Hallie Kate Eisenberg

Eisenberg was born in East Brunswick Township, New Jersey, the daughter of Amy and Barry Eisenberg, who ran a hospital and later became a college professor. She has two siblings: actor Jesse Eisenberg, the Academy Award nominated star of The Social Network, and Kerry. Hallie was named after the character Hallie O\'Fallon in the film All I Want for Christmas, portrayed by Thora Birch. Eisenberg attended American University, in Washington, DC.[citation needed] She was brought up in a secular Jewish family.\n', ' In the late 1990s and early 2000s, she was "The Pepsi Girl" in a series of Pepsi commercials. 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.\n', ' 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. \n', '