Faith Dane (October 3, 1923 – April 7, 2020),[1][2] sometimes known since her second marriage as Faith Crannitch[3] but legally simply Faith since 1983,[4][5] was an American actress, musician, artist, and perennial candidate for elected office in Washington, D.C.[4][6] Dane was a resident of Washington, D.C., but grew up and spent much of her life in New York City; she also lived in the United States Virgin Islands for much of the 1960s.

[2][7][8] When Gypsy was revived on Broadway without her, she sued, claiming she'd created much of the characterization of Mazeppa herself; though the suit was unsuccessful, producers developed a “Faith Dane clause” in actors' contracts granting rights in any creative work actors do developing their character to the production.

[6] Dane was a candidate for the Virgin Islands Legislature in 1964 on an arts support-based platform.

[4] She was an unsuccessful candidate for the D.C. Statehood Green Party nomination for Shadow Representative in 1992, receiving 34% of the vote to Paul McCallister's 52%, and was an independent candidate for Delegate to Congress from the District of Columbia in 1996, receiving 2,119 votes.

In 2010, she ran for mayor in the Statehood Green primary,[5] winning with 40% of the vote in the face of only write-in opposition.