Dawna Lee Heising is a highly accomplished actress who has acted in over 255 feature films and has garnered an impressive 850 film festival awards. As the Vice President of Aki Aleong's Mustard Seed Media Group, Dawna has demonstrated her business acumen, earning a Bachelor's degree in Business Management and an MBA from Pepperdine University. Her family background is also impressive, with her uncle being the legendary cinematographer Tak Fujimoto, known for his work on films such as "The Silence of the Lambs" and "The Sixth Sense". Dawna's cousins, David Wong and George Daugherty, received a Primetime Emmy Award for their televised production of "Peter and the Wolf on Broadway".
Dawna has won an astonishing 520 Best Actress awards for her work in feature films and television. Her numerous accolades include the Living Legend Award at the 2024 Universe Multicultural Film Festival, the Elite Martial Arts Spirit Award at the 2023 Golden Gate Hall of Honors Martial Arts Awards, and "Actress & Action Star of the Year" at the 2021 USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame Awards. She was also inducted into the WorldFilmGeek.com Hall of Fame for 2023, alongside Diane Franklin and Mark Patton. Dawna's impressive list of awards continues with her "Media Star of the Year" win at the 2024 Golden Gate Martial Arts Hall of Honors Awards.
Dawna has had the privilege of working with notable actors and actresses, including Eddie Griffin in Param Gill's "Bad President", which premiered at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, and Tom Arnold in Adam Werth's "Alien Storm" from Mahal Empire Productions. Her recent projects include playing Lisa in "PTSD: A Soldier's Revenge", alongside Daniel Baldwin, Tom Sizemore, and Robert LaSardo, and Ambrosia in Jimmy Drain's "Dick Reno: Monster Slayer", with Eric Roberts and Richard Tyson.
In addition to her acting career, Dawna is a skilled martial artist, trained in Tang Soo Do. She has also had a successful modeling career, having won numerous titles including Miss Los Angeles Chinatown, Ms. US World, Ms. World, Ms. Universe, Miss San Francisco Universe, Miss Orange County Universe, Miss Orange County America, Miss California Hemisphere, and Mrs. California United States. Dawna has been honored to serve as the Queen of various film festivals, including the 2019 Hollywood Silver Screen Film Festival, the 2018 WIND International Film Festival, and the 2021 Kaiju International Film Festival. She continues to hone her acting skills with Matthew Arkin and Karole Foreman, and is a long-time member of SAG-AFTRA.
