Daphne Zuniga

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

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 Trivia 3 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Zuniga was born in Berkeley, California. Her father is an emeritus professor of philosophy originally fromGuatemala and her mother is a Unitarian minister. Zuniga graduated from Woodstock Union High School in Woodstock, VT, in 1980. She and her mother and sister moved from Berkeley to Vermont after her parents' divorce. She has been interested acting since high school, having performed in a variety of school plays. After graduating from high school she became a Theater Arts major at UCLA.

[edit] Career

Zuniga shared a house in Los Angeles with Meg Ryan when both were struggling actresses. She is perhaps best known for playing Jo Reynolds on Melrose Place from 1992 to 1996.

In 1985 she starred opposite Matthew Modine in the movie Vision Quest and John Cusack in The Sure Thing. 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.

[edit] Personal life

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). [1]

Zuniga rides a Harley Davidson motorcycle in her spare time. She has a body piercing through her navel.

[edit] Trivia

• In recent days, Zuniga has devoted a good amount of time promoting awareness about the earth, and campaigns to help keep it clean.

[edit] External links

• The Official Daphne Zuniga Website
• Daphne Zuniga at the Internet Movie Database
• Daphne Zuniga Picture Galleries