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Daphne Zuniga

  • Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
  • Birthday: October 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 apartment complex overflowing with borderline personalities - on the hit primetime soap "Melrose Place" (Fox, 1992-99) that made her a household name.

Born in Berkley, CA on Oct. 28, 1962, Zuniga was raised by her single mother, an…more

Career Milestones

  • 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

  • 2005

    Starred in the hit ABC Family series "Beautiful People"

  • 2004

    Joined the cast of NBC's "American Dreams" to play the Pryors' new neighbor and the mother of a rebellious teen

  • 1992 to 1996

    TV series debut as regular, played photographer Jo Reynolds on the Fox primetime soap "Melrose Place"

  • 1989

    Played a medical student and love interest of Matthew Modine in the medical drama "Gross Anatomy"