Dana Aliya Levinson

Biography

Dana Aliya Levinson is an actor, writer, composer, and trans advocate whose work has been performed from San Francisco to Paris. Favorite acting credits include, television: Toni Rykener in American Gods (Starz), Sadie Lipton in The Good Fight (CBS All Access), film: Hazel in Adam (dir. Rhys Ernst, Sundance, 2019), Jess in The Dress You Have On (dir. Courtney Hope Thérond, OutFest 2018, best actor nom; Middle Coast Film Festival), Dana in November 9 (dir. Natalie Rae), theatre: Grace in the world premiere of Ballast by Georgette Kelly (Noel Coward Award, Best New Play, San Diego Critics Circle) and various productions of The Vagina Monologues. Dana’s visual album, FALLING, directed by Zen Pace and generously supported by Eve Ensler, One Billion Rising, and Impact Movies, premiered with Paper Magazine this year. They have also written extensively about trans issues for publications such as Huffington Post, Nylon, Women’s Health, and the Notice Blog. They were a 2014-2015 Dramatists Guild Fellow and the runner up for the inaugural Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award. Dana’s TV pilot script FRAUD was a finalist for the 2019 Sundance Episodic Lab. Dana is a proud member of the Buchwald Family where they are represented across the board.