Daphne Zuniga made her film debut in the 1982 slasher film The Dorm That Dripped Blood at the age of 19, followed by a lead role in another slasher film The Initiation two years later.
29 Facts About Daphne Zuniga
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Daphne Zuniga went on to star in several comedies, including Rob Reiner's The Sure Thing, opposite John Cusack, and the cult comedies Modern Girls, and Spaceballs.
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Daphne Zuniga starred opposite Lucille Ball in the television drama film Stone Pillow, and in the science-fiction horror sequel The Fly II.
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Daphne Zuniga has been active in environmental issues since the mid-2000s, and was a founding member of the Earth Communications Office.
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Daphne Zuniga has worked with the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Waterkeeper Alliance, and Environment California.
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Daphne Zuniga's mother is a Unitarian minister, of Polish and Finnish descent, and her father, originally from Guatemala, was an emeritus professor of philosophy at California State University, East Bay.
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Daphne Zuniga graduated from Woodstock Union High School in Woodstock, Vermont, in 1980, after which she returned to California and enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles to study theater arts.
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Daphne Zuniga made her film debut in Stephen Carpenter's slasher film The Dorm That Dripped Blood, playing a supporting role as a college student.
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Daphne Zuniga then appeared in the drama Vision Quest, followed by a lead role in Rob Reiner's The Sure Thing, opposite John Cusack.
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Daphne Zuniga appeared in the comedy Modern Girls, opposite Cynthia Gibb and Virginia Madsen.
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In 1987, Daphne Zuniga was cast as Princess Vespa in Mel Brooks's cult comedy Spaceballs, opposite Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, and John Candy.
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The next year, Daphne Zuniga appeared in a lead role in the blockbuster horror film The Fly II, followed by the drama-comedy Staying Together, and as a med student opposite Matthew Modine in the drama Gross Anatomy.
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Daphne Zuniga appeared in the 1995 miniseries Degree of Guilt.
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In 1994, Daphne Zuniga appeared in the release of a video for Bob Seger's previously released 1976 hit "Night Moves".
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In 2000, Daphne Zuniga appeared as a bartender in the music video for Evan and Jaron's single "Crazy for This Girl".
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Daphne Zuniga appeared in a recurring role as Victoria Davis on The CW series One Tree Hill between 2008 and 2012, appearing in over forty episodes.
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Daphne Zuniga starred in the scripted web series Novel Adventures, which premiered November 3,2008 from CBS Interactive.
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In February and March 2008, Daphne Zuniga appeared onstage in a production of The Scene by Theresa Rebeck, at the San Francisco Playhouse.
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Daphne Zuniga reprised her role as Princess Vespa from the 1987 film Spaceballs, by voice-over in the television spin-off Spaceballs: The Animated Series.
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Daphne Zuniga starred in 2010 in the hit Hallmark Channel film A Family Thanksgiving.
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In 2013, Daphne Zuniga appeared as a postal worker in the Hallmark Channel series Signed, Sealed, Delivered, as well as the television film based on the series and in Gone Missing with Lauren Bowles.
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Daphne Zuniga appeared in a guest starring role in the VH1 scripted series Hindsight as Libby.
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In 2018, Daphne Zuniga directed her first feature film, The Protege, with Keenan Tracey and Jeannette Sousa.
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Daphne Zuniga has cited her family's camping trips to Yosemite National Park and Yellowstone as sparking her lifelong interest in the environment.
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Daphne Zuniga was a founding member of the Earth Communications Office, and has worked with the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Waterkeeper Alliance, and Environment California.
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Daphne Zuniga attends private Buddhist meditation retreats to manage stress in her life.
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In 2004, Daphne Zuniga suffered from mercury poisoning, which she attributed to overconsumption of fish.
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Daphne Zuniga said she had eaten sushi four times in the week prior to being taken to the emergency room and that her symptoms included weak memory, headaches, crying spells, skin rashes, and mild depression.
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Daphne Zuniga began dating businessman David Mleczko, whom she met on a blind date, in 2006.