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My Take
Daphne Zuniga belongs to a generation of actors who quietly mastered both film and television without ever chasing the spotlight too hard. From The Sure Thing to her long run on Melrose Place, she brought a grounded intelligence that kept her from being just the pretty lead. The UCLA training shows in the precision of her choices. What I admire most is her later move into directing, the sign of a performer who wanted to understand the whole machine. She is the kind of actress whose presence simply tightens a scene, and that durability is undervalued.
Overview
Daphne Eurydice Zuniga (; born October 28, 1962) is an American actress. Following her film debut in The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982) Zuniga had lead roles in films such as The Initiation (1984), Vision Quest (1985), The Sure Thing (1985), Modern Girls (1986), Last Rites (1988), Gross Anatomy, and The Fly II (both 1989).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Daphne Zuniga
- Name (Japanese)
- ダフネ・ズニーガ
- Reading
- だふね・ずにーが
- Born
- October 28, 1962 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Tiger
- Origin
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / actor / film actor / stage actor / film director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Berkeley High School
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.