Danielle Fishel is an American actress. She played Topanga Lawrence in the Boy Meets World series, hosted the satirical news show The Dish, and appeared in the National Lampoon's Dorm Daze franchise. Fishel has also expanded her career behind the camera, directing episodes of the spin-off Girl Meets World, the film Classmates, and the series Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. She co-hosts the popular podcast Pod Meets World.