Dayna Gayle Cussler is an American film producer, screenwriter,

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, and film actress. She is also the daughter of novelist

Clive Cussler Clive Eric Cussler (July 15, 1931 – February 24, 2020) was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have been listed on ''The New York Times'' fiction best-sell ...

. Cussler has worked on several films starting in 1987, mostly on sci-fi productions. Her first films were '' The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory'' and '' Barfly'', both in 1987. Through the 1990s she worked on numerous film projects, including ''

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'' and '' Hellraiser: Bloodline''. In 2000 she produced her first film, '' 2 on U'', which she wrote, produced, and starred in opposite

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Tomas Arana Thomas Clifford Arana (born April 3, 1955) is an American actor. He appeared in the films ''The Hunt for Red October'' (1990), '' The Bodyguard'' (1992), ''L.A. Confidential'' (1997), ''Gladiator'' (2000), ''The Bourne Supremacy'' (2004), '' Li ...

, and Tom Novak. Cussler also played the role of Kitty Mannock in the 2005 film ''

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'', an adaptation of her father's novel ''

'', which starred

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and

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. However, in the final takes of production her scenes were deleted. Cussler is a founding member of the Los Angeles theatre ensemble group, GueirrLA Theatre. She appeared in many local productions as an actress. Cussler was a member of the band The Darklings and currently plays drums with Stations of the Sun. She continues to write, produce, act and make music.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cussler, Dayna Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Film producers from Los Angeles American women screenwriters American film actresses American women film producers 21st-century American women