danielle lopresti (born danielle marie lo preste) is the eldest of three children by san diego sport-fisherman, frank lo preste and mary lou lo preste. she was born in bellflower, ca and raised in san diego, ca. after she graduated valedictorian from chula vista school of the creative and performing arts in 1987, lopresti accepted a scholarship to united states international university where she studied acting alongside talents such as jamie foxx and john barrowman. she graduated valedictorian from usiu in 1991.