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Encyclopedia > Daphne Zuniga
Daphne Zuniga
Born October 28, 1962 (1962-10-28) (age 44)
Berkeley, California

Daphne Eurydice Zuniga (born October 28, 1962) is an American actress. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. ... is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...

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Biography

Early life

Zuniga was born in Berkeley, California. Her father is an emeritus professor of philosophy originally from Guatemala and her mother is a Unitarian minister.[1] Zuniga graduated from Woodstock Union High School in Woodstock, VT, in 1980. She and her mother and sister moved from Berkeley to Reading, VT after her parents' divorce. She has been interested in acting since high school, having performed in a variety of school plays. She attended the Young Conservatory of ACT (American Conservatory Theater) of San Francisco in her early teens. After graduating from high school she became a Theater Arts major at UCLA also while at UCLA she became roommates with Darren Star and voice actor Jim Ward of The Stephanie Miller Show. Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. ... Historic Unitarianism believed in the oneness of God as opposed to traditional Christian belief in the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). ... Woodstock, Vermont Woodstock is a town located in Windsor County, Vermont. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Reading, Vermont Reading is a town located in Windsor County, Vermont. ... Darren Star (born 1961) is an American television and film producer and screenwriter best known for the hugely successful television series Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place (both of which were co-produced with Aaron Spelling), and Sex and the City which was based on a book of the same name... Jim Ward is one of the co-creators of the modern body piercing movement. ...


Career

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. Jo Reynolds, played by Daphne Zuniga was a fictional character on the Aaron Spelling drama Melrose Place. ... Melrose Place is an American primetime soap opera that ran between 1992 and 1999, created by Darren Star for the FOX network. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the actor. ... The Sure Thing is a 1985 romantic comedy directed by Rob Reiner and written by Stephen L. Bloom and Jonathan Roberts. ... Stone Pillow was a 1985 television movie in which Lucille Ball, in an attempt to make a dramatic breakout from her years in comedy, portrayed an older homeless woman with few resources and even fewer options. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Modern Girls is a 1986 comedy film. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Spaceballs is a 1987 science fiction parody film co-written, directed by, and starring Mel Brooks. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The 1989 movie Gross Anatomy stars Matthew Modine and Daphne Zuniga. ... A voice actor (also a voice artist) is a person who provides voices for animated characters (including those in feature films, television series, animated shorts), voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides. ... Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result. ... Pandoras Clock was a successful 1996 made-for-TV movie based on the novel by John J. Nance, starring Richard Dean Anderson, Steven Root, Jane Leeves, Robert Loggia and Daphne Zuniga. ... The Krewe of Endymion is the largest of the krewes participating in New Orleans Mardi Gras. ... For other uses, see Mardi Gras (disambiguation). ...


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. American Dreams was an American television drama program broadcast on the NBC television network. ... Beautiful People is a show about a family that moves to New York from New Mexico to make a fresh start. ... ABC Family is an American cable television network currently owned by Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company. ...


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). This article is about the American television series. ... Information Nickname(s) B.Davis and Party Girl Age 18 Date of birth March 4th 1989 Occupation Fashion designer Relatives Richard Davis (father) Barbara Davis (mother) James Scott (god-son) Episode count 86 Portrayed by Sophia Bush Created by Mark Schwahn Brooke Penelope Davis is a fictional character played by... Sophia Anna Bush (born July 8, 1982) is a Rising Star award winning American actress. ...


Personal life

Zuniga shared a house in Los Angeles with Meg Ryan when both were struggling actresses. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Meg Ryan (born November 19, 1961) is an American actress who specializes in romantic comedies but has also worked in other film genres. ...


Zuniga was a victim of mercury poisoning, which was the direct result of her daily consumption of fish. As a result, the actress suffered from weak memory, headaches, crying spells, skin rashes and low grade depression. Since meeting with many doctors, Zuniga has stopped consuming fish and does not plan to resume anytime soon. Zuniga admits eating sushi four times a week prior to her mercury poisoning problem. As part of her strategy to clean her body of mercury, the actress drinks shakes rich in protein (specifically with glutathione).[2] It has been suggested that Acrodynia be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Fish (disambiguation). ... Glutathione (GSH) is a tripeptide. ...


Up until about 2002, Zuniga rode a Harley Davidson motorcycle in her spare time. She has been quoted as having sold it a "few years ago." She was also said to have allowed the body piercing through her navel to heal, attributing both those events in her life to "latent adolescence." Zuniga has also devoted a good amount of time promoting awareness about the earth, and campaigns to help keep it clean. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... There are several common types of campaign: For organized efforts, each toward specific political goals, see political campaign. ...


References

  1. ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/7/Daphne-Zuniga.html
  2. ^ http://www.mediavillage.com/jmlunch/2005/08/08/lam-08-08-05/

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Beautiful People's Daphne Zuniga: Facing Her Fears and Ready to Fall in Love -- Jack Myers Media Village (1537 words)
Daphne, the star of the ABC Family series Beautiful People, has been in a couple of long-term relationships and twice was proposed to, and she now says she's emotionally ready for marriage and children.
Daphne tells the story of her early modeling days when she was asked to lose five pounds for a photo shoot and lost ten instead, only to be told she was too thin.
Daphne considers herself a "late bloomer," but realizes now "being a late bloomer is a problem when you decide at 40 you want to have children." On the advice of a friend she is exploring the possibility of freezing her eggs and hopes the right man will come along soon.
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