Daniella Alonso

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Daniella Alonso
Daniella Alonso at the 2014 Alma Awards.jpg
Alonso at the October 2014 Alma Awards
Born
New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, fashion model
Years active1997–present
Children1 [1]

Daniella Alonso is an American actress and former fashion model. She has appeared in a number of horror films, including The Hills Have Eyes 2 and Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (both 2007). Alonso was a regular cast member in the NBC post-apocalyptic series Revolution from 2012 to 2013, and the medical drama The Night Shift in 2014. Alonso also appeared in the first season of the TNT crime drama Animal Kingdom in 2016, and in 2019 began starring as Cristal Flores in the third season of the prime time soap opera Dynasty , which aired on The CW.

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Early life

Alonso was born in New York City and is of Puerto Rican, Peruvian, and Japanese heritage. She has stated that she "grew up in a pretty much all woman household in NYC", but added that her father, grandfather and uncles had "strong influences" in her life as well. [2]

Alonso has a brother. She has participated in karate, in which she holds a fourth level green belt. She loves animals and supports PETA, [3] posing in a 2013 advertising campaign that asked consumers to wear synthetic leather. [4]

Discovered by the Ford Modeling Agency, Alonso began booking jobs for teen magazines like Seventeen , YM , and Teen , which led to her booking commercials for Clairol, CoverGirl, Clean & Clear, Kmart, Target, Footlocker, Volkswagen, and others. She has also done over thirty national commercials and at least twenty Spanish market advertisements. [5]

Career

In television, Alonso began her career with guest appearances on Law & Order and As the World Turns . She had her first break with a recurring role as Anna Taggaro in Season 2 of The WB drama series One Tree Hill (2004–05). She then began appearing in a number of horror movies, including Hood of Horror (2006), The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007), Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007), and The Collector (2009). She has also had guest appearances in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , Private Practice , Rizzoli & Isles , and Castle .[ citation needed ]

In 2007, Alonso began a recurring role in the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights (2007–08) as Carlotta Alonso. In 2010, Alonso starred in the short-lived ABC drama series My Generation . From 2012 to 2013, she starred in the NBC post-apocalyptic series Revolution as Nora Clayton. Alonso later starred in the first season of another NBC series The Night Shift as Dr. Landry de la Cruz, which aired on the summer of 2014. In 2015, she had a recurring role in the BET drama series Being Mary Jane .[ citation needed ]

In 2015, Alonso starred in two films: first was Re-Kill a horror film; and the box office hit comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 , opposite Kevin James. [6]

In 2016, Alonso starred in the first season of TNT crime drama Animal Kingdom . The following year, she went to star in the ABC drama pilot Las Reinas, but it not was picked up to series. [7]

Alonso later had recurring roles on Criminal Minds and The Resident . In 2019, she joined the cast of The CW prime time soap opera Dynasty replacing Ana Brenda Contreras in the role of Cristal Jennings. [8] [9] [10]

Personal life

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Alonso in 2013

On November 5, 2020, Alonso said on a podcast that she was pregnant with her first child. [11] She gave birth to a girl, Inara, in 2021. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Academy BoyzLisa
2001 Black Knight June
2003Rhythm of the SaintsRena
2006The Last Romantic-
Hood of Horror Posie Santana
2007 The Hills Have Eyes 2 PFC Marisol 'Missy' Martinez
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End AmberVideo
A Poor Kid's Guide to SuccessNicole
2009 The Collector Lisa O'Brien
2010The Mulberry TreeMaria Ramirez
2015 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Divina Martinez
Re-Kill Matthews
2018Lawless RangeClaudia Donnelly
2019Maybe I'm FineSage
2020 Darkness Falls Kelly Alderman
2023City GirlsYvonne's Gateman

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Angie SuarezEpisode: "Jones"
2003 Law & Order Maddi DonlouEpisode: "Mother's Day"
2004 As the World Turns Pilar DomingoEpisode #1.12239
2004–2005 One Tree Hill Anna Taggaro Recurring cast, season 2
2006 CSI: NY Jenny RodriguezEpisode: "Cool Hunter"
All You've Got Rada KincaidTV movie
2007 CSI: Miami Alexis DawsonEpisode: "Born to Kill"
Saving Grace Lily BlackbirdEpisode: "Yeehaw, Geepaw"
2007–2008 Friday Night Lights Carlotta AlonsoRecurring cast, season 2
2008 Stargate: Atlantis Katana LabreaEpisode: "The Lost Tribe"
Without a Trace Dr. Erica LozaEpisode: "Push Comes to Shove"
2009 Knight Rider LynnEpisode: "Exit Light, Enter Knight"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Liz Martin/Rosa GonzalesEpisode: "Deep Fried and Minty Fresh"
Medium Elizabeth TorresEpisode: "Baby Fever"
2010 My Generation Brenda SerranoMain cast
2011 Mad Love NurseEpisode: "Friends and Other Obstacles"
In Plain Sight Sue Shears/Sue StillsEpisode: "Provo-Cation"
2012 Private Practice Reyna ReyesEpisode: "True Colors"
Rizzoli & Isles Riley CooperRecurring cast, season 3
Covert Affairs Suzanne WilkinsRecurring cast, season 3
2012–2014 Revolution Nora ClaytonMain cast, season 1; Guest, season 2
2014 The Night Shift Dr. Landry de la CruzMain cast, season 1
Castle Maria SanchezEpisode: "The Time of Our Lives"
2015 Major Crimes Lori WeberEpisode: "FindKaylaWeber"
Being Mary Jane Marisol EsparzaRecurring cast, season 3
2016 iZombie Alyssa TramallEpisode: "Fifty Shades of Grey Matter"
Animal Kingdom Catherine BelenMain cast, season 1
2017 Lethal Weapon Maria NavarEpisode: "A Problem Like Maria"
MacGyver Alejandra RosaEpisode: "Duct Tape + Jack"
2018 SEAL Team Leigh WheelerEpisode "Containment"
The Magicians Pirate KingEpisode: "The Losses of Magic"
Criminal Minds Lisa DouglasGuest, season 13; Recurring cast, season 14
2018–2019 The Resident Zoey BarlowRecurring cast, season 2
2019 The Fix Effy Collier5 episodes
2019–2022 Dynasty Cristal Carrington Main cast, seasons 3–5

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