Danyi Deats (born November 8, 1967) is an American film actress and producer. She has acted in films, and is credited as a producer and writer for television, commercials and music videos.
Acting career
editDanyi's first role was in Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" when she was 9 years old. Her most widely known role is her portrayal of the dead body of Jamie in the film River's Edge, with Keanu Reeves and Dennis Hopper.[1]
Producing career
editDeats has produced music videos and television commercials with artists such as Beyoncé, Selena Gomez, Ed Sheeran, Jennifer Lopez, Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding, Lana Del Rey, Meghan Trainor, Sting, Missy Elliott, Shania Twain, Janet Jackson, and Jewel.[2]
Deats is also a local artist with past exhibits at Ghetto Gloss in Los Angeles.[3] She completed her first novel, Meow Meow.[when?][citation needed]
Personal life
editDanyi is from Los Angeles where she lives with her husband and business partner Eric Barrett. Together they own Mirror Films. They have three children.[citation needed]
- 1998, MTV Music Video Award for Best Group Video "Everybody" by Backstreet Boys.[4]
- 2000, MTV Music Video Award for Best Hip-Hop Video for Sisqo's "Thong Song".[5]
- 2018, Aria Award Best Video Dean Lewis "Be All Right"
References
edit- ^ New York Times, Danyi Deats
- ^ "MDV Base, Danyi Deats". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ Ghetto Gloss, Danyi Deats Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "VMA 1998 - MTV Video Music Awards - MTV". MTV. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008.
- ^ "DAZ". Daz. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
External links
edit- Danyi Deats at IMDb