Danielle Jacobs(I)

A Los Angeles County native, Danielle grew up in Valencia when the concrete strip malls were vast onion fields, and the closest mall was an adventurous 30 minute drive into the, like, Valley. There was however, a local dance studio ran by a former Rockette, where Danielle expressed her love for dance at the early age of three. She later choreographed routines for her High School Dance Team, taught local dance classes, and eventually toured with a professional Hip Hop Group.

Beyond jazz hands, her interest in acquiring a diverse cultural understanding has traversed her abroad through most of Western and Central Europe with only a backpack, she has photographed African lions in their natural habitat, she's been scuba diving in French Polynesia, and trudged through the swamplands of Tortuguero Costa Rica. Tapping into the infinite wealth of knowledge obtainable through travel and meeting culturally diverse people has been a influential character builder in Danielle's life.

In 2000, Danielle's enthusiasm for entertaining and creative expression branched-out into acting. She trained with admired coaches such as Deke Anderson, Christinna Chauncey and Kevin Kirkpatrick of The Groundlings Improvisation. Incorporating her teaching experience, Danielle taught acting classes to children and coached such actors as Gattlin Griffith who has appeared in many films to include "The Changeling" as Angelina Jolie's son.

Danielle's hunger to become knowledgeable from many angles of her craft launched her into Producing and Directing. With much success, in 2007 Danielle co-founded Present Day Pictures, a production company based in Los Angeles. Danielle continues to live vicariously through her library of characters on screen, and off.