Daya Vivian Vaidya (born May 20, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Nina Inara in the television series Unforgettable.[1][2]
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Daya Vaidya | |
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Born | Daya Vivian Vaidya May 20, 1980 (1980-05-20) (age 42) Kathmandu, Nepal |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1998–2012 2017–present |
Spouse(s) | Hutson Miller (2006–2008) Don Wallace (2011–present) |
Children | 3 |
Vaidya was born on May 20, 1980 in Kathmandu, Nepal to an Indian Gujarati father and an Italian/Spanish-American mother.[3] Her parents moved with her to Oakland, California when she was two years old. She began performing in plays and musicals at the age of eleven, as well as training in all forms of dance from tap, ballet and contemporary - to hip-hop. She went on to major in dance at UCLA and dance on scholarship at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. She finished school with a BFA in Theater Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles. She currently resides in Los Angeles where she is supporting herself with a career in film and television.[3][4]
Vaidya is married to Don Wallace. They have a daughter, Leela Grace, born in 2009.[5] Vaidya gave birth to identical twin boys on July 25, 2012 in New York City; Jai Blue and Dev Eshaan.[6][7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Leprechaun in the Hood | Waitress #1 | Direct to video |
2003 | Naked Brown Men | Gina | |
2004 | My Baby's Daddy | Background Dancer | |
2005 | Almost Too Late | Lisa | |
Clean Up Men | Yvette | ||
2007 | Motives 2 | Sandra | Direct to video |
April Fools | Eva Hernandez | Direct to video | |
The Hit | Day | ||
2009 | Blue | Carmen | |
2016 | Blue: The American Dream | Carmen | |
2017 | Beacon Hill | Officer Crystal M. Davis | |
7x7 | Detective Reyes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | One World | Dr. Johnson | 2 episodes |
1999 | Hyperion Bay | Emily | 7 episodes |
2002 | Haunted | Nichelle | Episode: "Grievous Angels" |
Robbery Homicide Division | M'lissa | Episode: "In/Famous" | |
2005 | NCIS | Keisha Scott/Summer Diamond | Episode: "Pop Life" |
Cuts | Wendy | Episode: "A Superstar is Born" | |
2005–2006 | All of Us | Andrea | 2 episodes |
2007 | Wifey | Eva Jones | Television film |
Lincoln Heights | A.D.A. Margolies | Episode: "The Old Man and the G" | |
Dexter | FBI Guy 2 | Episode: "That Night, A Forest Grew" | |
2008 | Two and a Half Men | Lucy | Episode: "Best H.O. Money Can Buy" |
2011–2012 | Unforgettable | Nina Inara | Regular role (22 episodes) |
2015 | Castle | Sophia Del Cordova | Episode: "Private Eye Caramba!" |
2016-2018 | Bosch | Jen Kowski | Guest role (9 episodes) |
2017 | General Hospital | Martina Morales | Guest role (11 episodes) |
Major Crimes | Det. Linda Chavez | Episode: "Conspiracy Theory: Part 3" |
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