Daniella Dela Pena

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Education

About me

Daniella Dela Peña is a Toronto based Filipina-Canadian actress, singer, and creator who has recently graduated from the joint Theatre and Drama Studies Program at the University of Toronto and Sheridan College. As an artist with no limits, Daniella’s involvements within the entertainment industry have been accelerating through recent works in theatre, film, and new media. As a first generation immigrant, she is passionate about merging her artistry with her Filipino culture that has heavily influenced her identity today.

Since a young age, Daniella’s love for performing has bloomed through various mediums. Thanks to a push of tough love from her parents, she has been fortunate to have training in ballet, piano, and conservatory singing. From then on, she has grown a craving for more opportunities to place herself in the spotlight. Since then, she has diligently been searching for new ways to showcase her talents through various forms of entertainment.

Within the time of her theatrical studies, Daniella has had the pleasure of portraying Athena in The Oresteia (dir. Tyler J. Seguin), and being a collaborative creator for The Places We Are (dir. Rob Kempson) and Hello Girls (dir. Maggie Kennedy). Most recently, she had the privilege of voicing Jinx in the world premiere of David Yee’s hair raising play, and the first ever Theatre Erindale audio series, the cecil hotel directed by multiple Dora Mavor Moore award-winning Nina Lee Aquino. To close her post-secondary experience, Daniella was cast in a Swinging 60’s virtual adaptation of The Roaring Girl directed by Samantha Wilson.

Outside of her education, she has also been writing a new play with The Disconnect(ed) Collective alongside Carlos Bulosan Theatre. You can also spot Daniella in her first ever film for Hallmark’s Two For The Win.

With an eager drive to take on new successes, Daniella is looking forward to growing as an artist as she continues to make discoveries about herself and this industry of endless possibilities.
Acting experience:
SELECTED FILM:
FIRST PERSON (upcoming) Play Cast & Audience Members/Actor Carousal Pictures Joyce Wong
THE CHRISTMAS MARKET (upcoming) Choir Member Vortex Productions Corey Sevier
TWO FOR THE WIN Yoga Teacher Alpine Love Productions Jerry Ciccoritti
GOODBYES Rosa Sheridan College Vanessa Solivio
DATE NIGHT Tiffany Sheridan College Hugo Hum


SELECTED THEATRE:
THE CECIL HOTEL Jinx Theatre Erindale Nina Lee Aquino
THE ROARING GIRL Mary Fitzallard/Greenwit Theatre Erindale Samantha Wilson Tyrell
DISCONNECT(ED) PROJECT (upcoming) Writer/Co-Creator Carlos Bulosan Theatre Leon Aureus
MISSING ENDANGERED* Lisanne/X Theatre Erindale Nina Lee Aquino
ULAM AT USAPAN Creator Carlos Bulosan Theatre Daniella Dela Peña
THE PLACES WE ARE Ensemble/Co-Creator Erindale Studio Series Rob Kempson
HELLO GIRLS Ensemble/Co-Creator Beck Festival Maggie Kennedy
THE ORESTEIA Athena Erindale Studio Series Tyler J. Seguin
DECAYING TONGUE Mom/Yoko Toronto Fringe Festival Kaho Koda
FALSE DICHOTOMY Elizabeth Bathory EDSS Festival Clara Lambert
SUNNY SIDE UP* Patrice Lascano Tarragon Young Playwrights Unit Byron Abalos
*Workshop/Staged Reading


TRAINING:
Advanced Diploma in Acting Sheridan College
HBA in Theatre and Drama Studies University of Toronto

ACTING FOR CAMERA: David Matheson, Melee Hutton
CLASSICAL TEXT: Andrea Runge, David Matheson, Ron Cameron-Lewis, Tyler J. Seguin
COMMEDIA: Teodoro Dragonieri
DEVISED THEATRE: Aaron Jan, Andy Cheng, Ashlyn Kusch, Michelle Tracey, Rob Kempson
DRAMATURGY: David Yee, Jacob Gallagher-Ross, Nina Lee Aquino
IMPROV: Darryl Hinds, Nicole Ratjen
INTIMACY: Siobhan Richardson
MOVEMENT/DANCE: Eilleen Buchholz, Eno Mescallado, Mary-Jane Shaw, Melinda Little, Ming-Bo Lam, Nicole Ratjen
SCENE STUDY: Andrea Runge, David Jansen, David Matheson, Julia Course, Melee Hutton
SINGING: Anthony Bastianon, Denise Oucharek, Hailey Gillis, Ioulia Koznova, Kaisha Lee, Karen Caruana
STAGE COMBAT: Daniel Levinson
VOICE AND TEXT: Alicia Richardson, Meredith Scott
VOICEOVER: Elley Ray, Julius Cho
Additional skills:
Accent & Dialect (RP, Filipino, Central American Spanish), Languages: Tagalog (Intermediate), Singing (choir, musical theatre, pop, R&B)
Piano (level 8 RCM certified), Ukulele, Beginning Guitar, Contemporary Dance (Beginner), Bowling, Ice skating (Moderate), Rugby, Running (sprints, middle-distance), Swimming, Whistling, Yoga, Modelling, Drivers License (G2)

License & Passport

Skills

Languages Spoken	Filipino
Accents/Dialects	Canadian, English - General, English - Received Pronunciation, Philippines (Filipino, Tagalog)
Dance Styles	Ballet, Contemporary
Vocal Types	Alto, Belt/Traditional
Additional Skills	Acting, Modeling, Singing
Athletics	Bowling, Ice Skating, Jump Rope, Rugby, Running, Skateboarding, Stage Combat, Swimming, Track and Field, Yoga
Musical Skills	Piano/Keyboards
Organisations / Memberships	ACTRA