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Dayna Lynne North

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Dayna Lynne North
Dayna Lynne North is a native of Kansas City, Missouri, and a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. She began her writing career with a freelance episode for the critically acclaimed Lifetime drama Any Day Now (1998), and joined the writing staff during the third season. Dayna then joined Soul Food (2000) for its fifth and final season. She was a writer for the first two seasons of the pop culture phenom Veronica Mars (2004), starring Kristen Bell. Dayna was a Co-Executive Producer on the ABC-Family drama Retour à Lincoln Heights (2006), which garnered the NAACP Image award for Best Drama, as well as the Gabriel Award for Best Entertainment. After writing the biographical television musical Un Noël de Star (2014), and brief stints on hit shows Switched (2011) and Single Ladies (2011) (as a head writer/showrunner), Dayna is now an Executive producer on the HBO hit series Insecure (2016), created by and starring Issa Rae.
BornDecember 5
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BornDecember 5
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      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, Regina Hall, and Harold Perrineau in The Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022)
    The Best Man: The Final Chapters
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Issa Rae in Insecure (2016)
    Insecure
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Kristen Bell in Veronica Mars (2004)
    Veronica Mars
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Stacey Dash, LisaRaye McCoy, and Charity Shea in Single Ladies (2011)
    Single Ladies
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    Writer



    • Young Love (2023)
      Young Love
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2023
    • Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, Regina Hall, and Harold Perrineau in The Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022)
      The Best Man: The Final Chapters
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • developed for television by
      • written by (creator)
      • 2022
    • Marianly Tejada, Cooper van Grootel, Annalisa Cochrane, and Chibuikem Uche in Qui ment? (2021)
      Qui ment?
      6.9
      TV Series
      • teleplay by
      • 2021
    • Issa Rae in Insecure (2016)
      Insecure
      8.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2016–2018
    • Vanessa Marano and Katie Leclerc in Switched (2011)
      Switched
      7.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Un Noël de Star (2014)
      Un Noël de Star
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2014
    • Stacey Dash, LisaRaye McCoy, and Charity Shea in Single Ladies (2011)
      Single Ladies
      6.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • story
      • 2014
    • Retour à Lincoln Heights (2006)
      Retour à Lincoln Heights
      7.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2007–2009
    • Kristen Bell in Veronica Mars (2004)
      Veronica Mars
      8.3
      TV Series
      • executive story editor
      • written by
      • story editor
      • 2004–2006
    • Vanessa Williams, Rockmond Dunbar, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Boris Kodjoe, Aaron Meeks, Nicole Ari Parker, and Malinda Williams in Soul Food (2000)
      Soul Food
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • Annie Potts and Lorraine Toussaint in Any Day Now (1998)
      Any Day Now
      8.4
      TV Series
      • staff writer
      • written by (as Dayna North)
      • 2000–2002

    Producer



    • Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Melissa De Sousa, Regina Hall, and Harold Perrineau in The Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022)
      The Best Man: The Final Chapters
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Marianly Tejada, Cooper van Grootel, Annalisa Cochrane, and Chibuikem Uche in Qui ment? (2021)
      Qui ment?
      6.9
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2021
    • Issa Rae in Insecure (2016)
      Insecure
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • 2016–2018
    • Scott Foley and Regina Hall in Insecure: Due North (2017)
      Insecure: Due North
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2017
    • Stacey Dash, LisaRaye McCoy, and Charity Shea in Single Ladies (2011)
      Single Ladies
      6.2
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2014
    • Orange Is the New Black and Sexy
      6.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Retour à Lincoln Heights (2006)
      Retour à Lincoln Heights
      7.7
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • producer
      • 2007–2009

    Director



    • Round and Round
      • Director (as Dayna North, short films)
      • 1998

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    • Alternative names
      • Dana North
    • Born
      • December 5
      • Kansas City, Missouri, USA

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Pronouns
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    • Race / Ethnicity
      • Black / African American

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      First cousin of actor Don Cheadle.

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