Danneel Harris was born on March 18, 1979 in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. She is an American actress.

Before she started acting, Danneel supported herself by modeling for a few years. One Thanksgiving Danneel went home with her boyfriend, Riley Smith, to spend the holiday with his family. His mother was a modeling agent in Chicago. She called an agency for Danneel and that agency ended up representing her. Danneel modeled for such company as Big Sexy Hair and Juicy Jeans.

Her first taste of acting came with a television commercial. From there she went on other auditions. She booked guest starring appearances on "MadTV" as well as "What I Like About You". She landed her first audition for a soap opera and booked the role of the fiesty Shannon McBain on One Life To Live. Unfortunately, the character of Shannon did not take off on "OLTL" and her role was written out the same year.

After leaving "OLTL", Danneel booked a number of television guest appearances from Joey to Charmed before landing the recurring role of Rachel on "One Tree Hill". On the hiatus between "OTH" seasons three & four Danneel booked two seperate movie roles, Parental Guidance Suggest and Ten Inch Hero.

At the start of season four of "One Tree Hill", Danneel was put on contract with the show. Danneel split up with her boyfriend of four years, actor Riley Smith in 2007. She is currently dating actor Jensen Ackles. Danneel lives in Wilmington, North Carolina when filming "One Tree Hill" and in Los Angeles, California during the hiatus from filming.

Filmography

• Mardi Gras (2010)
• Fired Up (2009)
• Still Waiting... (2008)
• Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
• "One Tree Hill" (42 episodes, 2005-2008)
• Extreme Movie (2008)
• "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (1 episode, 2007)
• Ten Inch Hero (2007)
• Rule Number One (2005)
• "Charmed" (1 episode, 2005)
• "JAG" (2 episodes, 2005)
• "Joey" (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
• "One Life to Live" (68 episodes, 2004)
• "What I Like About You" (4 episodes, 2004)
• The Plight of Clownana (2004)