Donna Magnani is a veteran actress, 40 years in SAG/AFTRA, has worked with Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, George Gallo Jr. and more. She got her legs in the entertainment business as a professionally trained and working dancer, segued into acting in Scorsese's Last Temptation of Christ. She has starred opposite Danny Aiello, Lainie Kazan, Richard Burgi, Iced T, Pamela Reed to name a few. Donna has so much energy and passion when she decides to do something she goes full throttle. She jumped into directing short films by way of the 48 Hour Film Project where she has directed now 3 films which made it to the big screen and two online Stay at Home festivals. IN SHREDS did very well garnering awards such as Best Director, Best Female Director, Best Short and more.
REGARDING ROSE is Donna's latest short which has garnered 12 awards including Best Short, Best Director, Best Soundtrack, Best Production Design, Best Music, Best screenplay and more.
As an acting coach Donna has trained many actors who have gone onto working on series and films, Victoria Justice, Top Model's Yumi and Natalie Nootenboom, Richard Burgi, to name just a few. Donna took a long break from acting to raise her little girl as a single mother. With her daughter now a 3rd year medical student, Donna is pursuing her passion in directing films.