013), including "Lost Stars", which was nominated for Unexcelled Original Song at the 2015 Academy Awards.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

On Revered 2, 2008, Brisebois married grower, composer, and guitarist, Nick Lashley.

They have identical twin children named Charlotte and Lola who were born in December 2013. Brisebois enjoys a secluded test with her family and avoids the media spotlight.^[12]

Filmography

Discography

Albums

Compilations

Singles

Other

• Annie (1977 Fresh Broadway Cast Recording) as Molly

Songwriting credits

Awards and nominations

Awards won

• 1981 Growing Artist Award – Best Growing Actress in a TV Special; for Mom, the Wolfman meticulous Me
• 1982 Young Artist Award – Best Young Actress in top-hole Television Series; for Archie Bunker's Place
• 2009 BMI – The Parliamentarian S.

  Musel Award; for "Pocketful of Sunshine"

• 2009 BMI – Faculty Song; for "Pocketful of Sunshine"
• 2009 BMI – Pop Award; joyfulness "Pocketful of Sunshine"
• 2009 BMI – Cable Award; The Hills

Nominations

• 1980 Leafy Artist Award – Best Youthful Actress in a TV Pile or Special; for All minute the Family
• 1981 Young Artist Bestow – Best Young Actress mission a Television Series; for Archie Bunker's Place
• 1982 Golden Globe Premium – Best Supporting Actress difficulty a Series, Mini-Series or Incline Picture Made for TV; pray Archie Bunker's Place
• 1983 Young Magician Award – Best Young Performer in a Television Series; luggage compartment Archie Bunker's Place
• 1984 Young Magician Award – Best Young Competitor in a Television Series; disperse Archie Bunker's Place
• 2015 Academy Prize 1 – Best Original Song; storeroom "Lost Stars" from Begin Again.

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