Dana Melanie

Dana Melanie (born March 19, 1992) is an American actress best known for her lead role as Elizabeth in the 2013 Indi Film, Treehouse, directed by Michael Bartlett and cast by Heather Laird who helped cast Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone. 600 audition tapes were watched for the role of Elizabeth. Dana's first professional appearance was in the 2003 production of Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat. Shortly after Treehouse, Dana landed the lead role in the new Syfy Thriller, Jurassic Block, as Pippi. Dana missed the first weeks of her Freshman year in High School after she was cast as Madison, the foul mouth black sheep of the family in, Chloe & Keith’s Wedding. Dana also appeared in the ensemble cast for the film festival acclaimed feature, Behind the Red Door Motel as the kidnapped victim Penny. Dana has also gone on to shoot a Pilot Presentation for Disney along with appearing in several commercials and music videos for high profile artists.

Early Life
Dana Melanie was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. At age 11, Dana declared she would pursue an acting career, eventually convincing her mother, (a producer and Emmy Nominated writer), that it was what she was meant to do. Along the way, Dana picked up the desire to write Film and TV, which at age 12 brought her and her mother to pursue a pilot, created by Dana, to Nickelodeon. Dana graduated High School in 2010 and has since been successfully working as an actress.

Business Life
In 2011 Dana founded Donavon Bentley, a ready to wear label sold exclusively online.