Daniella Pineda
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Daniella Pineda | |
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Born | citation needed] Oakland, CA[citation needed] | February 20, 1987 [
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Mills College |
Occupation | Actress, comedian, writer |
Known for | The Originals Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom |
Daniella Pineda (born February 20, 1987)[citation needed] is an American actress, writer, and comedian.
Early life[]
Raised in East Bay Area, California. Pineda is of Mexican descent, and graduated from Mills College.[1]
Career[]
In January 2013, it was announced that she was cast as the witch Sophie for Season 4 Episode 20 of The CW series The Vampire Diaries. This episode serves as a backdoor pilot for The Originals, which is set in the French Quarter of New Orleans. On October 10, 2013, the CW ordered three additional scripts for the series, but Pineda's character was written out of the show as her character was killed off.[citation needed] Pineda subsequently appeared in American Odyssey and The Detour.
In 2018, Pineda co-starred in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom as Zia Rodriguez.[2] She will reprise her role in the 2022 sequel Jurassic World: Dominion.[3]
In 2019, Pineda starred as Cassidy Barrett in Mike Kelley's Netflix anthology thriller What/If.[4] In Mercy Black, a horror film released on Netflix in March 2019, Pineda stars as main character Marina Hess, a woman recently released from a psychiatric ward after 15 years.
By April 2019, Pineda had been cast as Faye Valentine in a live-action version of the Cowboy Bebop series.[5]
In August 2021, Pineda was cast in The Plane, starring Gerard Butler in the lead.[6]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Newlyweds | Vanessa | |
2012 | The Fitzgerald Family Christmas | Abbie | |
2015 | Sleeping with Other People | Danica | |
2017 | Mr. Roosevelt | Jen Morales | |
2017 | Before/During/After | Sex Shop Worker | |
2018 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Zia Rodriguez | [7] |
2019 | Mercy Black | Marina Hess | |
2022 | Jurassic World: Dominion | Zia Rodriguez | Post-production |
TBA | The Plane | Bonnie | Announced |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Men of a Certain Age | Kit | Episode: "Same as the Old Boss" |
2010–2011 | CH Originals | multiple roles | Web series; 3 episodes |
2012 | Homeland | Officer Julia Diaz | Episode: "Two Hats" |
2012 | Midnight Sun | Daria Wernahm | NBC pilot |
2013 | The Vampire Diaries | Sophie Devereaux | Episode: "The Originals" (backdoor pilot for The Originals) |
2013–2014 | The Originals | Sophie Devereaux | Main role; 9 episodes |
2015 | American Odyssey | Ruby Simms | Main role; 13 episodes |
2016–2019 | The Detour | Vanessa Randall | Main role; 22 episodes |
2019 | What/If | Cassidy Barrett | Main cast; 8 episodes |
2020 | Dream Corp LLC | Patient 31 | 2 Episodes |
2020 | The George Lucas Talk Show | Self | Episode: "A New Coping Mechanism" |
2021 | Cowboy Bebop | Faye Valentine | Main role |
References[]
- ^ Sauers, Jenna (October 26, 2012). "You Need To Be Watching This Woman's Videos". Jezebel.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
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- ^ Kroll, Justin (23 January 2017). "Jurassic World: The Detour Actress Daniella Pineda Lands Key Role in Sequel". Variety. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Jurassic World 3 bringing back Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda". Exclusive. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ Harrison, Ellie. "When is What/If released on Netflix? What's it about? Who's in the cast?". Radio Times. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (April 4, 2019). "Cowboy Bebop: John Cho, Mustafa Shakir Among Four Cast in Netflix Live-Action Series". Variety. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "Daniella Pineda Boards Gerard Butler's 'Plane' For Lionsgate".
- ^ Bui, Hoai-Tran (February 6, 2018). "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Viral Website Reveals What Claire Has Been Doing". /Film. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
External links[]
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American women comedians
- Actresses from Oakland, California
- Hispanic and Latino American actresses
- Living people
- Mills College alumni
- American actresses of Mexican descent
- Writers from Oakland, California
- 1987 births
- Comedians from California
- 21st-century American comedians
- 21st-century American actresses