Erin Daniels ( Cohen) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Dana Fairbanks on ''

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'' (2004–2007). Her feature film work includes '' A Single Man'' (2009) and ''

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'' (2002).

Early life

Daniels was born Erin Cohen in

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, where she grew up. Her father is an architect, and her mother is 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.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 1995 after majoring in art.

Career

After Vassar, she moved to New York City, where she studied with William Esper, a protégé of

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, and worked

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. 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.refcn She appeared in ''

'', ''Wheelmen'', and '' House of 1000 Corpses'' before becoming a major cast member of

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''. Her depiction of Dana Fairbanks on that show prompted an anonymous donation of a million dollars to the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, an organization that promotes and funds breast cancer intraductal research. Daniels has also appeared in the TV shows '' Action'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Saving Grace'', '' Big Shots'', '' Justice'', '' CSI'' and ''

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''. She played the role of The Mother in ''Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean''.

Personal life

Daniels married producer Chris Uettwiller in 2008, and had two children with him. The couple divorced in February 2019.

Filmography

Television credits

References

External links

*
Erin Daniels interview
at ''

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