Daphne Zuniga

American Actress
Daphne Zuniga is an American actress known for her roles in films like The Dorm That Dripped Blood, The Sure Thing, and Spaceballs. She also starred in the popular TV series Melrose Place and One Tree Hill, and is an active environmentalist.

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Daphne Eurydice Zuniga (; born October 28, 1962) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1982 slasher film The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982) at the age of 19, followed by a lead role in another slasher film The Initiation (1984) two years later.

She went on to star in several comedy films, including Rob Reiner’s The Sure Thing (1985), opposite John Cusack, and the cult comedies Modern Girls (1986), and Spaceballs (1987). She also starred opposite Lucille Ball in the television drama film Stone Pillow (1985), and in the science-fiction horror sequel The Fly II (1989). Zuniga gained major exposure for her role as Jo Reynolds on the Fox primetime soap opera Melrose Place from (1992-1996). Other television credits include roles as Victoria Davis on One Tree Hill (2008-2012), and as Lynn Kerr on the drama series Beautiful People.

Zuniga has been active in environmental issues since the mid-2000s, and was a founding member of the Earth Communications Office. She has also worked with the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Waterkeeper Alliance, and Environment California.

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Frequently asked questions about Daphne Zuniga

Daphne Zuniga was born on October 28, 1962.

Daphne Zuniga made her film debut in the 1982 slasher film The Dorm That Dripped Blood at the age of 19.

Daphne Zuniga starred in several comedy films, including Rob Reiner’s The Sure Thing (1985), Modern Girls (1986), and Spaceballs (1987).

Daphne Zuniga gained major exposure for her role as Jo Reynolds on the Fox primetime soap opera Melrose Place from 1992 to 1996. She also starred as Victoria Davis on One Tree Hill from 2008 to 2012.

Daphne Zuniga has been active in environmental issues since the mid-2000s, and was a founding member of the Earth Communications Office. She has also worked with the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Waterkeeper Alliance, and Environment California.

Daphne Zuniga starred in the slasher films The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982) and The Initiation (1984) early in her career.

Yes, Daphne Zuniga starred opposite John Cusack in the comedy film The Sure Thing (1985).

Quotes by Daphne Zuniga

Before I do a movie, I watch Meryl Streep movies over and over. It’s not to mimic her. It’s to remind myself to be more committed.

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Endangered forests are being slaughtered for toilet paper.

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I cannot tell you how happy and in love I am with everything.

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I have learned the art of filling in your lines with your visuals and your movies and your imagination.

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I love men in bed when they are sleeping. But then they have to go and wake up.

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I started dating older men, and I would fall in love with them. I thought they could teach me about life.

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I stopped dating for six months a year ago. Dating requires a lot of energy and focus.

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I usually get recognized for Spaceballs.

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I’m a late bloomer. Being a late bloomer is a problem when you decide at 40 you want to have children.

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I’ve been on shows that go for shock value.

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My mom was sarcastic about men. She would tell me Adam was the rough draft and Eve was the final product. She was a feminist minister, an earth mom who wore a bra only on Sundays.

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One out of six women are toxic with mercury. Mercury comes out of coal plants and chlorine plants. I am toxic, I deal with symptoms, children are born with, you know, autism – there is an epidemic in this country. This is like, the air that we breath.

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People can be so apathetic. They continue to ignore the real people trapped in poverty and homelessness. It’s almost maddening.

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People feel powerless and useless in the world. But they can buy something. It can give them a sense of value, of power.

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People go to movies or listen to music because they want to be inspired.

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The planet does nothing but support us, and we are constantly committing crimes against nature.

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Tim Robbins had real confidence in college. He literally stole actors from the theater department at UCLA to be in his plays. The department heads got so mad at him.

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To play a bag woman is brave for any woman.

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When I was in high school I moved from the big city to a tiny village of 500 people in Vermont. It was like The Waltons!

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When you face your fears, you are free of them. There’s nothing in the world I need to hide from again.

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You don’t have to save the world, but you can be in the world-that’s where the beauty comes from.

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You feel touched and honored and alive when you give to someone.

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