• Name: Daphne Zuniga
  • Date of Birth: October 28, 1962
  • Place of Birth: Berkeley, California, USA
Mini-bio: Actress Daphne Zuniga achieved nationwide fame through her weekly appearances on Fox's Melrose Place in 1994; despite her comparative unfamiliarity, she was certainly no overnight success. The daughte... read morer of a Guatemalan-born philosophy professor, Zuniga attended U.C.L.A. while her dad was teaching at California State. Stardom beckoned when she was cast as John Cusack's recalcitrant traveling companion in The Sure Thing (1985). For reasons that defy explanation, this engaging performance did not immediately elevate her to the top ranks, and Zuniga would have to mark time in unmemorable films like Last Rites (1988) and Prey of the Chameleon (1991) before Melrose Place secured her popularity. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Replace this image with an actor photoDaphne Zuniga mini-bio: Zuniga is perhaps best known for playing Jo Reynolds on Melrose Place from 1992 to 1996. In 1985, she starred opposite John Cusack in The Sure Thing. She co-starred with Lucille Ball in the TV drama "Stone Pillow" in 1985. Daphne starred in the 1986 cult film Modern Girls. She was also a lead in the 1987 film Spaceballs and the 1989 film Gross Anatomy, again with Modine. A more recent starring role was in Artificial Lies. She was also one of many voice actors for the animated television series Stories from My Childhood. Zuniga also had a lead role in the TV series Pandora's Clock. She was a guest celebrity in the 1996 Endymion parade during Mardi Gras. Zuniga also appeared in a recurring role in American Dreams. She was on the show Beautiful People on ABC Family. She is co-producer and co-director (with Steven Latham) of the recently released (DVD,Netflix,2007) documentary "The Future We Will Create: Inside the World of TED" (Technology, Entertainment and Design), a close look at an annual conference held in Monterey, California, attended by outstanding leaders in a variety of fields to brainstorm solutions to the world's problems. Zuniga is expected to appear in 5 episodes of the CW hit show One Tree Hill for the 5th season playing a glamorous and intimidating but manipulative business executive with a cruel strike who works with Brooke Davis (Sophia Bush).

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Height: 5' 8"
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