Daniella Pineda


Daniella Pineda is an American actress, writer, and comedian from Oakland, California.

Early life

Pineda is of Mexican descent and graduated from Mills College.

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 a possible series revolving around The Originals and taking place in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Season one of The Originals was set to premiere on October 15, 2013, later change to October 3, 2013. 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. Pineda subsequently appeared in American Odyssey and The Detour.
In 2018, Pineda co-starred in as Zia Rodriguez. In 2019, Pineda starred as Cassidy Barrett in Mike Kelley's Netflix anthology thriller What/If.
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.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011NewlywedsVanessa
2012The Fitzgerald Family ChristmasAbbie
2015Sleeping with Other PeopleDanica
2017Mr. RooseveltJen Morales
2017Before/During/AfterSex Shop Worker
2018'Zia Rodriguez
2019Mercy BlackMarina Hess
2021'Zia RodriguezFilming

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Men of a Certain AgeKitEpisode: "Same as the Old Boss"
2010–2011CH Originalsmultiple rolesWeb series; 3 episodes
2012HomelandOfficer Julia DiazEpisode: "Two Hats"
2012Midnight SunDaria WernahmNBC pilot
2013The Vampire DiariesSophie DevereauxEpisode: "The Originals"
2013–2014The OriginalsSophie DevereauxMain role; 9 episodes
2015American OdysseyRuby SimmsMain role; 13 episodes
2016–2019The DetourVanessa RandallMain role; 22 episodes
2019What/IfCassidy BarrettMain cast; 8 episodes
2020Dream Corp LLC Patient 312 Episodes