Becky Slater on The Wonder Years

Becky Slater on The Wonder Years

Becky Slater was a character on The Wonder Years played by Crystal McKellar. Her sister, Danica played Winnie Cooper on the same show. Both were successful child actors that placed an emphasis on education. Crystal went on to become a... [more]

Becky Slater was a character on The Wonder Years played by Crystal McKellar. Her sister, Danica played Winnie Cooper on the same show. Both were successful child actors that placed an emphasis on education. Crystal went on to become a lawyer, Danica majored in mathematics.


From episode 40 (courtesy RTL2). The Slater family lives on Elm Street; her father, Barney, runs a tire shop (mentioned by Norma Arnold in episode 10).  Source

(L to R) Sisters  Danica McKellar and Crystal McKellar

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Crystal McKellar (born August 16, 1976) is an American attorney and former child actress whp played Becky Slater on The Wonder Years.

Crystal McKellar was born in San Diego, California, but when she was seven years old, her family moved to Los Angeles. She and her sister Danica were both students at the Diane Hill Hardin Young Actors Space school. The sisters sometimes competed against each other for roles, including the role of Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years. Although the directors had strongly considered giving the part to Crystal, Danica was cast instead; Crystal would go on to play Becky Slater, a recurring character and onetime love interest of Kevin Arnold. She was nominated for the Best Young Actress Guest Starring In A Television Series award at the eleventh annual Youth in Film Award in 1988 and 1989.

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  • Doubletree Hotel radio commercial (1984)
  • Sunbelt Savings radio commercial (1984)
  • Cabbage Patch Babies television commercial (1985)
  • McDonald's television commercial (1985)
  • The Wonder Years (1988–1993)
  • Fatal Judgement (1988) television movie
  • Judgment (1990) television movie, as Sabine Guitry
  • 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do To Save The Earth (1992), television special.
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Actress Danica McKellar in the front row at the Oligo Tissew Fall 2007 fashion show during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week held at Smashbox Studios on March 22, 2007 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images Entertainment) It just wasn't meant to be for Wonder Years' Kevin Arnold and Winnie Cooper, but Winnie's real-life counterpart has found her match. Actress Danica McKellar , who played the character from 1988 to 1993, tied the knot on Sunday with her longtime boyfriend, composer Mike Verta . Mike Verta and Danica McKellar. The couple exchanged vows in a church by the ocean in La Jolla, California ... Read Full Story
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Danica Mae McKellar (born January 3, 1975) is an American actress, mathematics author and education advocate. She is best known for her role as Winnie Cooper in the television show The Wonder Years, and now as author of the two New York Times bestsellers, Math Doesn't Suck, and Kiss My Math, which encourage and empower middle-school girls with mathematics know-how. Early Life Born in La Jolla, California, McKellar moved with her family to Los Angeles when she was eight. Her family is "a big mix of Western Europe."Her mother's ancestry is Portuguese via the Azores and Madeira islands and her father's ancestry is Scottish, ... Read Full Story
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