• Daphne Zuniga is a 55-year-old Caucasian actress and environmental activist
• She was born in San Francisco, CA of Polish, Finnish and Guatemalan descent
• She attended the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) and studied theater arts
• She has won two awards for her performances and is a green organization activist
• Her net worth is estimated to be around $3 million and her social media presence is strong
Known for movies
Spaceballs (1987)
as Princess Vespa
Melrose Place (1992-1996)
as Jo Reynolds
The Fly II (1989)
as Beth Logan
The Sure Thing (1985)
as Alison Bradbury
Short Info
| Date Of Birth | October 28, 1962 |
| Mark | Deep smoky voice |
| Fact | Shared an Los Angeles house with Meg Ryan when both were struggling actresses. |
Who is Daphne Zuniga?
Born Daphne Eurydice Zuniga under the sign of Scorpio on the 28th of October 1962, in San Francisco, California USA, of Polish, Finnish and Guatemalan descent, Daphne Zuniga is a 55-year-old Caucasian actress and environmental activist, perhaps best known for her lead female role alongside John Cusack in the 1985 comedy romance drama “The Sure Thing.” by Steve Bloom. She has also had a number of other roles across various films and TV shows throughout her often lucrative acting career since 1980.
Early Life and Education
Daphne was raised with her two sisters named Jennifer Zuniga and Rosario Zunigaa, of unknown ages and professions, in their birthplace by their Guatemalan father Joaquin Alberto Zuniga Mazariegos, an emeritus professor of philosophy at California State University in East Bay, and her Polish-Finnish mother Agnes A. (nee Janawicz), a Unitarian minister. Daphne took an interest in acting when she was a teenager, having attended the Young Conservatory program at the American Conservatory Theater of San Francisco. Her parents divorced at an unspecified date, at which point she moved with her mother and sister to Reading, Vermont, where she attended Woodstock Union High School, from where she matriculated in 1980, then returned to California and enrolled at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), where she studied theater arts, graduating in 1982. She is known to have shared a room with the future star actress Meg Ryan before the start of her career.
Career
Daphne made her TV screen debut as Debbie in John Carpenter’s “The Dorm That Dripped Blood” slasher horror in 1982, which she began shooting in 1980 originally. She appeared in the TV film “Quarterback Princess” in 1983, while her next role was also her TV series debut, as Rachel Miller in two episodes of “Family Ties” in 1984. She had somewhat of a breakthrough when she obtained the third most important role in the film entitled “The Initiation” in the same year, then in 1985 starred in one of her most important films to date, as Alison Bradbury alongside John Cusack in “The Sure Thing.” In the next 10 years, Daphne had a total of 17 supporting roles, the most significant of which was that of Jo Reynolds in 111 episodes of the TV romantic drama series entitled “Melrose Place”, from 1992 to 1996. She continued the supporting role streak until 2004, when she landed a recurring role in 14 episodes of “American Dreams”, then had more recurring and supporting roles from 2005 onwards, but from 2008 until 2012 she appeared as Victoria Davis in 42 episodes of “One Tree Hill”. From 2007 to 2009 she provided the voice of Princess Vespa in the animated series “Spaceballs”, and in recent years has seldom been out of work, with another 17 supporting roles on TV and the big screen, while her latest two titles came out this year.
Love Life
As for Daphne’s romantic involvements, not much is known about this aspect aside from her two public relationships. It is known that she dated Jason Gedrick for an unspecified amount of time in the 1980s, and later the same decade dating actor Emilio Estevez, also apparently relatively short-lived. That said, there hasn’t been any controversy surrounding her love life, and she hasn’t been seen attending public events in consistent male company, so there aren’t even assumptions as to who she might be dating. According to Daphne’s latest responses to the obvious question, she is currently single, and doesn’t intend on dating anyone.
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Additional Information
Daphne has won two awards for her performances over the course of her career thus far, the first being the 2008 La Femme Filmmaker Award in the New Establishment category for her filmmaking achievements, and the second the 2016 Creative Spirit Award for her performance in “Search Engines”, which came out in the same year. That said, she almost lost her life due to mercury poisoning in 2004, caused by eating too much seafood, and subsequently underwent intensive care followed by a year-long detoxification period. She made an appearance in the music video entitled “Night Moves” by Bob Seger, alongside Matt LeBlanc. Ultimately, she is a known green organization activist, for establishments such as Communities for a Better Environment in Los Angeles, California.
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— Daphne Zuniga (@DaphneZuniga) September 22, 2017
What is Daphne Zuniga’s Net Worth?
Have you ever wondered how rich Daphne Zuniga is, as of mid-2018? According to various authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the current total of Daphne’s accumulated net worth is close to $3 million, while her annual earnings are unknown. She has made her fortune primarily as an actress, earning the most from her long-term presence on the TV screen as Jo Reynolds in “Melrose Place.” As her career continues, the said amount can be expected to increase.
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Body Measurements
Concerning the physical attributes of the experienced actress, her vital statistics are 36-27-34, while her height is 5ft 7ins (1.69m) and her current weight is 120lbs (54kg). Her body shape is generally described as hourglass, while her hair color is dark brown and her eyes are light blue. Her bra size is 36B and her shoe size is 9.
Social Media Presence
Due to the major influence of social networks, it is nowadays a regular thing for active celebrities to nourish a close and active relationship with their fans, for the sake of increasing the popularity of the projects they’re working on, and thus their own net worth. Daphne herself seems to be a regular subscriber of this celebrity trend, as her presence can be found on most social media networks, except Facebook – her Twitter account has over 55,000 followers, and her Instagram account more than 45,000.
General Info
| Full Name | Daphne Zuniga |
| Date Of Birth | October 28, 1962 |
| Height | 1.73 m |
| Profession | Film producer, Voice Actor |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Nationality | American |
Family
| Parents | Agnes A. Janawicz, Joaquin Zuniga |
| Siblings | Jennifer Zuniga, Rosario Zúñiga |
Accomplishments
| Movies | Spaceballs, The Sure Thing, The Fly II, The Initiation, Gross Anatomy, Vision Quest, Staying Together, Modern Girls, A Family Thanksgiving, Beyond Paradise, Last Rites, Who’s Driving Doug, Christmas Do-Over, Stone Pillow, Mail Order Bride, On Strike for Christmas, Degree of Guilt, A Remarkable Life,… |
| TV Shows | Spaceballs: The Animated Series, Beautiful People, Melrose Place |
Social profile links
Marks
| # | Marks / Signs |
|---|---|
| 1 | Deep smoky voice |
| 2 | Raven dark hair and blue eyes |
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I had a kind of anger inside of me that made me want to prove myself all the time. I constantly got into fights and usually ended up in the principal’s office. My mother had her hands full with my sister and me. And yet those years taught me to be independent. I once thought that to be “normal” — to have a mother, father, 2.7 kids and a dog — was to be happy. I learned pretty quickly that wasn’t my “thing” at all. (on her troubled childhood) |
| 2 | I was a real pain in the ass actually, kind of obnoxious. Moving around a lot and being the “new kid” on the block affected me. My life wasn’t too normal in terms of Friday night dates and all that. (on her younger days) |
| 3 | “I’ve said that if we were going to do a reunion, they have to pay me the money they should have paid me when I did the original” (on the prospect of participating in a “Melrose Place” reunion) |
| 4 | I know that place of being an actor and wishing and wanting for things to happen for you, but the truth is that it happens inside. |
| 5 | The hardest part about doing Spaceballs (1987) was not laughing when they said “action”. (2004, VH1’s “When Star Wars Ruled the World”) |
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Co-hostess, with Lauren Hutton, of an infomercial for the “Lauren Hutton face disc” cosmetic. Also appearing is Beverly D’Angelo. [2006] |
| 2 | Sister of Rosario Zúñiga. |
| 3 | She has played the same character (Jo Reynolds) on three different series: Melrose Place (1992), Models Inc. (1994) and Melrose Place (2009). |
| 4 | She enjoys meditation and is a supporter of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California, and Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts. |
| 5 | Daphne was a founding board member of Earth Communications Office (ECO), an organization that harnesses the power of the environmental movement and the entertainment community. She is devoted to the conservation of our planet and “mercury awareness”, having written articles for Oprah Winfrey’s O magazine. |
| 6 | When she isn’t acting she works for such causes as cleaning up toxic waste and counseling high school kids against the dangers of drugs and alcohol. |
| 7 | Attended, but did not graduate from UCLA. |
| 8 | Sister of Jennifer Zuniga |
| 9 | Her father is a philosophy professor and her mother is a Unitarian minister. |
| 10 | Won an LA Weekly Award for best ensemble for Circus Theatricals production of Tartuffe. |
| 11 | Shared an Los Angeles house with Meg Ryan when both were struggling actresses. |
| 12 | She was a guest celebrity in the 1996 Endymion parade during Mardi Gras. |
| 13 | Graduated from Woodstock Union High School in Woodstock, Vermont in 1980. |
| 14 | Has a body piercing through her navel. |
| 15 | Her father was from Guatemala. Her mother’s ancestry is Polish and Finnish. |
| 16 | Rides a Harley Davidson motorcycle in her spare time. |
Pictures
Movies
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Those Left Behind | 2017 | completed | Shelly |
| Heartbeats | 2017 | post-production | Michelle Andrews |
| My Husband Is Missing | 2016 | TV Movie | Ann Bradshaw |
| A Remarkable Life | 2016 | Tracy | |
| Search Engines | 2016 | Kate | |
| Who’s Driving Doug | 2016 | Alison | |
| Beyond Paradise | 2016 | Elana | |
| Summer Forever | 2015 | Sophie | |
| Occupy Alice | 2015 | Short | Cindy Lowe |
| Hindsight | 2015 | TV Series | Libby |
| When Duty Calls | 2015 | TV Movie | Carol Lawton |
| Monkey in the Middle | 2014 | Olive | |
| Signed, Sealed, Delivered | 2014 | TV Series | Andrea Shmeckle |
| Signed Sealed Delivered | 2013 | TV Movie | Andrea Shmeckle |
| Gone Missing | 2013 | Rene | |
| Changing Hearts | 2012 | Christina Riley | |
| One Tree Hill | 2008-2012 | TV Series | Victoria Davis |
| On Strike for Christmas | 2010 | TV Movie | Joy Robertson |
| A Family Thanksgiving | 2010 | TV Movie | Claudia |
| Melrose Place | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Jo Reynolds |
| Seducing Charlie Barker | 2010 | Stella | |
| Spaceballs: The Animated Series | 2008-2009 | TV Series | Princess Vespa |
| Novel Adventures | 2008 | TV Series | Laura French |
| Mail Order Bride | 2008 | TV Movie | Diana McQueen |
| Nip/Tuck | 2007 | TV Series | Carly Summers |
| Christmas Do-Over | 2006 | TV Movie | Jill |
| The Obsession | 2006 | TV Movie | Deborah Matthews |
| A-List | 2006 | Tina | |
| Beautiful People | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Lynn Kerr |
| Secret Lives | 2005 | TV Movie | Jill Thompson |
| American Dreams | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Shelly Pierce |
| Eve | 2003 | TV Series | Mrs. King |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2003 | TV Series | Emma Dishell |
| Ghost Dog: A Detective Tail | 2003 | TV Movie | Amanda Morton |
| Enemies of Laughter | 2000 | Judy | |
| Artificial Lies | 2000 | Karen Wettering | |
| Batman Beyond | 1999-2000 | TV Series | April / Lula |
| Stark Raving Mad | 2000 | TV Series | Dr. Anne Russo |
| The Outer Limits | 1999 | TV Series | Juliette Kagan |
| Spin City | 1997-1998 | TV Series | Carrie |
| Loss of Faith | 1998 | TV Movie | Claire Hainey |
| Stories from My Childhood | 1998 | TV Series | |
| Naked in the Cold Sun | 1997 | Rini | |
| Stand-ins | 1997 | Shirley-Greta Garbo’s Stand-in | |
| Dead Man’s Gun | 1997 | TV Series | Tanya Winston / Lillian Posey |
| Johnny Bravo | 1997 | TV Series | Gabrielle |
| Pandora’s Clock | 1996 | TV Mini-Series | Dr. Roni Sanders |
| Melrose Place | 1992-1996 | TV Series | Jo Reynolds |
| Charlie’s Ghost Story | 1995 | Ronda | |
| Degree of Guilt | 1995 | TV Movie | Terri Peralta |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | 1995 | TV Series | Cinderella |
| Cityscrapes: Los Angeles | 1994 | Chantal | |
| Models Inc. | 1994 | TV Series | Jo Reynolds |
| The Hidden Room | 1993 | TV Series | Elizabeth Mahern |
| Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon | 1993 | Minha | |
| Mad at the Moon | 1992 | Young Mrs. Miller | |
| Prey of the Chameleon | 1992 | Patricia / Elizabeth Burrows | |
| Nightmare Classics | 1989 | TV Series | Irene Marlowe |
| Gross Anatomy | 1989 | Laurie Rorbach | |
| Staying Together | 1989 | Beverly Young | |
| The Fly II | 1989 | Beth Logan | |
| It’s Cool to Care | 1988 | Short | |
| Last Rites | 1988 | Angela | |
| Spaceballs | 1987 | Princess Vespa | |
| Modern Girls | 1986 | Margo | |
| Stone Pillow | 1985 | TV Movie | Carrie Lang |
| Vision Quest | 1985 | Margie Epstein | |
| The Sure Thing | 1985 | Alison Bradbury | |
| The Initiation | 1984 | Kelly Fairchild | |
| Family Ties | 1984 | TV Series | Rachel Miller |
| Quarterback Princess | 1983 | TV Movie | Kim Maida |
| The Dorm That Dripped Blood | 1982 | Debbie |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Family Thanksgiving | 2010 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| TED: The Future We Will Create | 2007 | TV Movie documentary executive producer / producer |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| TED: The Future We Will Create | 2007 | TV Movie documentary |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spaceballs: The Animated Series | 2008 | TV Series performer – 1 episode |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spaceballs: The Documentary | 2005 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| John Candy: Comic Spirit | 2005 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| Buffalo ’66 | 1998 | additional thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home & Family | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mel Brooks | 2013 | TV Movie | Herself – In Attendance (uncredited) |
| Miss Representation | 2011 | Documentary | Herself – Activist and Actor, Melrose Place, One Tree Hill |
| Island Summer Celebrity Sports Invitational | 2009 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Wendy Williams Show | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Corazón de… | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| TED: The Future We Will Create | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Host |
| …So Goes the Nation | 2006 | Documentary | Herself |
| In the Cutz | 2006 | TV Series | |
| Good Morning America | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Spaceballs: The Documentary | 2005 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| John Candy: Comic Spirit | 2005 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Dennis Miller | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| When Melrose Place Ruled the World | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| When Star Wars Ruled the World | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| I Love the ’90s | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2003-2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Road to ‘The Sure Thing’ | 2003 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Intimate Portrait | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Berman & Berman | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
| Lawrence Welk: Milestones & Memories – A Musical Family Reunion | 2001 | TV Movie | Herself – Hostess |
| Wild On… | 1997 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Rosie O’Donnell Show | 1996 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1996 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 23rd Annual American Music Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 1995 NCLR Bravo Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Herself |
| Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 1993-1995 | TV Series | Herself |
| Off Camera with Dean Cain | 1995 | TV Series | Herself |
| A Day in the Lives of ‘Melrose Place’ | 1994 | TV Movie | Herself |
| 26th NAACP Image Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 19th Annual People’s Choice Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Herself – Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Dramatic Series |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
Awards
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | LA Femme Filmmaker Award | LA Femme International Film Festival | New Establishment Award |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
