The little girl who played Stephanie in All in the Family is Danielle Brisebois. She retired from acting to become a singer and songwriter.
An excerpt from Hollywoodintoto.com article about Danielle Brisebois reads:
Brisebois’ decision to leave acting for music left her with precious few options.
“I was literally broke living in people’s garages,” she says, adding she lost the money she made as a child actress but opted against legal action to reclaim it.
“I didn’t want to spend my early 20s in court,” she says. Besides, she figured others her age also start their professional lives with next to nothing, too. She wasn’t alone.
Leaving acting came as organically as songwriting. Her early career found her working on Broadway’s “Annie” among other music-driven productions. When she landed a job on “All in the Family” she found herself in what she calls a “different world.”
“I didn’t enjoy it too much,” she says with a laugh, “I just didn’t have a passion for it.”
Danielle was part of the group The New Radicals and had a 1998 hit with the song "You Get What You Give."
Brisebois has written songs for Kelly Clarkson, Kylie Minogue and co-wrote Natasha Bedinfield's "Unwritten" aka "The Hills" theme.
She has been married to Nick Lashley since August 2, 2008. They have two children.