Biography

Childhood friends with Anneliese van der Pol and her older sister, Sarah. The three often carpooled to stage auditions and rehearsals around Southern California.

The character, "Dana Pruitt" on Boy Meets World (1993), was a tribute to Dayna who was an avid fan of the show, and frequently visited the set in addition to her two guest appearances. Ironically, the role of "Dana" was played by Larisa Oleynik, who starred on The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994), on which the real-life Dayna was a recurring character.

Worked in theatre with Josh Keaton when they were younger. Later Josh and Dayna both made appearances on five series; Boy Meets World (1993), ER (1994), Sister, Sister (1994), Step by Step (1991) and The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994), but never in the same episodes.

Was invited to the premiere of Leave It to Beaver (1997). It wasn't until she screened the film there that she learned that most of her footage was cut.

Credits Soleil Moon Frye as one of her earliest influences to go into acting.