Dayna has been studying acting since she was 5 years old. She attended Tulane University, Sarah Lawrence College and Grad school at U.C.L.A. in Dance Movement Therapy and Choreography. Her choreography won at the prestigious American College Dance Festival. She has practiced movement therapy for over 20 years between acting gigs. Her work specialized in children in residential treatment programs teaching anger management, creating boundaries for sexually abused girls and using creative arts to express inner emotions. She was chosen to work directly under Stella Adler in her Master Class, with such classmates as Mark Ruffalo and Robert Reed. Other teachers include Darryl Hickman and Caitlyn Adams. She currently resides in Atlanta, Ga with her husband, screenwriter Stephen C. Berger and two daughters.