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'Daphne Eurydice Zuniga' (born October 28, 1962) is an American actress.

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Biography

Early life

Career

Personal life

References

External links

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 roomates with Darren Star.

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.
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 "" (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.

Personal life

Zuniga shared a house in Los Angeles with Meg Ryan when both were struggling actresses.
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]
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.

References

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

External links

★ The Official Daphne Zuniga Website

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★ Daphne Zuniga Picture Galleries