Daniyah Jezel is a graduate of Nazareth University earning her BFA in Musical Theatre. As a Washington, D.C. native, and a child of a family from North Carolina, she grew up in a Baptist household where she started singing in the choir. She began performing at the age of 11 when she was a background dancer in The Wiz, but the love truly arose when she was cast as Ariel's understudy in Little Mermaid and Fiona in Shrek when she was 14. Being a part of these productions really opened her eyes, showing her that this was exactly where she wanted to be. While she went on to work with a local theatre company based in Alexandria Virginia, Momentum Collective Inc., she then found a love for hair and makeup going into high school. She ended her senior year with playing Grace Ferrell in Annie and was very proud of the performer that she was growing into. She has since then gone on to work with Blackfriars Theatre and the Jewish Community Center in Rochester and the Totem Pole Playhouse in Pennsylvania. Outside of performing, you may find Daniyah songwriting, doing hair, makeup, modeling, cooking, singing with her family or listening/singing jazz music. She is happily represented by Hudson Artists Agency and beyond excited to share all of her gifts with the world while standing in the face of adversity. Welcome O life!