DANIELA SAIONI
ACTRA
31 Indian Trail
Apt 3
Toronto, Ontario M6R 1Z8
C: (416) 871-1001
mondocinema@gmail.com
Citizenships: Canada, Italy (EU)

Height: 5’ 4”
Weight: 150 lbs
Eyes: Green/Blue
Hair: Brown

Film & TV Experience – Actor and Principal Roles

Pudge
Social Worker - Actor
Canadian Film Centre
Dir: Annie Bradley

The Path to 9/11
Sandra (WTC Secretary) - Principal
ABC / Touchstone
Dir: David L. Cunningham

Jonathan's Journey (Feature Film)
Hannah - Support Lead
Independent - Germany
Dir: Karsten Eckhardt

Suburban Madness (MOW)
Jenny (City Clerk) - Actor
CBS / Storyline / Sony
Dir: Robert Dornhelm

A Previous Engagement (Comedy Feature)
Woman at Café - Actor
Buccaneer Films (UK/Malta)
Dir: Joan Carr-Wiggin

Charlotte in Red (Student Film)
Maggie - Principal
Sheridan College
Director: Jast Thompson

Backus County (Student Film)
Hannah - Principal
Toronto Film School
Director: Thomas Pope

Harmonic Convergence (Indie Short)
Penny - Lead
Director: Matthew Toffolo

Speeders (Improvised Indie Short)
Tracey - Lead
Director: Matthew Toffolo

Coinwash Tales (Indie Short)
Maureen / Lily / Rosalia (3 different lead roles)
Dir: Christina Ray

Mantis (Student Film)
Susan - Principal
York University
Dir:Brendon Foster-Algoo

Underneath (Student Film)
Jane - Lead
Toronto Film School
Dir: Sharon Liu

Forgotten (Student Film)
Forensic Doctor - Principal
Humber College
Dir: Dave McMahon

NagyPapa (Student Film)
Klara - Principal
Seneca College
Dir: Daniel Joseph

Soul Food (Ep 73) (Series)
ER Nurse - Actor
Showtime / Paramount
Dir: Salim Akil

The Yard Sale (Indie Short)
Lottery Babe - Actor
Bravo
Dir: Matthew Toffolo

First Person Plural (Indie Short)
Sherrol Morris - Voiceover
CBC / Moc Docs
Dir: Daniela Saioni

Stage Experience

A Man for All Seasons - Margaret (Support Lead) - Boardwalk Players Dir: Michael Kovens

Twelfth Night - Viola / Cesario* (Lead)- Pirandello Society
Dir:Frank Spezzano
*Theatre Ontario Award of Excellence

Training & Education

Acting:
Jacqueline McClintock – Level A, B & C (Toronto/Montreal)
John Strasberg (New York / Montreal)

Camera Technique:
Audition Gym, Monologue for Camera – Bernadette Jones
Intermediate On-Camera – John Dawson/Equity Showcase
Scene Study:
Scene Study, Monologue – Alan Jordan / Actor’s Workshop
Acting for Directors – Judith Weston / Dramalab

Voice
David Smukler - Equity Showcase

Improvisation:
The Second City (Levels A-E, The Harold)
- David Shore, Doug Morency, Melody Johnson,
Kerry Griffin, Paul Constable and others

Comedy:
Certificate in Comedy Screenwriting, Humber College 2004
Sketchwriting 1 – Chris Earl / The Second City
StandUp Comedy 1&2 - The Second City

Film Production:
BFA, Film & Video Production, York University 1991
Academy of Canadian Cinema & TV N.A.T.P. 1991

Special Skills
Writing, videography, swimming, flute, sax, adept at accents,
speak Italian and some French

Other Film Production Experience

Have written & directed two short films which have been broadcast nationally

Producer on docs and short dramas

Have worked on over 75 film and TV projects in six countries as a script supervisor (full
credit list available at imdb.com)