Daniella Pineda

Daniella Pineda (born February 20, 1987) is an American actress, writer and comedian from Oakland, California.

Career

In January 2013 it was announced that she was cast as the witch Sophie for episode 4x20 of The CW's hit series The Vampire Diaries. This episode serves as a backdoor pilot for a possible spin-off 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 Tuesday, October 15. However, on July 29, 2013, The CW announced that the series premiere would instead air on October 3, 2013, following the fifth season premiere of The Vampire Diaries in order to attract fans of the series. On October 10, 2013, the CW ordered three additional scripts for the series. She was written off as her character was killed off. Daniella has starred in other projects like American Odyssey afterwards.

Personal life

Pineda graduated from Mills College. Resides In Williamsburg Brooklyn

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Newlyweds	Vanessa
2012	The Fitzgerald Family Christmas	Abbie
2015	Sleeping with Other People	Danica

Short films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Vitriolage	Laura
2012	Jacked	Michelle Sellers

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Men of a Certain Age	Kit	Episode: "Same as the Old Boss"
2010-2011	CH Originals	multiple roles	3 episodes
2012	Homeland	Officer Julia Diaz	Episode: "Two Hats"
2012	Midnight Sun	Daria Wernahm	NBC pilot
2013	The Vampire Diaries	Sophie Deveraux	Guest Role, Episode 4x20: "The Originals"; backdoor pilot for spin-off series The Originals
2013-2014	The Originals	Sophie Deveraux	Main cast; 9 episodes
2015	American Odyssey	Ruby Simms	Main cast

External links

• Daniella Pineda at the Internet Movie Database