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Danelene O’Flynn is an actor based in Toronto, Canada of Irish/Australian decent.  She is known for her versatile, passionate work in roles such as the 'fierce leader of the Mothers of Irish Freedom in the new hit crime/drama series The Westies (2026),  the quirky actor role in the feature A Priceless Love (2022), the relentless detective in See No Evil (2019),  the eccentric wife in the mystery short film Argos (2018), the overworked, single mother in Penny Foster (2018) and the shattered school principal in Red Fish (2017) - as well as in a number of commercials.

 

Danelene currently trains at Counterpoint Studio and the Pro Actor's Lab and has trained throughout the years at LB Studio, CTAS, and the Actor’s Foundry in Toronto, as well as studios in Vancouver and completed Trinity College Drama Examinations (Honours) early on in Australia.  She studied at George Brown College (Film and Television Production), as well as Psychology | Economics for a time at James Cook University in Australia (she dropped out early to travel/backpack).  

 

Growing up in a few countries, Danelene was brought up by many different families + cultures due to circumstances.  She was on her own young and learned to adapt quickly.  She now sees these experiences as gifts that shaped her as an adult and enriched her senses as an actor and storyteller.  

Danelene also worked in broadcast Film/TV on the production side on award winning/nominated projects in documentary and fiction for many years.  Currently, in addition to acting, she continues to work on a smaller scale as a producer | director in documentary with Saoirse Films as well as continued volunteer work with AWO (refugees and new immigrants) using her skills to help facilitate storytelling practices within the community through art, theatre installations and documentation through film.