Hallie Eisenberg

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Hallie Eisenberg
Born
Hallie Kate Eisenberg

(1992-08-02) August 2, 1992 (age 29)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materAmerican University
OccupationActress
Years active1998–2010
RelativesJesse Eisenberg (brother)

Hallie Kate Eisenberg (born August 2, 1992) is an American former child actress, best known for being "The Pepsi Girl" in a series of Pepsi commercials, as Marie Alweather in Paulie, and her role as Erika Tansy in How to Eat Fried Worms.

Early life[]

Eisenberg was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the daughter of Amy and Barry Eisenberg, who ran a hospital and later became a college professor.[1][2][3] She has two siblings: actor Jesse Eisenberg, the Academy Award-nominated star of The Social Network, and Kerry.[4] Hallie was named after the character Hallie O'Fallon in the film All I Want for Christmas, portrayed by Thora Birch.[5] Eisenberg attended American University, in Washington, DC.[citation needed] She was brought up in a secular Jewish family.[6][7][8]

Career[]

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, she was "The Pepsi Girl" in a series of Pepsi commercials.[9] She made her film debut in the 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. She also starred as Helen Keller in a television remake of The Miracle Worker.

In 2004, she played opposite Jeff Daniels and Patricia Heaton in the television remake of The Goodbye Girl. In 2006, Eisenberg appeared in How to Eat Fried Worms, the New Line Cinema adaptation of Thomas Rockwell's book of the same name. In 2007, she co starred in the independent feature film P.J.[10] alongside John Heard, Vincent Pastore and Robert Picardo.

Eisenberg made her Broadway debut in Roundabout Theatre's production of Clare Boothe Luce's play The Women.[5] In 2010, she halted her pursuit of a film career to attend college.[11]

Filmography[]

Year Film Role Notes
1998 Paulie Marie Alweather Film
1998 Nicholas' Gift Eleanor Television movie
1999 Blue Moon Josie Medieros Television movie
1999 Swing Vote Unknown Television movie
1999 A Little Inside Abby Mills
1999 The Insider Barbara Wigand Film
1999 Bicentennial Man Young "Little Miss" Amanda Martin Film
2000 Get Real Alexa Television series – Episode: "Waiting"
2000 Beautiful Vanessa Film
2000 The Miracle Worker Helen Keller Television movie
2002 Stage on Screen: The Women Little Mary Television movie
2003 Presidio Med Grace Rothman Television series – Episode: "With Grace"
2004 The Goodbye Girl Lucy McFadden Television movie
2005 Jesus, Mary and Joey Melissa
2006 How to Eat Fried Worms Erika Tansy Film
2008 P.J. Pauline
2008 Wild Child Ruthie Film
2010 Holy Rollers Ruth Gold Film

References[]

  1. ^ "Jesse Eisenberg, Actor". Gothamist. September 12, 2007. Archived from the original on December 28, 2007. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
  2. ^ "Jewish Exponent". Casting for Truths: 'Squid and Whale' star Jesse Eisenberg astounds as troubled Jewish teen. Retrieved July 3, 2006.
  3. ^ Vilkomerson, Sara (May 28, 2009). "Hot Nerd: Jesse Eisenberg". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
  4. ^ Jesse Eisenberg Biography – Yahoo! Movies Archived June 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Netburn, Deborah (November 26, 2001). "Pepsi Girl Hallie Kate Eisenberg, As Driven As Mrs. Luce's Women". New York Observer.
  6. ^ Applebaum, Stephen (July 7, 2011). "Interview: Jesse Eisenberg". The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  7. ^ Kozlowski, Carl (August 7, 2010). "Q & A: Jesse Eisenberg". RELEVANT Magazine. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  8. ^ Burkeman, Oliver (April 30, 2011). "Jesse Eisenberg: Knocked sideways". The Guardian. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  9. ^ Jordan, Chris (November 7, 2000). "'Pepsi girl' Hallie Kate Eisenberg plays Helen Keller in movie". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  10. ^ Emanuel, Russ. "P.J.: A Journey of the Heart - A Russ Emanuel Film". PJ Official Movie Site.
  11. ^ Devoe, Noelle (April 24, 2015). "You'll Never Believe What The Little Girl From The '90s Pepsi Commercials Looks Like All Grown Up". Seventeen. Retrieved April 8, 2016.

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