Erin Daniels

Infobox Actor

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occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1995 – present
birthdate = Birth date and age|1973|10|9
birthname = Erin Cohen
birthplace = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
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Erin Daniels (born October 9, 1973) is an American actress, perhaps known most widely for playing Dana Fairbanks on "The L Word".

History

Daniels was born Erin Cohen in St. Louis, Missouri, where she grew up. Her father was an architect and her mother was a clinical social worker. She grew up in a Jewish family: her mother co-founded the Central Reform Congregation in St. Louis and her grandmother received an award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews. [http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c263_a5638/The_Arts/Arts_Guide.html A ‘Blue’ (State) Role] , a February 2005 article from "The Jewish Week"] She attended Clayton High School and Vassar College, graduating from the latter in 1995cite web |author=Benjamin Morse
title=Dana Lives|publisher=Vassar Alumni Quarterly
url=http://www.aavc.vassar.edu/vq/articles/Dana-Lives
date=2006|accessyear=2008|accessmonthday=January 16] after majoring in art. After Vassar she moved to New York City, studying with William Esper, a protégé of Sanford Meisner and getting some Off Broadway roles; she then moved to Los Angeles for a part on the short-lived TV series "Action".

In 2002, the St. Louis Film Festival awarded Daniels the Emerging Star Award. [imdb name|0006439|name=Erin Daniels] She appeared in "One Hour Photo", "Wheelmen", and "House of 1000 Corpses" before becoming a cast member of Showtime's "The L Word". Her depiction of Dana Fairbanks on that show prompted an anonymous donation of a million dollars to the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation [ [http://www.dslrf.org/pdfs/anonmillionpress.pdf Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation Receives $1 Million Dollar Donation...] , from the foundation's website] , an organization that promotes and funds breast cancer intraductal research. [ [http://www.dslrf.org/endingbc/content.asp?L2=1&L3=7&SID=287 About the Foundation / Our Vision & Research scissors] from the website of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation]

Daniels has also appeared in the TV shows "Action", "Jericho", "Dexter", "Big Shots", "Justice", and "Swingtown".

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