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Dec 23, 2022 · Erin Daniels Talks Dana Fairbanks’ Return to. Gen Q. and Her Legacy. Erin Daniels as Dana Fairbanks in THE L WORD: GENERATION Q. Photo: Nicole Wilder/SHOWTIME. SPOILER ALERT! Dana Fairbanks (Erin Daniels) made a surprise return to The L Word: Generation Q in Season 3, Episode 6. Here’s what Daniels had to say about her iconic role and this ...
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Dana was born and raised in Orange County, California, by her affluent Republican parents Irwin and Sharon. An elite tennis player on the WTA Tour, Dana has known she is a lesbian since she was a teenager, but is initially too scared to come out for fear that it will ruin her career. She first met Alicewhen the journalist interviewed her for a spor...
Early life and family
Dana was born to an affluent conservative family in Garden Grove, Orange County, California. Her parents are Irwin and Sharon Fairbanks. Dana describes Irwin as "dependable" and "supportive", while Sharon is a very prominent and active member of her local Republican Women's Coalition chapter. Dana also has a younger brother named Howiewho is a "total pain in [her] ass." Dana first knew she was gay at the age of 16 when she attended a tennis summer camp, Camp lmalahkaha, and fell in love with...
Meeting Alice
Years later, Dana would first meet Alice Pieszeckiwhen Alice was hired by a women's sports magazine to interview her. The interview ended badly, with Dana threatening legal action, when Alice suggested the deeply closeted Dana might have had a crush on a girl when she was younger. Some time later, Dana was out shopping with her mother when she ran into Alice again and the two became friends. Alice then invited Dana to a Millennium Y2K party hosted by Bette Porter and Tina Kennard, where Dana...
Lead up to The L Word
At the start of The L Word, Dana is now an elite tennis player on the WTA Tour, and competes against the likes of Jennifer Capriati. Off the court, Dana has only ever slept with two women, the aforementioned "Ralph" and a woman named Melanie. She remains deep in the closet out of fear that she will lose her tennis sponsorships if she comes out, and continues to use her tennis doubles partner Harrison (who is himself a gay man) as her beard at public events.Dana suffers from internalized homop...
Season 1
With a rising professional tennis career on her way, Dana Fairbanks was afraid to come out as a lesbian; she was raised in a conservative background and refuses to accept her sexuality, making her a rigid, fearful, and neurotic person. Dana knew her sexual orientation since her teenage years, when she fell in love with one of the girls also attending tennis camp. This latter girlfriend's real name (who Dana simply calls "Ralph") is never mentioned, since she is now famous and has chosen to re...
Season 2
Engaged to Tonya, Dana struggled with her growing interest towards Alice. After a brief discussion, they both decided not to succumb to their mutual desires, so they came up with certain "rules of un-attraction" they were to follow, such as never being left alone together. As the tension between Alice and Tonya increased, Alice's friend Shane McCutcheon noticed what really was going on between Alice and Dana. Tonya obliviously set up Alice on a blind date with a guy and Dana got jealous. Whil...
Season 3
The third season is set six months after the finale, in which it is described that Dana was back with Lara after having a harsh breakup with Alice. Things were uncomfortable between them: Alice's obsession with Dana disturbed all possibilities of friendship. After Dana breaks up with Alice, she gets back together with Lara. Dana makes it clear to Lara that she did not break up with Alice for her, but that she did it for herself and for Alice. During an intimate moment, Lara noticed a lump in...
Notable relationships
1. Dana and Lara 2. Alice and Dana 3. Dana and Tonya
Full list
The table below shows the complete known history of Dana's romantic relationships.
Quotes by or about Dana from The L Word and Generation Q. 1. Dana: "Slander against cats. Write that down." 2. -- in "L'Ennui" 1. Dana: "Mr. Piddles. Señor Piddles, International Cat of Mystery. My mysterious one man show! He's my special furry man." 2. -- in "Looking Back" 1. Alice: "The only person that I ever really loved as much as Tashawas Dan...
Dana was a huge basketball fan and San Jose Lightning was her favorite team.In "Lady of the Lake" (TLW5x03), Dana's friends decide to join the Subaru Pink Ride for breast cancer research as "Team Dana".In "LA Times" (GQ 1x04), Shane reveals that she has named her barafter Dana.- 3 min
Erin Daniels. Erin Daniels ( née Cohen) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Dana Fairbanks on The L Word (2004–2007). Her feature film work includes A Single Man (2009) and One Hour Photo (2002).
Oct 31, 2012 · Daniels, of course, played lovable goofball Dana Fairbanks for three seasons on The L Word, before her character met an untimely demise that still makes lesbians shake their fists and scowl. Since TLW, Daniels has guest starred on numerous TV shows, filmed a couple of pilots, and she recently completed work on Sofia Coppola‘s The Bling Ring ...
Play trailer 1:22. Animal Among Us (2019) 5 Videos. 37 Photos. Erin Daniels was born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Erin is an actor and director, known for House of 1000 Corpses (2003), The L Word (2004) and A Single Man (2009). Erin was previously married to Chris Uettwiller. More at IMDbPro.
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Jan 18, 2024 · Erin Daniels (Dana Fairbanks) And we can’t talk about Alice without talking about Dana, portrayed by Erin Daniels. This was another one of the show’s most popular ships. We love a besties-to-lovers romance. Since the end of TLW, Erin has appeared in films such as The Sitter, Shaky Shivers and The Bling Ring.
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Dec 29, 2022 · For fans of the original L Word, the death of Dana Fairbanks in season three still stings. In the latest episode of the reboot, fans got a glimpse at what her life with Alice could have looked like. In the most recent episode, The L Word’s first musical episode provided the perfect opportunity to bring a beloved character back to life.
