Danica McKellar, who had been playing the same role for five consecutive years, became synonymous with Winnie the Good-hearted after becoming the face of Winnie. “The Wonder Years.”McKellar confessed that she was a beloved character in an interview with her son Entertainment TonightHer TV career had negative consequences on her life after the show ended. “I went to UCLA, but when I got to school, everywhere I went, people all over campus would shout across campus, you know, ‘Hey Winnie!’ … I couldn’t get away from it,”She spoke.
Similar to many other child stars — likeMiley Cyrus as Hannah Montana– McKellar experienced an identity crisis after playing a character for most of her teenage years. “I needed to find out how I was valuable outside of Winnie Cooper,” McKellar explained. “And math was challenging and I did well at it.” That’s right! According to UCLA AlumniMcKellar was an expert in mathematics, and was a key part of “[proving] a groundbreaking physics theorem”That was then published, and it was named after its researchers: The Chayes-McKellar–Winn Theorem. McKellar graduated with a bachelor’s degree from mathematics in 1998.
Instead of being passive, you can be active! “Winnie from ‘The Wonder Years,'”McKellar ventured into STEM. After graduating from college, McKellar began to write a series. Math books, which encouraged readers — especially women — to disregard stereotypes and join the mathematics field. McKellar published 11 math books as of 2022. The last one was a children’s book. “Double Puppy Trouble.”