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Hallie Todd (born January 7, 1962, Los Angeles, California) is an American actress, producer and writer, known for her roles as Penny Waters on Brothers and as Jo McGuire on Lizzie Mcguire. Hallie Todd was born as Hallie Eckstein in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of producer George Eckstein and actress Ann Morgan Guilbert. Her sister, Nora Eckstein, is an acting teacher. Todd is married to Glenn Withrow; they have a daughter, Ivy Withrow. Todd played a homeless character, “The Kid,” on a Christmas episode of the sitcom, Growing Pains. She played Penny Waters, the daughter of... MORE

Hallie Todd (born January 7, 1962, Los Angeles, California) is an American actress, producer and writer, known for her roles as Penny Waters on Brothers and as Jo McGuire on Lizzie Mcguire. Hallie Todd was born as Hallie Eckstein in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of producer George Eckstein and actress Ann Morgan Guilbert. Her sister, Nora Eckstein, is an acting teacher. Todd is married to Glenn Withrow; they have a daughter, Ivy Withrow. Todd played a homeless character, “The Kid,” on a Christmas episode of the sitcom, Growing Pains. She played Penny Waters, the daughter of fictional former football player Joe Waters on the Showtime comedy series Brothers which is Todd's longest lasting role. Her roles, after that program was canceled, included Lal, Data’s “daughter,” on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Offspring;" Blanche's niece, Lucy, on the The Golden Girls episode "Nice and Easy;" the mother in the Disney Channel original movie The Ultimate Christmas Present; Hilda's and Zelda’s cousin Marigold, Amanda's mother, on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch; and—Lizzie's mother, Jo McGuire, on Lizzie McGuire. Todd subsequently appeared frequently on VH1, providing LESS