Born in Kfar Saba, Israel, Daniella spent most of her life in South Africa and attended Carmel College in Durban and King David Linksfield in Johannesburg. She went on to obtain a BA Honors (Dramatic Arts) degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. It was during her university years that she met her husband and together they established a highly successful computer cabling company. In 1997, they came to live in Israel with their son. Daniella pursued a marketing career in the high tech arena and eventually opened her own marketing consultancy. At the same time, Daniella kept her hand in the arts and almost from the first day of her aliya, she was involved in many productions. With the Guild Theater she played various roles including Joanne in Vanities, Bianca in Taming of the Shrew, and Philia in Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Forum. In addition, she originated the roles of Bella in Smoke & Mirrors and Bree in Eli, Eli.