Dana DeLorenzo was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio and showed a love of comedy at an early age, when at 3 years old she told jokes to herself on her tape recorder. She landed her first paying gig at the age of 11 performing with her brother in Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s On First” in a weekly variety show.

DeLorenzo graduated from DePaul University in Chicago and soon after became an on-air personality and producer on The Mancow Show. She performed in musicals and plays throughout Chicago theaters (West Side Story, Holes) and in 2008 she formed an Amy Winehouse tribute band (House of Winehouse) which garnered international acclaim for her portrayal of the singer. The Chicago Tribune shed a spotlight on DeLorenzo and her uncanny performance, after which House of Winehouse performed at various music festivals and venues including House of Blues Chicago. They were voted Best Tribute Band by The Chicago Reader in 2010.

After making the move to Los Angeles, DeLorenzo appeared on various TV shows (Californication, Workaholics, 2 Broke Girls) and films (A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas). and recurring roles on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Beth the CBS Executive and as Sara Foster’s publicist in VH1’s Barely Famous. DeLorenzo also performed in The Best of Craigslist Live! in sold-out tours, including Hollywood Fringe Festival, The Royal George Theatre in Chicago, and the prestigious Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater in New York City.

DeLorenzo continued down the comedy road in the web series Driving Arizona, and returned to doing impressions on Soul Pancake’s Impress Me (Amazon Prime Video) opposite Ross Marquand (The Walking Dead) playing his love interest Emily/Andrea. DeLorenzo also voiced the character of Esmerelda on Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and landed the guest starring role of Karen Walker’s mom in flashback scenes on Will & Grace.

DeLorenzo’s breakout role came when she was cast opposite Bruce Campbell in the series Ash Vs Evil Dead (STARZ), a continuation of the cult-classic movie trilogy The Evil Dead, written and directed by Sam Raimi. DeLorenzo won the approval of fans and critics alike originating the role of Kelly Maxwell, the foul-mouthed quick-witted female sidekick to the show’s titular anti-hero. Her performance on the series nabbed her back-to-back nominations for the Fangoria Chainsaw Award in the Best TV Supporting Actress category, which she tied with Jamie Lee Curtis (2016). In 2017 she received an iHorror Award nomination for Best Actress in a Horror Series. In 2018 she was the recipient of the Artemis Women in Action Next Wave award.

You can currently watch DeLorenzo alongside Abigail Spencer, PJ Byrne and Anna Camp in the short film Three Women, written, directed and starring award-winning filmmaker Alex Beh Also available on VOD platforms is DeLorenzo’s critically-acclaimed leading role in the independent feature film, The Mad Ones.

The female-driven comedy Friendsgiving will be released in the fall of 2019. This feature, written and directed by Nicol Paone, stars Kat Dennings and Malin Akerman; DeLorenzo plays Barbra, Denning’s unfiltered sister from Jersey. DeLorenzo will also recur as Valerie Spoonts in the highly-anticipated Perpetual Grace, LTD., from the creators of Patriot Steven Conrad and Bruce Terris. The modern noir drama starring Sir Ben Kingsley, Jacki Weaver, and Jimmi Simpson airs June 2nd on EPIX.