DanaMarie was born on January 21, 1965, in Pittsburgh, PA as Dana Marie Maiello. After pursuing her associates in Psychology and Literature she began working in the film industry after being cast for a movie called, "Majorettes" in 1987. She became a government service employee for 13 years, traveling all over the world where she stayed active in local theaters even taking on the challenge of learning conversational German to be active in local community theaters for five years around Darmstadt. She is now retired and re-focusing on her acting career with a comeback in the Dutch TV series "Highflyers".