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* CastTheRunnerUp: She was at one point considered for the lead role of Elena in ''The Uninvited'', but was later deemed a better fit for Ruby instead.

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* CastTheRunnerUp: CastTheRunnerUp:[[invoked]] She was at one point considered for the lead role of Elena in ''The Uninvited'', but was later deemed a better fit for Ruby instead.



* CreatorChosenCasting: She was the first choice for Rosie in ''7 Days'' and Suzie in ''Mad Cows From Planet Moo''.
* CreatorCouple: She and then-boyfriend Creator/GregYoung starred together in ''7 Days'', ''Accidental Suspect'' and ''Nightscapes''. They also worked together in crew capacity on other films such as ''Private First Class'', ''Mayday Mayday'', ''An Rogha Cheart'', ''Deadly Divergence'' and ''Here They Come''.
* DawsonCasting: She plays a high school graduate who's just been accepted into college in ''7 Days''. She was 22.
* DescendedCreator: She was the cinematographer for the ''Film/FatalDeviation'' parody ''Deadly Divergence'', and also played a DarkActionGirl for the female lead to have a fight scene with. She also choreographed said fight scene.
* DirectedByCastMember: She directed the film ''5 Seconds'' and played the main character's best friend.
* EnforcedMethodActing: As she would need to be very emotional for her scene in ''Film/DisembodiedHitman'', she watched a lot of sad [=YouTube=] videos to get her in the proper mood.
* FakeAmerican: Well she was born in Louisiana and speaks with an American-sounding accent due to attending an international school in Kuwait, where she was educated by western teachers. She jokes that "Disney Channel and Nickelodeon" are also to blame.
* FakeRussian: She played the Russian duchess Olga Katrina in a stage production of ''Film/YouCantTakeItWithYou''.
* FriendshipOnTheSet: One of the first films she produced, the short ''For His Eyes Only'', saw her befriending Tom O'Brien and Creator/GregYoung, with whom she has collaborated many times.

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* CreatorChosenCasting: CreatorChosenCasting:[[invoked]] She was the first choice for Rosie in ''7 Days'' and Suzie in ''Mad Cows From Planet Moo''.
* CreatorCouple: [[invoked]] She and then-boyfriend Creator/GregYoung starred together in ''7 Days'', ''Accidental Suspect'' and ''Nightscapes''. They also worked together in crew capacity on other films such as ''Private First Class'', ''Mayday Mayday'', ''An Rogha Cheart'', ''Deadly Divergence'' and ''Here They Come''.
* DawsonCasting: [[invoked]] She plays a high school graduate who's just been accepted into college in ''7 Days''. She was 22.
* DescendedCreator: [[invoked]] She was the cinematographer for the ''Film/FatalDeviation'' parody ''Deadly Divergence'', and also played a DarkActionGirl for the female lead to have a fight scene with. She also choreographed said fight scene.
* DirectedByCastMember: [[invoked]] She directed the film ''5 Seconds'' and played the main character's best friend.
* EnforcedMethodActing: [[invoked]] As she would need to be very emotional for her scene in ''Film/DisembodiedHitman'', she watched a lot of sad [=YouTube=] videos to get her in the proper mood.
* FakeAmerican: [[invoked]] Well she was born in Louisiana and speaks with an American-sounding accent due to attending an international school in Kuwait, where she was educated by western teachers. She jokes that "Disney Channel and Nickelodeon" are also to blame.
* FakeRussian: [[invoked]] She played the Russian duchess Olga Katrina in a stage production of ''Film/YouCantTakeItWithYou''.
* FriendshipOnTheSet: [[invoked]] One of the first films she produced, the short ''For His Eyes Only'', saw her befriending Tom O'Brien and Creator/GregYoung, with whom she has collaborated many times.



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* VoiceOnlyCameo: She's done a few voiceovers for ''WebVideo/BetterWithBob'', a friend of hers.
* YouLookFamiliar: She appears in two segments of the ''Deadly Numbers'' anthology, ''Film/DisembodiedHitman'' and ''7 Days''. She dies in both too.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Her film ''Rose Coloured Specs'' was based on her own experiences in an emotionally abusive relationship.

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* VoiceOnlyCameo: [[invoked]] She's done a few voiceovers for ''WebVideo/BetterWithBob'', a friend of hers.
* YouLookFamiliar: YouLookFamiliar:[[invoked]] She appears in two segments of the ''Deadly Numbers'' anthology, ''Film/DisembodiedHitman'' and ''7 Days''. She dies in both too.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: [[invoked]] Her film ''Rose Coloured Specs'' was based on her own experiences in an emotionally abusive relationship.
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'''Dana Lee Al Qattan''' is a German-Kuwaiti actress, writer, filmmaker and singer.

She is best known for her roles in Irish films, such as ''Film/SevenDays2021'', ''Film/DisembodiedHitman'' and ''Film/MadCowsFromPlanetMoo''.

!!Tropes associated with her work:

* ActionGirl: She's a brown belt in tae kwon do, as well as trained in screen combat, and plays a DarkActionGirl in ''Deadly Divergence'' and ''Confusion'', and plays an ActionSurvivor in ''Mad Cows From Planet Moo''. She also directed an action comedy titled ''Easy Going''.
* ActorInspiredElement:
** For ''Film/MadCowsFromPlanetMoo'', she suggested that Ricky and Suzie be dancing when Gordie comes home, and affected a light southern accent.
** In ''The Casting Man'', it was her idea for Emily to be TheFaceless, as she was ill during filming. Her face is shown as part of a magazine cover in the ending.
* CastTheRunnerUp: She was at one point considered for the lead role of Elena in ''The Uninvited'', but was later deemed a better fit for Ruby instead.
* CelebrityResemblance: She's often been compared to Kiana Madeira, who played Deena in ''Film/FearStreet''.
* CreatorChosenCasting: She was the first choice for Rosie in ''7 Days'' and Suzie in ''Mad Cows From Planet Moo''.
* CreatorCouple: She and then-boyfriend Creator/GregYoung starred together in ''7 Days'', ''Accidental Suspect'' and ''Nightscapes''. They also worked together in crew capacity on other films such as ''Private First Class'', ''Mayday Mayday'', ''An Rogha Cheart'', ''Deadly Divergence'' and ''Here They Come''.
* DawsonCasting: She plays a high school graduate who's just been accepted into college in ''7 Days''. She was 22.
* DescendedCreator: She was the cinematographer for the ''Film/FatalDeviation'' parody ''Deadly Divergence'', and also played a DarkActionGirl for the female lead to have a fight scene with. She also choreographed said fight scene.
* DirectedByCastMember: She directed the film ''5 Seconds'' and played the main character's best friend.
* EnforcedMethodActing: As she would need to be very emotional for her scene in ''Film/DisembodiedHitman'', she watched a lot of sad [=YouTube=] videos to get her in the proper mood.
* FakeAmerican: Well she was born in Louisiana and speaks with an American-sounding accent due to attending an international school in Kuwait, where she was educated by western teachers. She jokes that "Disney Channel and Nickelodeon" are also to blame.
* FakeRussian: She played the Russian duchess Olga Katrina in a stage production of ''Film/YouCantTakeItWithYou''.
* FriendshipOnTheSet: One of the first films she produced, the short ''For His Eyes Only'', saw her befriending Tom O'Brien and Creator/GregYoung, with whom she has collaborated many times.
* MsFanservice: She has a CatFight in a skintight costume in ''Deadly Divergence'', and ''The Casting Man'' sees her getting LegFocus, [[MaleGaze a closeup of her chest]] and a scene where she dances in lingerie.
* OlderThanTheyLook: She recalls being mistaken for 13 years old a few weeks before turning ''25''!
* PlayingAgainstType:
** Often cast as tomboyish {{Shrinking Violet}}s, she recalls playing Olga Katrina in a production of ''Film/YouCantTakeItWithYou'', and her friends not recognising her.
** She also plays the sultry Emily Cupido in ''The Casting Man''.
** The horror film ''One Good Scare'' was the rare time she got to play an AlphaBitch.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Usually tomboyish and only rarely wearing dresses, she enjoyed the chance to appear in a LittleBlackDress and HighClassGloves for ''Film/MadCowsFromPlanetMoo''. ''Nightscapes'' was also the first time she wore makeup on camera.
* ThrowItIn:
** ''{{Film/Seven Days 2021}}'' saw her ad-libbing whacking Jake Hyland with a stick and saying "try me, bitch".
** During a table read for ''Mad Cows'', she instinctively said "oh hell no" after Ricky's joke about letting "the Commies take over" and it was incorporated into the script. She also ad-libbed slapping Ricky with her glove in another scene.
* VoiceOnlyCameo: She's done a few voiceovers for ''WebVideo/BetterWithBob'', a friend of hers.
* YouLookFamiliar: She appears in two segments of the ''Deadly Numbers'' anthology, ''Film/DisembodiedHitman'' and ''7 Days''. She dies in both too.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Her film ''Rose Coloured Specs'' was based on her own experiences in an emotionally abusive relationship.

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