Hallee Hirsh
- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Born in 1987 at Offut Air Force Base of military parents, Hallee
started acting professionally at age 3 while her parents were stationed
in Pensacola Fla. She had her first stage role at age 3, was discovered
by agents, and immediately began booking commercials first in Florida
and, soon after, in New York. She landed dozens of national TV and
radio spots for such companies as Disney Cruise Lines, Jiff, Tyco,
Burger King, Kraft, Hardees, Kellogs, and a one-on-one with
Bill Cosby for Jello. Soon after arriving in
NYC when she was 4-years-old, she landed a recurring role on the ABC
soap, Loving (1983). TV and feature
films followed with several Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movies before she
landed One True Thing (1998),
portraying a young Renée Zellweger and
working opposite Meryl Streep and
William Hurt. Next up was
Tom Hanks's 8-year-old aunt in
You've Got Mail (1998).
At age 11, she was nominated for her first Young Artist's Award for her
chilling turn as a would-be child serial killer in the
Law & Order (1990) episode,
Killerz (1999).
Showing dramatic range, that role was followed by a turn as a future
nun in the independent feature,
Manna from Heaven (2002). By
age 12, she had moved with her family to Los Angeles where she
immediately became a main go-to young actress for significant guest
starring roles on network series while also landing leading roles in TV
series pilots and made-for-TV movies. One of the finalists for
Lizzie McGuire (2001), she was
subsequently selected for the starring role in the Disney Channel TV
Christmas Classic, The Ultimate Christmas Present. By age 14, she had
landed a major recurring role on
ER (1994), portraying Mark Greene's
wayward daughter, Rachel. She continued with that series until its
final episode in 2009, where her character was redeemed as a medical
student following in her father's footsteps.
After ER (1994), she landed another major
recurring role on JAG (1995), playing
Harm's ward, "Mattie Grace Johnson". That was soon followed by a series
regular role, playing "Daley" in the award-winning Discovery Kids,
Flight 29 Down. During her teen years, she received several more Young
Artist Awards nominations and two best actress awards. Other noteworthy
film roles during her teens included playing
Kristen Stewart's best friend,
"Rachel" in Speak (2004), and a starring
role opposite Richard Thomas, in
Wild Hearts (2006), a
Hallmark Movie Channel favorite. At age 19, she fought for and won the
starring role in the independent feature, 16 to Life, garnering two
best actress awards on the film festival circuit. This film was
released on TV in February, 2011. In April, 2011, she starred in the
independent feature, Right Next Door, opposite
Linda Hamilton. While continuing
with her award-winning acting career, she also made time to attend to
her education and graduated in June, 2011 from UCLA with honors, Magna
Cum Laude with a BA in Anthropology. She has lived in Beijing, China as
part of her studies with UCLA and is fluent in Chinese.
started acting professionally at age 3 while her parents were stationed
in Pensacola Fla. She had her first stage role at age 3, was discovered
by agents, and immediately began booking commercials first in Florida
and, soon after, in New York. She landed dozens of national TV and
radio spots for such companies as Disney Cruise Lines, Jiff, Tyco,
Burger King, Kraft, Hardees, Kellogs, and a one-on-one with
Bill Cosby for Jello. Soon after arriving in
NYC when she was 4-years-old, she landed a recurring role on the ABC
soap, Loving (1983). TV and feature
films followed with several Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movies before she
landed One True Thing (1998),
portraying a young Renée Zellweger and
working opposite Meryl Streep and
William Hurt. Next up was
Tom Hanks's 8-year-old aunt in
You've Got Mail (1998).
At age 11, she was nominated for her first Young Artist's Award for her
chilling turn as a would-be child serial killer in the
Law & Order (1990) episode,
Killerz (1999).
Showing dramatic range, that role was followed by a turn as a future
nun in the independent feature,
Manna from Heaven (2002). By
age 12, she had moved with her family to Los Angeles where she
immediately became a main go-to young actress for significant guest
starring roles on network series while also landing leading roles in TV
series pilots and made-for-TV movies. One of the finalists for
Lizzie McGuire (2001), she was
subsequently selected for the starring role in the Disney Channel TV
Christmas Classic, The Ultimate Christmas Present. By age 14, she had
landed a major recurring role on
ER (1994), portraying Mark Greene's
wayward daughter, Rachel. She continued with that series until its
final episode in 2009, where her character was redeemed as a medical
student following in her father's footsteps.
After ER (1994), she landed another major
recurring role on JAG (1995), playing
Harm's ward, "Mattie Grace Johnson". That was soon followed by a series
regular role, playing "Daley" in the award-winning Discovery Kids,
Flight 29 Down. During her teen years, she received several more Young
Artist Awards nominations and two best actress awards. Other noteworthy
film roles during her teens included playing
Kristen Stewart's best friend,
"Rachel" in Speak (2004), and a starring
role opposite Richard Thomas, in
Wild Hearts (2006), a
Hallmark Movie Channel favorite. At age 19, she fought for and won the
starring role in the independent feature, 16 to Life, garnering two
best actress awards on the film festival circuit. This film was
released on TV in February, 2011. In April, 2011, she starred in the
independent feature, Right Next Door, opposite
Linda Hamilton. While continuing
with her award-winning acting career, she also made time to attend to
her education and graduated in June, 2011 from UCLA with honors, Magna
Cum Laude with a BA in Anthropology. She has lived in Beijing, China as
part of her studies with UCLA and is fluent in Chinese.