MEET MICHELE
Michele Danna is a NYC-based theater, film, and commercial, actor. She recently performed over 600 shows as Lady Macbeth Off-Broadway and has been in multiple national commercials and indie film projects.
Born and raised in Jersey, Michele grew up running from soccer practice to rehearsal with a script in one hand and shin guards in the other. Now, she's still out here kicking ass as no-nonsense CEOs, judgy sisters, sporty Millennial moms, and Shakespeare's most formidable ladies. With her athletic background, Michele also can't resist physical comedy or anything that requires a stunt team.
Offstage, Michele is an award-winning director, an acting professor, and the Education Director at Mile Square Theatre in Hoboken, NJ. She practices yoga and is an avid runner. She also has two cats who think they are dogs, but that's a story for another day.
REEL TALK
RESUME HIGHLIGHTS
THEATER - OFF-BROADWAY & REGIONAL
Drunk Shakespeare Off-Broadway
Into the Woods (in concert)
Sunhine Madness
Crimes of the Heart
Moonlight & Magnolias
Enchanted April
Lady Macbeth (600+ shows)
The Baker's Wife
Eileen
Meg
Miss Poppenghul
Costanza
The Ruby Theater
Mile Square Theatre
Mile Square Theatre
Women's Theater Co./Barbara Krajkowski
The Bickford Theater / Barbara Krajkowski
Women's Theater Co. / Barbara Krajkowski
THEATER & SKETCH - OTHER
Twelfth Night
Proof
'Til Death Do Us Party
Romeo & Juliet
Chimp Cocktail Sketch Comedy
Olivia
Claire
Madison
Juliet
Ensemble Member
Yvonne Theater
Yvonne Theater
NYTF
Spitz Studio Theater
The PIT
FILM & TV
F*ckboy Diaries (Webseries)
Take the Whip (Preproduction)
Worth the Weight (Indie Feature)
Dead End (Pilot)
By the Book (Indie Short)
Evil Lives Here (EP802)
Fallout (Pilot)
Billions (EP606)
Supporting
Series Regular
Supporting
Supporting
Supporting
Supporting
Featured - Trader
Featured - Fitness Pro
Misha Calvert / Alison Wein
Hyperion Studios / Jacquelynn Wolfheart
Peter Panagos / Joseph Pupello
Asha Etchison
Claire Jamison / Victor Fontoura
Investigation Discovery / Joseph Redl
Amazon / Jonathan Nolan
SHOWTIME / Tara Nicole Weyr
COMMERCIAL | PRINT | VO
ShopRite Bowl & Basket
Doritos
Fidelity Investments
YMCA (VO)
Sonicare
Postable (Nat'l Print)
*currently no conflicts
TRAINING
Acting:
Comedy for TV Pilots: Jodi Collins (One-on-One NYC)
On-Camera Levels 1 & 2: James Calleri (Calleri Studio)
Advanced Audition MasterClass: Corey Parker, Alex Wright, Risa Bramon Garcia (BGB Studio)
Scene Study: Julie Garfield (T. Schreiber Studio)
Stunt & Fight: Jacqueline Holloway (ArteViolenta)
Commedia dell' Arte: Aaron Cromie (Rider University, NJGSA)
Shakespeare: Richard Homan (Rider University)
Improvisation: Tarik R. Davis (Mile Square Theatre)
Voice:
Daryl L. Stewart (Daryl L. Stewart Productions)
Julianne Greaves (High C's Voice Studio)
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts: Secondary Education/English (Rider University)
Minor: Fine Arts - Theater (Rider University)
SKILLS
Arts: Improv, Sketch Comedy, VO & Narration, Singing, Shakespeare, Commedia dell’Arte, Puppetry
Sports: Soccer, Running, Yoga, Roller Derby, Boxing, Bicycling, Volleyball, Archery, Basic Stunt & Fight Training
Other: Bartending, Driver's License, Great with children and all animals
LET'S REVIEW
MISS POPPENGHUL
MOONLIGHT & MAGNOLIAS
"Danna is brilliantly funny, getting the most mileage out of the line, "Yes, Mr. Selznick" which she repeats no less than 20 times throughout the show. Her performance is reminiscent of Lilly Tomlin's Ernestine."
LADY MACBETH
DRUNK SHAKESPEARE
"Michele Danna is blow-your-mind talented."
"This Lady Macbeth is funny and fierce!
I did not expect to be brought to tears tonight during the Spot Speech."
COSTANZA
ENCHANTED APRIL
"Patrons who enjoyed last year’s WTC production of “Enchanted April” will be glad to hear that Michele Danna, who stole several scenes in that show without speaking a word of English, is back to play sister Meg."
