Hallie Kate Eisenberg
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Hallie Kate Eisenberg |
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Date of birth |
August 2, 1992 (age 14) |
Place of birth |
East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, USA |
Height |
5' 4" (1.63 m) |
Occupation |
Child actress |
Career milestones |
Paulie (1998) Bicentennial Man (1999) Beautiful (2000) How to Eat Fried Worms (2006) |
Hallie Kate Eisenberg (born August 2, 1992) is an American child actress.
Eisenberg was born in East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, to Barry and Amy Eisenberg. She has two older siblings, Kerry and Jesse, who is also an actor. Eisenberg currently attends Churchill Junior High School, a National Blue Ribbon School. She is Jewish.
Eisenberg is also a juggler; she has attended the NYC juggling festival in 2005, 2006, and 2007.
Eisenberg first became famous in the late 1990s and early 2000s for her role in a series of Pepsi commercials. She made her film debut in 1998's children's film Paulie, playing the young owner of the title parrot. After appearing in a few made-for-television films, she had supporting parts in 1999's The Insider and Bicentennial Man.
In 2000, Eisenberg co-starred with Minnie Driver in the feature film Beautiful, which received generally negative reviews, and starred as Helen Keller in a television remake of The Miracle Worker. She also played opposite Jeff Daniels and Patricia Heaton in 2004's television remake of the The Goodbye Girl.
Eisenberg appeared in How to Eat Fried Worms, the New Line Cinema adaptation of Thomas Rockwell's book of the same name.
[edit] Selected filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | How to Eat Fried Worms | Erika | |
2000 | The Miracle Worker | Helen Keller | |
2000 | Beautiful | Vanessa | |
1999 | Bicentennial Man | 7-Year-Old "Little Miss" Amanda Martin | |
1998 | Paulie | Marie Alweather |