Danika Yarosh is an American actress and is best known for starring in the role of ‘Holly Herkimer’ in the comedy drama series “Shameless”. However, her character ‘Samantha Dutton’ in the film Jack Reacher: Never Go Back was also highly appreciated. In this film she was seen in the lead role with Tom Cruise.
Name | Danika Yarosh |
born | 1 October 1998 |
Hometown | Morristown, New Jersey, United States |
Debut | 2004 – The Stepford Wives (Movie Debut) 2010 – Celebrity Ghost Stories (Television Debut) |
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Early Life
Born in New Jersey, Danika Yarosh spent her early years in Bedminster. Let us tell you, he has three more siblings. His father’s name is Victor Yarosh and mother’s name is Linda Yarosh. His elder sister’s name is Mani, elder brother’s name is Erik and younger brother’s name is Peter.
Danika has been an animal lover since childhood, along with this she is also very fond of travelling. She often shares her childhood memories through her social media. She also likes football very much and is a big fan of Chelsea Football Club.
Father | Victor Yarosh (former member of the United States Air Force) |
Mother | Linda Yarosh |
Younger Brother | Peter Yarosh |
Older Brother | Eric Yarosh |
Older Sister | Mani Yarosh |
Career
Danica Yarosh made her debut in 2004 at the age of just 5 in the black comedy film “The Stepford Wives”. Due to his interest in acting, he started learning dance along with acting. In 2009 she performed as Ballet Dancer Karen in the stage musical show “Billy Elliot: The Musical” at the Imperial Theatre. In 2010, she got her first short film “Crush”, in which she appeared in the role of ‘Sarah’.
In 2013, he got a chance to work in a very interesting television sitcom. Its name is ‘1600 Penn’ and it was first broadcast in 2013. This sitcom was interesting because it depicted a dysfunctional family who gets a chance to live in the White House. People liked this series of 13 episodes a lot. In 2014, Danika was awarded the Young Artist Award in the category Best Performance in a TV Series (Guest Starring Young Actress) for this series.
After this he did many more films and TV shows. But his character got a lot of limelight in the film “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” released in 2016. Tom Cruise and Cobie Smulders were seen in the lead roles in this film, while Danica Yarosh was playing the role of ‘Samantha’, daughter of Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) in this film.
After this, he also worked in many TV series which mainly include ‘Greenhouse Academy’, ‘The Purge’ and ‘Shameless Hall of Shame’.