Daya Vaidya

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]

Daya Vaidya
Born
Daya Vivian Vaidya

May 20, 1980 (1980-05-20) (age 40)
Kathmandu, Nepal
OccupationActress
Years active1998–2012
2017–present
Spouse(s)Hutson Miller (2006–2008)
Don Wallace (2011–present)
Children3

Early life

Vaidya, a multi-cultural mix of East Indian, Latin, Italian and North African, was born May 20, 1980 in Kathmandu, Nepal.[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 and ballet, to hip-hop. She went on to dance on scholarship at Alvin Ailey in New York City and finally received her BA 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]

Personal life

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]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
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

Television
Year Title Role Notes
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"

References
  1. "Daya Vaidya". IMDb. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  2. "Daya Vaidya Talks 'Casting Couch' Discrimination". Huffington Post. 11 November 2011.
  3. "Daya Vaidya: Biography". TV Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on November 25, 2011.
  4. "Daya Vaidya bio". Daya Vaidya official site. 2011. Archived from the original on November 25, 2011.
  5. "Super Mom - Daya Vaidya". bigcitymoms.com. 2011. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  6. Ross, Robyn (April 19, 2012). "Daya Vaida Expecting Twins". TVGuide.com. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  7. "Daya Vaidya Is Having Twins!". BlackCelebKids.com. 2012. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
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