Dawna Marie Wright

Dawna Marie Wright was born in Georgetown (Esquesing Township) Ontario, Canada. She was raised by her grandmother in the early years . Her onstage debut was a Christmas Play playing the part of the Virgin Mary at the age of 7. In Public school she was an award winner in the regional speech contest on her speech "Idioms" and was also President of her school. At 15 she left home, to live with her grandparents .After graduating high school with Drama, Psychology and English to her credits she attended Sheridan College in Oakville graduating with a diploma in Modelling & related careers. It was shortly thereafter she moved to Toronto to pursue acting instead of modeling. Studying with Miriam Laurence led her to appear in TV shows, theatre and film as well as writing a one-woman show. She also writes children's story-poems under the pen name PollY PoE. In her 20s she was a go-go dancer and also a backup vocalist for Drew& The Amazing Sideshow. She resides in Toronto with actor/writer/musician Lawrence Bayne and their dog, Benny