about

Danice Cabanela is a Filipina American actor & community advocate raised in San Antonio, TX.  She began her acting career in Minneapolis where she attended the U of M / Guthrie BFA Actor Training Program and also trained at Shakespeare's Globe, London.

 

Her Film/TV credits include: the female lead “Bonnie” in ‘ADVENTURE BEAST’ (Netflix), ‘HACKS’ (HBO MAX),  'FRASIER' (Paramount+), ‘DEAR WHITE PEOPLE’ (Netflix), ‘CALL ME KAT’ (Fox), ‘THE TERMINAL LIST’ (Amazon Studios), and more. 

 

Audiobook narration includes 'ARSENIC AND ADOBO’ by Mia Manansala, named one of "Buzzfeed’s Most Highly Anticipated Books of 2021", 'SAINTS OF STORM AND SORROW' by Gabriella Buba which made Spotify's"Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy of 2024", 'ISABELLA IN BLOOM' by Mae Respicio, ‘SALTHOUSE PLACE’ by Jamie Lee Sogn, among other titles. 

 

She is a co-founder of Filipinx Actors Barkada, an all-Filipinx artist group with members across the U.S. and Canada.  She also co-founded APA Artists for Change that aims to connect, educate, and galvanize artists toward higher civic engagement on local and national levels.

 

Danice loves animals, spending time with her husband and furbabies, LAFC and RuPaul's Drag Race. She is a passionate advocate for mental health + yoga, social justice, and doing what we can in a society that often seems insurmountable.