Danielle Nicole Bisutti (born October 1, 1976) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Amanda Cantwell on the

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television series ''

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'' and the Norse goddess

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in the 2018 video game, ''

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'', for which she received a

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nomination, and its 2022 sequel, ''

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''.

Early life

Bisutti was born and raised in

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, the daughter of Diana (née Ferrare) and Richard Bisutti. Her father was a set decorator in both film and television for 20 years. Her maternal aunt is model

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. Bisutti is of Italian descent. In high school, she explored several opportunities to realize her devotion for the entertainment business. She was involved in theatre, choir, dance, speech and debate, as well as athletic activities.

Acting career

Born and raised in

, Bisutti attended

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, where she received a BA in Acting and Musical Theatre. While attending CSUF, she was nominated several times for Best Actress in the Irene Ryan Competition and took the runner-up position at The Lincoln Center Theatre in

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. Michael Butler noticed Bisutti in the role of Sheila in a California production of ''

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'' and brought the cast to

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to perform at the

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along with a five-week run at The New Athenaeum Theatre. Bisutti's other theatre credits include Reno Sweeney in ''

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'', Maggie in '' Boy's Life'', Yelena in ''

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'', Victoria/Jane in

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’s '' Tonight at 8.30'', Fastrada in ''

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'', and

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in ''

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''. Bisutti has performed in television over the years, recurring on '' Last Man Standing'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Raising the Bar'' and ''

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'', while also appearing on '' NCIS'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' 90210'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Boston Legal''. She may best known for her starring role as Amanda Cantwell opposite

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on the

series ''

'' from 2008 to 2011. Some of her film credits include ''Venice Underground'', ''The Neighbor'', and '' No Greater Love''. Bisutti co-produced the webseries ''Hollywood Girl'' and recurred on the series as Pasha Maneer. She had a leading role in

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's post-apocalyptic sci-fi webseries ''The Australian'', which was released in late November 2013. In 2018, Bisutti provided the voice and motion capture for the Witch of the Woods, who is later revealed to be the goddess

, in ''

''. She received praise for her work and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Performance in a Video Game at the

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but lost to her co-star

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Singing career

Songs originally written by her, such as "Venice Underground", "April Moon", and "In the Presence of", have been used in independent feature films. At the 2003 Los Angeles Music Awards, she won the award for "Best Female Singer-Songwriter". Also at this ceremony, her song "Glimmer" was nominated for "AAA Album of the Year," and her song "In Passing" received the Unanimous Choice Recipient Award for "Independent AC Single of the Year". In September 2004, Bisutti performed at the Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival, where "In Passing" was selected for the TVIFF's "Top Musical Artist Compilation CD" and '' Music Connection Magazine'' featured Bisutti in its 2004 "Hot 100 Unsigned Artists" list.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bisutti, Danielle 1976 births Actresses from Los Angeles American women singer-songwriters American film actresses American musical theatre actresses American television actresses American video game actresses American voice actresses California State University, Fullerton alumni Living people Musicians from Los Angeles Singer-songwriters from California 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American actresses