Danielle Bisutti
| Name | Danielle Bisutti |
| Birth Name | Danielle Nicole Bisutti |
| Birth Date | 1976-10-1 |
| Birth Place | Simi Valley, California, U.S. |
| Alma Mater | California State University, Fullerton (BA) |
| Occupation | Actress ⋅ singer-songwriter ⋅ writer ⋅ producer |
| Relatives | Cristina Ferrare (aunt) |
| Years Active | 1997–present |
Danielle Nicole Bisutti (born October 1, 1976) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Amanda Cantwell on the Nickelodeon television series True Jackson, VP and the Norse goddess Freya in the 2018 video game, God of War, for which she received a British Academy Games Award for Performer nomination, and its 2022 sequel, God of War Ragnarök, for which she was nominated for the British Academy Games Award for Performer in a Supporting Role.
Early life
Bisutti was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Diana (née Ferrare) and Richard Bisutti. Her father was a set decorator in both film and television for 20 years. Her maternal aunt is model Cristina Ferrare. Bisutti is of Italian descent. Bisutti attended California State University, Fullerton, where she received a BA in Acting and Musical Theatre.
Acting career
While attending university, Bisutti was nominated several times for Best Actress in the Irene Ryan Competition and took the runner-up position at The Lincoln Center Theatre in New York City. Michael Butler noticed Bisutti in the role of Sheila in a California production of Hair and brought the cast to Chicago to perform at the Democratic National Convention along with a five-week run at The New Athenaeum Theatre. Bisutti's other theatre credits include Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes, Maggie in Boy's Life, Yelena in Uncle Vanya, Victoria/Jane in Noël Coward’s Tonight at 8.30, Fastrada in Pippin, and Ophelia in Hamlet.
Bisutti has performed in television over the years, recurring on Last Man Standing, Parks & Recreation, CSI: Miami, Without a Trace, Raising the Bar and The O.C., while also appearing on NCIS, Criminal Minds, Castle, Hot in Cleveland, 90210, Private Practice, Body of Proof, Bones, Cold Case, Two and a Half Men and Boston Legal. She may best known for her starring role as Amanda Cantwell opposite Keke Palmer on the Nickelodeon series True Jackson, VP from 2008 to 2011.
Some of her film credits include Venice Underground, The Neighbor, and No Greater Love. Bisutti co-produced the webseries Hollywood Girl and recurred on the series as Pasha Maneer. She had a leading role in Harland Williams's post-apocalyptic sci-fi webseries The Australian, which was released in late November 2013.
In 2018, Bisutti provided the voice and motion capture for the Witch of the Woods, who is later revealed to be the goddess Freya, in God of War. She received praise for her work and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Performance in a Video Game at the 15th British Academy Games Awards but lost to her co-star Jeremy Davies.
In 2022, Bisutti provided the voice of Elsa from the 2013 Disney animated feature film Frozen while Idina Menzel was unavailable in Disney Dreamlight Valley.
Singing career
Songs originally written by Bisutti, such as "Venice Underground", "April Moon", and "In the Presence of", have been used in independent feature films. At the 2003 Los Angeles Music Awards, she won the award for "Best Female Singer-Songwriter". Also at this ceremony, her song "Glimmer" was nominated for "AAA Album of the Year," and her song "In Passing" received the Unanimous Choice Recipient Award for "Independent AC Single of the Year". In September 2004, Bisutti performed at the Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival, where "In Passing" was selected for the TVIFF's "Top Musical Artist Compilation CD" and Music Connection Magazine featured Bisutti in its 2004 "Hot 100 Unsigned Artists" list.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Automatic | Morgan Black | |
| Survivor: Los Angeles the Ultimate Parody | Taylor | Short film | |
| 2004 | Tropix | Corrine Findlay | |
| Seeing Iris | Iris Jones | Short film | |
| 2005 | Venice Underground | Wexler's Secretary | |
| Downsizing | Beatrix Schnabel | Short film | |
| 2007 | 1 | Floria Riamondi | |
| 2008 | Three Minutes in Heaven | Joy | Short film |
| Get Smart | Airline Passenger | ||
| 1 | Jessica | Short film | |
| 2010 | No Greater Love | Heather Stroud | |
| 2013 | Curse of Chucky | Barb Pierce | |
| Insidious: Chapter 2 | Mother of Parker Crane | ||
| 2014 | Back in the Day | Annette Taylor | |
| 2018 | The Feminine Mystaque | Betty Hopescotch | |
| Insidious: The Last Key | Mother of Parker Crane | ||
| 2019 | Hipster Sweatshop | Diane | Short film |
| Greenlight | Mrs. Adams | ||
| 2021 | Little May | Elizabeth Ackerman | Short film |
| 2023 | The Blue Rose | Norma Steele | |
| 2025 | Echo Hunter | Sloane | Short film |
| Lego Disney Frozen: Operation Puffins | Elsa | Disney+ |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Strip Mall | Dani | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2001 | Dharma & Greg | Joy | Episode: "Dharma Does Dallas" | |
| 2003 | Miss Match | Missy | Episode: "Miss Communication" | |
| Platonically Incorrect | Waitress | TV film | ||
| Andy Richter Controls the Universe | Jane | Episodes: "Final Fantasy", "Duh Dog" | ||
| Less than Perfect | Sales Lady | Episode: "High Maintenance" | ||
| Charlie Lawrence | Denise | Episode: "If It's Not One Thing It's Your Mother" | ||
| Charmed | The Lady of the Lake | Episode: "Sword and the City" | ||
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Roberta Sloane | Episode: "Truth Be Told" | |
| 2004–05 | O.C. | Joan | Recurring role (5 episodes) | |
| 2006 | Twenty Good Years | Courtney | Episode: "John's Old Lady" | |
| Courting Alex | Veronica | Episode: "The Fix-Up" | ||
| Two and a Half Men | Vicki | Episode: "Corey's Been Dead for an Hour" | ||
| 2007 | Shark | Francis Chambers | Episode: "Blind Trust" | |
| Cold Case | Mrs. Valentine (1953) | Episode: "Devil Music" | ||
| 2007–08 | Without a Trace | Terri Long | Episodes: "The Beginning", "4G", "Deja Vu" | |
| 2008 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Mona Lisa | Episode: "Art Museum Piece" | |
| Raising the Bar | Emma Troutman | Episode: "Shop Till You Drop" | ||
| 2008–11 | True Jackson, VP | Amanda Cantwell | Series regular; 56 episodes | |
| 2009 | Raising the Bar | Emma Troutman | Episodes: "Hair Apparent", "Trout Fishing" | |
| 2010 | ACME Saturday Night | Guest Host | Season 2: Episode: 26 | |
| Bones | Marlowe Becker | Episode: "The Mastodon in the Room" | ||
| 2011 | Hollywood Girl | Pascha Maneer | Episodes: "Code Red Carpet", "Limp of Shame" | |
| Body of Proof | Vicki Hemington | Episode: "Love Thy Neighbor" | ||
| Private Practice | Lynn | Episode: "Deal with It" | ||
| CSI: Miami | Gabrielle Wade | Episode: "Dead Ringer" | ||
| 2011–12 | Parks and Recreation | Prof. Linda Lonegan | 2 episodes: "Smallest Park" "Lucky" | |
| 2012 | 90210 | Connie | Episode: "No Good Deed" | |
| Hot in Cleveland | Verena | Episode: "I'm with the Band" | ||
| Last Man Standing | Michelle | Episodes: "Odd Couple Out", "Adrenaline" | ||
| CSI: Miami | Gabrielle Wade | Episodes: "Rest in Pieces", "Law & Disorder" | ||
| Castle | Claire Panchard | Episode: "The Limey" | ||
| Leverage | Wendy Baran | Episode: "The Gimme a K Street Job" | ||
| Criminal Minds | Debra Acklin | Episode: "Through the Looking Glass" | ||
| NCIS | SSSA Ashley Winter | Episode: "You Better Watch Out" | ||
| 2013 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Theresa Shea | Episode: "Dead Air" | |
| Grey's Anatomy | Liz Langer | Episode: "Hard Bargain" | ||
| Anger Management | Kristy | Episode: "Charlie Dates a Teacher" | ||
| 2014 | Beauty and the Beast | April Harris | Episode: Ever After | |
| Matador | Meredith Wright | Episode: Riot Til I Die & Mala Sangre | ||
| Happyland | Margot Chandler | Episode: Leave of Abscene & Your Happyland Family | ||
| 2015 | I Didn't Do It | Mrs. Clegg | Guest role | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Atty. Sarah Taylor | Episode: "Blame It On Rio" | ||
| The Newsreader | Wendy Garson-Gray | Episode: The Creepish Man Alive; Bomb Sniffing Dogs | ||
| Rizzoli & Isles | Linda Wallace | Episode: Family Matters | ||
| Faking It | Clement University Counselor | Episode: Future Tense | ||
| 2016 | Dr. Ken | Denise | Episode: "Ken at the Concert" | |
| Still Single | Sage Callaghan | TV film | ||
| 2017 | Mom | Dana | Episode: Fancy Crackers and Giant Women | |
| 2018 | Nanny Killer | Ms. Grey | TV film | |
| For the People | Dana Gallagher | Episode: This Is What I Wanted To Say | ||
| 2019–21 | Dwight in Shining Armor | Witch Hexela | Series Regular | |
| 2021 | Mother F*cker | Bizzy | Episode: "Boom Boom" |
Podcast series
| 2024 | The South Jersey Horror Podcast | Danielle | S4. Episode: 44 |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | God of War | The Witch of the Woods / Freya / Frigg | Nominated - BAFTA Award for Performer |
| 2019 | The Lego Movie 2 Videogame | Wonder Woman | |
| 2020 | Madden NFL 21 | Claudia Grimstone | |
| Madden NFL 21: Face of the Franchise: Rise to Fame | |||
| 2022 | God of War Ragnarök | The Witch of the Woods / Freya / Frigg | Nominated - BAFTA Award for Performer in a Supporting Role |
| 2022 | Disney Dreamlight Valley | Elsa | |
| 2023 | Redfall | Vampire | |
| Star Wars Jedi: Survivor | Tulli Mu | ||
| God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla | The Witch of the Woods / Freya / Frigg | ||
| Disney Speedstorm | Elsa |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Best Host | Street Music Los Angeles | ||
| 2003 | LA Music Awards | Film Track Score | In the Presence of | ||
| Best Female Singer-Songwriter | Venice Underground & April Moon | ||||
| AAA Album of the Year | Glimmer | ||||
| Unanimous Choice Recipient Awards | In Passing | ||||
| Independent AC Single of the Year | April Moon | ||||
| 2019 | 15th British Academy Games Awards | Best Performer | God of War | ||
| Fade In Awards | Short Script Competition | Little May | |||
| 2023 | 19th British Academy Games Awards | Performer in a Supporting Role | God of War Ragnarök |
References
- Veromi.net - People Summary, www.veromi.net, 7 October 2018
- British Academy Games Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals, Zimbio.com, February 2, 2020
- ♫ Danielle Bisutti: The B-Sides - Danielle Bisutti. Listen @cdbaby, 7 October 2018
- Danielle Bisutti, Los Angeles Music Awards, May 22, 2023
- God of War's Danielle Bisutti Found Motivation Through Game of Thrones, March 24, 2020, ComicBook.com
- BAFTA Game Awards 2019 nominees announced, Shack News, February 6, 2020
- God of War, Red Dead Redemption and indie titles lead 2019 Bafta nominations, February 7, 2020, BBC
- Los Angeles Music Awards at MySpace.com, 7 October 2018
- Los Angeles Music Awards History, 7 October 2018, 20 July 2008, dead
- Danielle Bisutti - Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos, Myspace, 28 April 2015, 7 October 2018
- Danielle Bisutti (visul voices guide), behindthevoiceactors.com, September 28, 2022, Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources
- Bisutti, Danielle, daniellebisutti, 1730759367585341643, December 2, 2023, Sometimes I have the tremendous honor of voicing Elsa, February 25, 2024
- In Conversation With Danielle Bisutti, Numéro Netherlands Magazine, September 1, 2023
- 'God of War,' 'Red Dead 2' Lead BAFTA Game Awards Nominations, Stefanie, Fogel, March 14, 2019, Variety, March 14, 2019, March 14, 2019, live
- March 2, 2023, 2023 BAFTA Games Awards: The Winners, March 31, 2023, www.bafta.org, en, April 2, 2023, live
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Category:1976 births
Category:Actresses from Los Angeles
Category:American women singer-songwriters
Category:American film actresses
Category:American musical theatre actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:American video game actresses
Category:American voice actresses
Category:California State University, Fullerton alumni
Category:Living people
Category:Singers from Los Angeles
Category:Singer-songwriters from California
Category:21st-century American women singers
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Daytime Emmy Award winners