Danyi Deats

Danyi Deats (born November 8, 1967) is an American film actor and producer. She has acted in films, and is credited as a producer and writer for television, commercials and music videos.

Acting career

Danyi'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 Jamie in the film River's Edge, with Keanu Reeves and Dennis Hopper.[1]

Producing career

Deats 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 recently completed her first novel, Meow Meow.

Personal life

Danyi is from Los Angeles where she lives with her husband and business partner Eric Barrett. Together they own Mirror Films. They have three children.

  • 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
  1. New York Times, Danyi Deats
  2. MDV Base, Danyi Deats
  3. Ghetto Gloss, Danyi Deats Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "VMA 1998 - MTV Video Music Awards - MTV". MTV.
  5. "DAZ". Daz. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
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