Q) What are some of your most recent projects that you are 
working on?

A) The most recent project I've done is "Little House on the 
Prairie" and that was directed by the best director I've 
worked with, David Cunningham. I did Cat in the Hat with Mike 
Myers, Kelly Preston and Alec Baldwin and Dakota Fanning. I've 
done a couple commercials. I did one recently that is coming 
up for Jake's Archery and the Archery Federation. 

Q) Please tell us about the mini series "Little House On 
the Prairie" and your character Mary.

A) "Little House On the Prairie" is about a family, Laura 
Ingles, Mary Ingles and their parents. It is about this 
family and the city they are living in is too crowded and 
there are no more animals to hunt. They travel and the story 
is taken exactly from the book and it is from Laura 
Ingles-Wilder. 

Q) How did you hear about the project and what was your 
audition like?

A) For my audition, I had to go and say a couple of lines. I 
thought I did very well. We weren't even out of the building 
and my agent was calling and saying, "They loved you! They 
want to see it again tomorrow!" So we went again the next day 
and that was it! 

Q) What was it like working with a cast so diverse in age?

A) It was so much fun! This was by far the best drama I've 
ever filmed. Laura Ingles, which was played by Kyle Chavarria, 
her and I got very close. We'd have sleepovers and we'd go 
rock climbing. The woman that played Ma (Erin Cottrell) and I 
are both dancers. She's a dancer, I've been dancing for seven 
years and she's a dance teacher. Sometimes, when a song came 
on the radio (like the song "Hey Ya" by Outkast [That's our 
song]) we'd dance. Also, even offset, I always called her Ma. 
We got so attached that I just got comfortable calling her Ma. 
That's just what Kyle and I did!

Q) What was your most memorable moment from the project?

A) One day, we were all in a car heading home, and my real 
mother and Ma were sitting next to each other. I said, "Hey 
Ma," and they both said, "Yes dear!" They both got used to 
being called Ma. I also really liked the outtakes and one of 
my most favorite scenes is when we were about to cross the 
Mississippi River and the ice breaks. They did some really 
cool special effects on that! They did a wonderful job at that!

Q) What made you want to be a part of this project?

A) Well, my mother and I loved watching the show. We'd always 
watch the reruns. It's just a great show! 

Q) There are photos of you taken at age 7 for Rubber Ball 
that have been featured on billboards, buses, library books 
and many other places. What is it like traveling around and 
seeing yourself on these places? 

A) It's kind of funny. I did photo shoots for Rubber Ball 
Productions and I was driving along in the car with my friend 
and I saw a billboard and was like, "Hey that's me!" I called 
my mom and I was so excited I said, "Mom! I'm jumping on a 
billboard!" When you drive around and sit in the back, you 
notice a bus and say, "Oh my God! That's me!"

Q) Why did you decide to get into acting?
A) I started out as a Hawaiian Tropic and I modeled for 
Hawaiian Tropic in their beauty pageants. My agent said 
that I was doing well in them and that we should try sending 
me out on an audition and see how she does. I went on my 
first audition and booked it. That made her say, "This is 
what Danielle needs to be doing!" So, it just kind of 
started off from there!

Q) You have worked with Vivica A. Fox, Evan Rachel Wood, 
Mike Myers, Cameron Bancroft and many other celebrities. Who 
would you most like to work with in the future and why?

A) That's really tough! My favorite actress is Kiera Knightly. 
I love all of the movies she's done! King Arthur is one of my 
favorite movies. Robin Williams sounds really fun and Dakota 
Fanning just did a movie with Tom Cruise called War of the 
Worlds and she said Tom was great to work with. So, she's got 
me wanting to work with Tom and he seems really great!

Q) What do you do in your spare time?

A) I love to ride horses. I get lessons from my Aunt Tammy. 
I do dance and gymnastics. During the summer, I am in a 
baseball league. My friends and I are really into sports. 
Sometimes my mom and I run to the mall to have a pretzel and 
talk. I also love to ski. 

Q) What would you like to say to your fans and supporters?

A) I just want to say that I hope everyone enjoys the show. 
Cameron [Bancroft] and Erin worked so hard; they are great 
examples to Kyle and me. We all gave 110% and I think the 
best part of this movie (besides meeting new friends) was 
learning about how people lived back then and all the trouble 
they faced. My mom's favorite thing was watching how creative 
Kyle and I were because it made it seem like we were actually 
living on the prairie.