[2] Haim grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California[3] and studied at LA County's High School For The Arts.

[10] She has described being influenced by bassist Tina Weymouth, after her father showed her the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense.

[21] Haim served as music consultant for season 2 of the HBO series The White Lotus after being invited to the set by her friend Dave Bernad.

[22] Bernad executive produced the series, and asked Haim to work on the show after observing her interactions with actress Beatrice Granno.

[24] In 2023, Haim acted in her first role as executive music producer on the National Geographic limited series A Small Light.

[25] Composer Ariel Marx wrote an original score for the series, with Haim producing an accompanying soundtrack of cover versions of songs from the 1930s and 1940s.

[26] Contributors to the soundtrack included Danielle Haim, Angel Olsen, Remi Wolf and Weyes Blood.

[28] When the band first performed at Glastonbury Festival, Haim fainted after taking insulin when she hadn't had an opportunity to eat.

[34] Haim, as Este, is name-checked in the Taylor Swift song No Body, No Crime, which tells the story of avenging a murder.