Danielle is an award-winning Malaysian-Australian actor, writer, theatre maker and producer based on Kaurna Country/Adelaide. She graduated with an Honours Degree in the Bachelor of Creative Arts from Flinders University, specialising in acting and drama. Danielle has worked with various arts companies, including ActNow Theatre, State Theatre Company South Australia, Contemporary Asian Australian Performance, Windmill Theatre, South Australian Playwrights Theatre, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Infinity Ensemble, Fastbreak Films, Australian Plays Transform, DreamBIG Festival and OzAsia Festival.
Danielle was a Sharehouse Resident at Carclew in 2023, and has received funding from Helpmann Academy, Carclew, City of Adelaide, Adelaide Fringe and Independent Arts Foundation to develop her own projects. In 2024, she presented the world premiere of her first multi-disciplinary and solo theatre project, Caught In Between, at the Adelaide Fringe. This show won a Weekly Fringe Award.
In 2025, Danielle was ActNow Theatre’s MakeSpace x Adelaide Fringe Resident, developing her second solo work, The Good Decisions Project, which premiered at the Adelaide Fringe. She was also selected for ATYP’s National Studio as the only South Australian participant.
Danielle recently toured Caught In Between to Melbourne Fringe and Sydney Fringe, where she was shortlisted for the Best in Theatre Award.
Danielle is passionate about championing Asian-Australian stories on stage and screen, hoping to inspire more Asian-Australians to pursue an arts career.
