Hollywood can be a tough time for a lot of actors out there, and getting to be a recognizable face doesn’t exactly eliminate a lot of the anxieties around success. Danica McKellar was a household name in the United States after playing Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years from 1988 to 1993. For five years, she was basically the modern TV template for a “school aged crush” for a lot of Gen X viewers. However, McKellar left Hollywood after The Wonder Years concluded.
Just a couple of days ago, the actress sat down with Hey Dude… The 90s Called! to talk about her life’s work in and out of Hollywood. McKellar told Christine Taylor and David Lascher that math became her true calling and that Tinseltown just wasn’t in the plans for her. That’s actually perfectly fine with The Wonder Years star.
