Daniela Sea
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Daniela Sea (born 1977) is an American musician, performance artist, former circus juggler, and actress.[1]
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[edit] History
Sea grew up in Malibu, California. Her parents were both hippie intellectuals.[2] When she was a child, her father came out as gay. Her stepfather taught her to surf and moved the family to Hawaii so they could enjoy better surfing. Daniela left home at age 16 to join the punk/feminist/artist space Gilman Street Project in Berkeley, CA. She studied improv acting in Laney College and was in several punk rock bands, including The Gr'ups and Cypher in the Snow.[3]
Daniela travelled all over Europe and Asia. She hitchhiked through Turkey, and performed as a fire juggler with a traveling circus in Poland. As a punk rocker, she and her band cross-dressed. At one point in her world travels, she lived in India for eight months as a man.
[edit] Career
After Daniela returned from Europe, she moved to New York City.[4] She decided to re-enter the acting world, and gave an audition tape to a friend who worked on The L Word's writing staff. Sea then got a call at her restaurant job in New York and was asked to fly to Los Angeles for an audition.[3] She was then offered to perform the role of Moira Sweeney, an androgynous computer technician who moves from the Midwest with Jenny (Mia Kirshner). Over the course of the season, Moira drastically morphs into Max, a transman.[1]
Besides The L Word, Sea's filmography also includes the films Shortbus (2006)[3] and Itty Bitty Titty Committee, to be released in 2007.
Recently, she has helped to form a band called Bitch and the Exciting Conclusion with her girlfriend Bitch (formerly of Bitch and Animal).
[edit] Trivia
- Sea lived in India for eight months as a man.[1]
- Daniela Sea, and Leisha Hailey (Alice) are the only out lesbians in The L Word ensemble cast.[1]
- Sea appeared in the video for Bright Eyes' "First Day of My Life" with girlfriend Bitch.
[edit] External links
- Daniela Sea's official website
- Daniela Sea at the Internet Movie Database
- Daniela Sea on The L Word
- L-word.com Cast Bios: Daniela Sea
- Daniela Sea's official Myspace
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Lansing State Journal. Daniela Sea Biography in L-word.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-16.
- ^ danielasea.com. Daniela Sea's Biography in www.danielasea.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-16.
- ^ a b c Malinda Lo, AfterEllen.com (2006-01-03). Interview with The L Word's Daniela Sea in AfterEllen.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-16.
- ^ www.thelword.com. About the Actors. Retrieved on 2007-01-16.
