Daniella Pineda

Daniella Pineda (born February 20, 1987)[1] is an American actress. She came to prominence playing witch Sophie Deveraux in the supernatural drama series The Originals. She subsequently appeared in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and the live-action version of the Cowboy Bebop anime series.

Daniella Pineda
Pineda in 2016
Born (1987-02-20) February 20, 1987
Oakland, California, U.S.
Alma materMills College
OccupationActress, comedian, writer
Known forThe Originals
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Cowboy Bebop

Early life

Born and raised in Oakland, California, U.S.[2] Pineda is of Mexican descent and graduated from Mills College with a sociology and radio journalism degree.[3][4]

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. Her character was killed off in episode 13 of the first season.[5] Pineda subsequently appeared in American Odyssey and The Detour.

In 2018, Pineda co-starred in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom as Zia Rodriguez.[6] She will reprise her role in the 2022 sequel Jurassic World Dominion.[7]

In 2019, Pineda starred as Cassidy Barrett in Mike Kelley's Netflix anthology thriller What/If.[8] 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.[9]

In August 2021, Pineda was cast in The Plane, starring Gerard Butler in the lead.[10]

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
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 [11]
2019 Mercy Black Marina Hess
2022 Jurassic World Dominion Zia Rodriguez
TBA The Plane Bonnie
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
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
2022 Tales of the Walking Dead Filming

References
  1. "Daniella Pineda". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Daniella Pineda". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  3. 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. Pineda, 24...
  4. "Daniella Pineda | Jurassic World". www.jurassicworld.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  5. "Daniella Pineda: Killed Off 'The Originals' Actress Portraying Witch Sophie Deveraux Moves On with a New TV Role in NBC's Pilot Drama 'Odyssey'". International Business Times AU. 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  6. Kroll, Justin (23 January 2017). "Jurassic World: The Detour Actress Daniella Pineda Lands Key Role in Sequel". Variety. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  7. "Jurassic World 3 bringing back Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda". Collider. Exclusive. 7 November 2019. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  8. Harrison, Ellie. "When is What/If released on Netflix? What's it about? Who's in the cast?". Radio Times. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  9. Otterson, Joe (April 4, 2019). "Cowboy Bebop: John Cho, Mustafa Shakir Among Four Cast in Netflix Live-Action Series". Variety. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  10. "Daniella Pineda Boards Gerard Butler's 'Plane' For Lionsgate". 9 August 2021.
  11. 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.
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