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Daphne Zuniga

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Zuniga was born in San Francisco, California to Agnes A. Zuniga (née Janawicz) and Joaquin Alberto Zuniga Mazariegos. Her mother is a Unitarian minister, of Polish and Finnish descent, and her father, originally from Guatemala, was an emeritus professor of philosophy at California State University, East Bay. Zuniga has two sisters: Jennifer Zuniga and Rosario Zúñiga.

In her early teens, Zuniga expressed interest in acting, and attended the Young Conservatory program of the American Conservatory Theater of San Francisco. After her parents divorced, Zuniga moved with her mother and sister from Berkeley, California to Reading, Vermont, where she spent the remainder of her teenage years. Zuniga graduated from Woodstock Union High School in Woodstock, Vermont, in 1980, after which she returned to California and enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles to study theater arts. After leaving college, Zuniga was close friends and roommates with fellow actress Meg Ryan.

Zuniga made her film debut in a supporting part in the slasher film The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982), while a student at the University of California, Los Angeles. She was then cast in the 1984 horror film The Initiation (1984), opposite Vera Miles and Clu Gulager. This was followed by a lead role, opposite John Cusack, in Rob Reiner's film, The Sure Thing (1985).

In 1986, she starred as Princess Vespa in Mel Brooks' memorable cult comedy Spaceballs (1987), followed by a supporting part in the science fiction horror sequel, The Fly II (1989). From 1992 to 1996, Zuniga portrayed Jo Reynolds on the wildly popular soap opera Melrose Place (1992), which garnered Zuniga wider mainstream exposure. Her role on the series would be followed by numerous appearances on television series, including a lead role as Shelly Pierce on American Dreams (2004) from 2004 to 2005, and a recurring on the popular CW series, One Tree Hill (2003), as Victoria Davis, a role which she played from 2008 until 2012.
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Heather Locklear, Daphne Zuniga, Grant Show, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Josie Bissett, Thomas Calabro, Marcia Cross, Laura Leighton, Doug Savant, Andrew Shue, and Jack Wagner in Melrose Place (1992)
Daphne Zuniga at an event for The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (2011)
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Daphne Zuniga in A Christmas Arrangement (2018)
Daphne Zuniga and Nicky Whelan in A Christmas Arrangement (2018)
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Daphne Zuniga in A Christmas Arrangement (2018)
Daphne Zuniga and Nicky Whelan in A Christmas Arrangement (2018)
Daphne Zuniga in A Christmas Arrangement (2018)

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Sophia Bush, James Lafferty, Bethany Joy Lenz, Chad Michael Murray, and Hilarie Burton in One Tree Hill (2003)
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  • Victoria Davis
Heather Locklear, Amy Locane, Daphne Zuniga, Vanessa Williams, Grant Show, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Josie Bissett, Thomas Calabro, Doug Savant, and Andrew Shue in Melrose Place (1992)
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  • Jo Reynolds
Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)
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  • Princess Vespa
  • 1987

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Actress

  • Grant Show, Daniella Alonso, Robert Christopher Riley, Elizabeth Gillies, Rafael de la Fuente, and Sam Adegoke in Dynasty (2017)
    Dynasty
  • Roselyn Sanchez in Fantasy Island (2021)
    Fantasy Island
  • Mark Harmon, Maria Bello, Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, Emily Wickersham, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)
    NCIS
  • Karl E. Landler and Rebecca Dalton in Christmas in Paris (2019)
    Christmas in Paris
  • Julie Benz, Annalise Basso, and Chris McNally in V.C. Andrews' Heaven (2019)
    V.C. Andrews' Heaven
  • Miles Fisher and Nicky Whelan in A Christmas Arrangement (2018)
    A Christmas Arrangement
  • Abigail Falls (2018)
    Abigail Falls
  • Witness Unprotected (2018)
    Witness Unprotected
  • Daphne Zuniga, Seann Gallagher, Britt Irvin, Lochlyn Munro, Matt Bellefleur, and Ava Hughes in The Wrong Babysitter (2017)
    The Wrong Babysitter
  • Krystal Ellsworth and Amitash Pradhan in Heartbeats (2017)
    Heartbeats
  • Daphne Zuniga and Aaron Pearl in Abducted Love (2016)
    Abducted Love
  • Those Left Behind (2016)
    Those Left Behind
  • Daphne Zuniga, Chris Bruno, and Marie Avgeropoulos in A Remarkable Life (2016)
    A Remarkable Life
  • Daphne Zuniga, Joely Fisher, Barry Watson, Michelle Hurd, Connie Stevens, and Natasha Gregson Wagner in Search Engines (2016)
    Search Engines
  • Who's Driving Doug (2016)
    Who's Driving Doug

Producer

  • Daphne Zuniga, Dan Payne, and Gina Holden in A Family Thanksgiving (2010)
    A Family Thanksgiving
  • TED: The Future We Will Create (2007)
    TED: The Future We Will Create

Director

  • Jeannette Sousa and Breanne Hill in Deadly Assistant (2019)
    Deadly Assistant
  • TED: The Future We Will Create (2007)
    TED: The Future We Will Create

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    • October 28, 1962
    • San Francisco, California, USA
    • David MleczkoJune 8, 2019 - present
    • Jennifer Zuniga(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Appeared in Evan and Jaron's music video "Crazy for This Girl".
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 3 Articles
    • 5 Pictorials
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    Shared an Los Angeles house with Meg Ryan when both were struggling actresses.
  • Quotes
    The hardest part about doing Spaceballs (1987) was not laughing when they said "action". (2004, VH1's "When Star Wars Ruled the World")
    • Raven dark hair and blue eyes

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