--- name: "Dana Gaier" canonical: "https://film.one/person/dana-gaier-ellis" fi1m_id: "dana-gaier-ellis" imdb_id: "nm3269138" tmdb_id: 124750 wikidata_id: "Q19819484" roles: ["Actor","Producer"] born: "30 August 1997" reviewed_on_fi1m: 7 average_fi1m_score: 64 average_as: "actor" average_over: 4 updated: "2026-10-05T14:08:43.640779+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Dana Gaier ## Identity Dana Gaier - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dana-gaier-ellis - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** dana-gaier-ellis - **IMDb ID:** nm3269138 - **TMDB ID:** 124750 - **Wikidata ID:** Q19819484 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Gaier, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19819484, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3269138/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/124750 Actor and producer. Born 30 August 1997 in New Jersey, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor, Producer - **Born:** 30 August 1997, New Jersey, USA - **Active:** 2010–present - **Also known as:** Dana Gaier Ellis - **Titles on Fi1m:** 7: 4 acting, 3 producing - **Frequently works with:** [Chris Meledandri](https://film.one/person/chris-meledandri.md), [Ken Daurio](https://film.one/person/ken-daurio.md), [Steve Carell](https://film.one/person/steve-carell.md), [Chris Renaud](https://film.one/person/chris-renaud.md), [Cinco Paul](https://film.one/person/cinco-paul.md), [Janet Healy](https://film.one/person/janet-healy.md), [Kristen Wiig](https://film.one/person/kristen-wiig.md), [Miranda Cosgrove](https://film.one/person/miranda-cosgrove.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as actor, over 4 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 67 (3), 2020s 61 (4) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 61 across 4 titles - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Animation 4, Comedy 4, Family 4, Science Fiction 3, Action 2, Adventure 1 - **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $3,521m across 4 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Gaier, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19819484, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3269138/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/124750 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Despicable Me*](https://film.one/film/despicable-me.md) (74) - **Peacock:** [*Despicable Me 2*](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-2.md) (71) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Despicable Me 4*](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-4.md) (55) - **Netflix:** [*Despicable Me 3*](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-3.md) (55) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Dana Gaier Ellis, also credited as Dana Gaier, is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Edith in the Despicable Me animated film franchise, appearing in Despicable Me (2010), Despicable Me 2 (2013), Despicable Me 3 (2017) and Despicable Me 4 (2024), as well as related shorts and attractions. She was born on 30 August 1997 in New Jersey, USA, and raised in Livingston. Gaier began acting after accompanying her older sister to an audition. She moved to Burbank, California, around 2013 and attended the University of California, Los Angeles. In 2024 she married Adam Ellis. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com.* ## On Fi1m (7) ### Performed in (4) — the average rests on these - *Despicable Me 4* (2024), Fi1m 55, as Edith (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-4.md) - *Despicable Me 3* (2017), Fi1m 55, as Edith (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-3.md) - *Despicable Me 2* (2013), Fi1m 71, as Edith (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-2.md) - *Despicable Me* (2010), Fi1m 74, as Edith (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me.md) ### Produced (3) - *The Shards* (2026), Fi1m 56, Casting Associate — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shards.md) - *Wicked: For Good* (2025), Fi1m 64, Casting Assistant — [page](https://film.one/film/wicked-for-good.md) - *Wicked* (2024), Fi1m 70, Casting Assistant — [page](https://film.one/film/wicked.md) ## Complete filmography (22) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Shards* (2026), series, Casting Associate — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shards.md) - *Wicked: For Good* (2025), Casting Assistant — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/wicked-for-good.md) - *Monster: The Ed Gein Story* (2025), series, Casting Assistant - *Wicked* (2024), Casting Assistant — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/wicked.md) - *Grotesquerie* (2024), series, Casting Assistant - *Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story* (2024), series, Casting Assistant - *Despicable Me 4* (2024), as Edith (voice) — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-4.md) - *Midnight Mission* (2024), as Edith Gru (voice) - *Cat Person* (2023), Casting Assistant - *Minions & More Volume 1* (2022), as Edith (voice) - *Minions: Holiday Special* (2020), as Edith (voice) - *Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies* (2019), as Edith (voice) - *The Ice Cream Truck* (2017), as Brie - *The Secret Life of Kyle* (2017), as Edith (voice) - *Despicable Me 3* (2017), as Edith (voice) — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-3.md) - *Despicable Me 2: 3 Mini-Movie Collection* (2014), as Edith - *Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection* (2014), as Edith - *Training Wheels* (2013), as Edith (voice) - *Despicable Me 2* (2013), as Edith (voice) — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-2.md) - *Despicable Me Presents: Minion Madness* (2010), as Edith (voice) - *Home Makeover* (2010), as Edith (voice) - *Despicable Me* (2010), as Edith (voice) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me.md) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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