Daniela Sea

Daniela Sea
Daniela Sea in 2006
Background information
Also known as	Dan-yella Dyslexia Little Prince
Born	1977 Malibu, California, United States
Occupation(s)	musician, actress, performance artist, juggler
Instruments	guitar, bass guitar, accordion, penny whistle
Years active	1990s-present
Associated acts	The Gr'ups, Cypher in the Snow, The Thorns Of Life, Bitch and the Exciting Conclusion
Website	www.danielasea.com

Daniela Sea (born 1977) is an American filmmaker, actress and musician. She rose to prominence through her role as Max Sweeney on Showtime's drama series The L Word.

She grew up in Malibu, California, raised by her hippie parents. When she was a child, her father came out as gay. Her stepfather taught her to surf and moved the family to Hawaii so they could enjoy better surfing. Her earliest memories are of the ocean, later inspiring her pseudonym.

She ran away when she was 16 from L.A. and moved to the Bay Area, "like a good gay kid would." While there in Berkeley, she joined the DIY/punk/feminist/artist space Gilman Street Project, studied improv acting in Laney College, and played in several punk rock bands, including The Gr'ups and Cypher in the Snow.

Sea traveled all over Europe and Asia. She hitchhiked through Turkey, did some street theatre, and performed as a fire juggler with a traveling circus in Poland. As a punk rocker, she and her band cross-dressed. At one point in her world travels, she lived in India for eight months as a man.