Daya Vaidya
Born
Daya Vivian Vaidya

May 20, 1980 (1980-05-20) (age 43)
Kathmandu, Nepal
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
Spouse(s)Hutson Miller (2006–2008)
Don Wallace (2011–present)
Children3

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]

Early life

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]

Career

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 Video
2003 Naked Brown Men Gina
2004 My Baby's Daddy Background Dancer
Out On Parole Glenda Video
2005 Almost Too Late Lisa
Clean Up Men Yvette
2007 Motives 2 Sandra Video
Wifey Eva Jones TV movie
April Fools Eva Hernandez Video
The Hit Day
2009 Blue Carmen
2017 Beacon Hill Officer Crystal M. Davis
7x7 Detective Reyes
2020 Blue: The American Dream Carmen

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1998 One World Dr. Johnson 2 episodes
1999 Hyperion Bay Emily Recurring Cast
2002 Haunted Nichelle Episode: "Grievous Angels"
Robbery Homicide Division M'lissa Episode: "In/Famous"
2005 NCIS Keisha 'Summer Diamond' Scott Episode: "Pop Life"
Cuts Wendy Episode: "A Superstar is Born"
2005–06 All of Us Andrea 2 episodes
2007 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"
2011–12 Unforgettable Nina Inara Main Cast: Season 1
2013 Twisted Sandy Palmer Recurring Cast
2015 Castle Sophia Del Cordova Episode: "Private Eye Caramba!"
2016-21 Bosch Jen Kowski Recurring Cast: Season 2 & 4-7, Guest: Season 3
2017 General Hospital Martina Morales Regular Cast
Major Crimes Det. Linda Chavez Episode: "Conspiracy Theory: Part 3"
2022 Good Trouble Martina Morales 2 episodes
The Black Hamptons Vanessa Britton Main Cast
Grey's Anatomy Paola Bright Episode: "Thunderstruck"
2023 NCIS: Los Angeles Marina Episode: "Best Seller"
Superman & Lois Peia Mannheim 6 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Daya Vaidya". IMDb. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Daya Vaidya Talks 'Casting Couch' Discrimination". Huffington Post. 11 November 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Daya Vaidya: Biography". TV Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on November 13, 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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