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1989 - 2023. Dana Lynn Fairbanks, 34, of Tampa, Florida, died unexpectedly at her home on March 22, 2023. Dana was born on February 14, 1989, to Russell and Mary (DeGroot) Fairbanks in Rogers City, Michigan. Dana graduated from Rogers City High School in 2007.
Mar 27, 2023 · Mar 27, 2023. Dana Lynn Fairbanks, 34, of Tampa, Florida, died unexpectedly at her home on. March 22, 2023. Dana was born on Feb. 14, 1989, to Russell and Mary (DeGroot) Fairbanks in Rogers...
Jan 24, 2020 · Actress Erin Daniels, who plays Dana, opened up about the shock of learning that her character would be killed off in Season 3. "We would all meet with Ilene before each season started, and she would take us to lunch," Erin told Entertainment Weekly. "So she took me to lunch, and we were talking and she was like, 'So your character gets breast ...
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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
Created by: 45 Parallel. Added: Mar 25, 2023. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 251081398. Source citation. Dana Lynn Fairbanks, 34, of Tampa, Florida, died unexpectedly at her home on March 22, 2023. Dana was born on February 14, 1989, to Russell and Mary (DeGroot) Fairbanks in Rogers City, Michigan.
- February 14, 1989
Mar 25, 2023 · Mar 25, 2023. FAIRBANKS, Dana Lynn, 34, formerly of Rogers City died at home in Tampa, Florida on March 22, 2023. Friends may visit at the Beck Funeral Home on Saturday, April 1 from 4-7 p.m....
Jan 28, 2020 · When I started watching the show, Dana was immediately one of my favorite characters. The insecurity surrounding her sexuality was something I could relate to, and I admired her bravery in eventually coming out to the world. Dana was strong and passionate. She hardly showed any weakness, so her sickness in Season 3 took me by surprise.
