20 Facts About Daniella Pineda

Daniella Pineda was born on February 20,1987 and is an American actress.

Daniella Pineda has had major roles in several films and TV series, including The Originals, Netflix's live-action Cowboy Bebop, and two films in the Jurassic Park franchise.

Daniella Pineda began her career through online comedy and fashion videos, with her first movie role in 2011.

Daniella Pineda later appeared in the backdoor pilot of The Originals and several episodes of the show's first season.

Daniella Pineda was born on February 20,1987, in Oakland, California, the daughter of Eric Klein and Patricia Pineda.

Daniella Pineda graduated from Mills College with a sociology and radio journalism degree.

Daniella Pineda acquired a fellowship at KALW, where topics she discussed included racism and poverty in the Bay Area.

Daniella Pineda later appeared in an episode of The CW's The Vampire Diaries, which functioned as a backdoor pilot for the spin-off series The Originals, which began airing in 2013.

In 2015, Daniella Pineda starred in NBC's American Odyssey, which follows a team of American soldiers trying to expose a conspiracy.

In October 2017, Daniella Pineda had a main role in Mr Roosevelt, a comedy directed by and starring Noel Wells.

In July 2018, Daniella Pineda played Zia Rodriguez in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, her first film role for a major studio.

Daniella Pineda commented on how realistic the dinosaurs in the movie were, with pulsing veins and dilating eyes.

In 2019, Daniella Pineda starred in the horror film Mercy Black as Marina Hess, a woman who has spent 15 years institutionalized after partaking in a ritual to appease the entity Mercy Black, finally becoming convinced that the creature is not real, allowing her to go live with her family.

Daniella Pineda described her character, who is ethnically Singaporean-Romani, as "a smart-ass" and "fun".

In 2022, she reprised her role as Zia Rodriguez in Jurassic World Dominion, appearing in the opening sequence; however, travel restrictions and quarantine requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic prevented Daniella Pineda, who was in New Zealand, from showing up in another planned scene.

Daniella Pineda was replaced in her second scene with Varada Sethu.

Later that year, Daniella Pineda was cast as Bess, a saloon proprietress, in the comedy pilot Western.

Daniella Pineda was adopted by her aunt and uncle at age 16; she has said that her biological parents are "not really in the picture".

Daniella Pineda has pushed for greater recognition of Mexican actors, saying that they are "often relegated to obscurity" in scripts and casting, and that Latin America is underrepresented in general.

Daniella Pineda has spoken out about being told by casting directors that she does not look or seem "Mexican enough", despite being of Mexican heritage.