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Dana Gaier Ellis

Dana Gaier Ellis

Actor · Born August 30, 1997 (29) · New Jersey, USA

Dana Gaier is an American actress who voiced Edith in the Despicable Me franchise. Gaier was raised in Livingston, New Jersey. She got into acting after accompanying her older sister to an audition after her mother could not find a babysitter and brought her along. Gaier moved to Burbank, California around 2013 and has been a student at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 30, 1997 (29)
From
New Jersey, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Dana Gaier Ellis' films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
53%
Self
28%
Survival
10%
Society
6%
Morality
3%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
9
Warm
5
Thrilling
4
Absurd
4
Tense
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dana Gaier Ellis' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dana Gaier Ellis' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

23 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Shards(2026)

    Show 9 episodes · Casting Associate

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Wicked: For Good(2025)

    Casting Assistant

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Monster: The Ed Gein Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Casting Assistant

  • Wicked(2024)

    Casting Assistant

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Grotesquerie(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Casting Assistant

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 9 episodes · Casting Assistant

  • Despicable Me 4(2024)

    as Edith (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Edith Gru (voice)

  • Cat Person(2023)

    Casting Assistant

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Minions & More 1(2022)

    as Edith (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Minions: Holiday Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Edith (voice)

  • Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Edith (voice)

  • Minion Scouts(2019)

    as Edith

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Ice Cream Truck(2017)

    as Brie

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Life of Kyle(2017)

    as Edith (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Despicable Me 3(2017)

    as Edith (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Despicable Me 2: 3 Mini-Movie Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Edith

  • Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Edith

  • Training Wheels(2013)

    as Edith (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Despicable Me 2(2013)

    as Edith (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Despicable Me Presents: Minion Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Edith (voice)

  • Home Makeover(2010)

    as Edith (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Despicable Me(2010)

    as Edith (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 22 titles from 2010 to 2026; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Despicable Me 3 (2017)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

Despicable Me (2010)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20102026

Peak 2010 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 22: 15 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thOther crew7 of 22: 7 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score35th

By decade

2010s11 · acting2020s11 · 4 acting · 7 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
1015

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Dana Gaier Ellis' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

The Ice Cream Truck (2017)

89th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Despicable Me (2010)

Midcredits 95th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 60. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Dana Gaier Ellis' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles25–28 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles13–30 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles10–37 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles30–40 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dana Gaier Ellis work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dana Gaier Ellis' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pierre Coffin shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers