Daphne Zuniga

Premiere: Daphne Zuniga at the Hollywood premiere of Warner Independent Pictures' The Jacket - 2/28/2005 Photo: Albert L. Ortega, WireImage.com

Biography

Born 10/28/1962

A pert, smoky-voiced brunette, Daphne Zuniga was an actress in demand back in the 1980s, following her send-up of Princess Leia in the Mel Brooks farce, “Spaceballs” (1987). But it was her understated portrayal of tomboy photographer Jo Reynolds – the relatively “normal” neighbor in an...
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Highlights

  • In 2007, Co-produced and co-directed (with Steven Latham) the 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
  • In 2005, Starred in the hit ABC Family series “Beautiful People”
  • In 2004, Joined the cast of NBC's "American Dreams" to play the Pryors' new neighbor and the mother of a rebellious teen

Family & Companions

  • Richard Olivier: Companion (actor Laurence Olivier's son; first boyfriend, dated while attending college at UCLA)
  • Billy Marti: together since 1995
  • mother: American; held many odd jobs after divorcing Zuniga's father c. 1970

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