Cast & creator
Dana Gaier Ellis
Best known for Monster: The Ed Gein Story, Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2
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.
Also known as: Dana Gaier
18
film credits
4
television credits
15
2010–2026 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (22)
Showing 22 of 22 credits
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Casting Assistant
2025
Despicable Me
Edith (voice)
2010
Despicable Me 2
Edith (voice)
2013
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Casting Assistant
2024
Wicked: For Good
Casting Assistant
2025
Despicable Me 4
Edith (voice)
2024
Despicable Me 3
Edith (voice)
2017
The Shards
Casting Associate
2026
Wicked
Casting Assistant
2024
Grotesquerie
Casting Assistant
2024
Minions & More Volume 1
Edith (voice)
2022
Cat Person
Casting Assistant
2023
Despicable Me Presents: Minion Madness
Edith (voice)
2010
Home Makeover
Edith (voice)
2010
Training Wheels
Edith (voice)
2013
The Secret Life of Kyle
Edith (voice)
2017
Despicable Me 2: 3 Mini-Movie Collection
Edith
2014
Minions: Holiday Special
Edith (voice)
2020
Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies
Edith (voice)
2019
Illumination 7 Mini-Movie Collection
Edith
2014
The Ice Cream Truck
Brie
2017
Midnight Mission
Edith Gru (voice)
2024