{{Short description|American film and television actress}} {{Use American English|date=July 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Daniella Alonso | image = Daniella Alonso at the 2014 Alma Awards.jpg | image_size = | caption = Alonso at the October 2014 Alma Awards | birth_date = | birth_place = | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|fashion model}} | years_active = 1997–present | partner = <!--Partner parameter is for unmarried/long-term life partners. Not a dating history.--> | children = 1<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CQWe9O8rgQZ/|title=Daniela Alonso|website=Instagram}}</ref> }}
'''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.
==Early life== Alonso grew up 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/tv/revolution-nbc-daniella-alonso|title=Revolution's Daniella Alonso on Her Character & the Season|website=LATINA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130053223/http://www.latina.com/entertainment/tv/revolution-nbc-daniella-alonso|archive-date=2020-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvovermind.com/five-things-didnt-know-daniella-alonso/|title=Five Things You Didn’t Know about Daniella Alonso|date=June 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Daniella+Alonso/391194|title=Daniella Alonso Biography | Booking Info for Speaking Engagements|website=www.allamericanspeakers.com}}</ref>
Alonso has a brother. She has participated in karate, in which she holds a fourth level green belt. She loves animals and supports PETA,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbc.com/revolution/about/bio/cast/daniella-alonso/597075 |title=Daniella Alonso/Nora Clayton |work=NBC.com |accessdate=2012-11-26}}</ref> posing in a 2013 advertising campaign that asked consumers to wear synthetic leather.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=725776&CategoryId=13003 |work=Latin American Herald Tribune |title=Actress Joins PETA Campaign for Fashion Without Cruelty |access-date=2013-04-01 |archive-date=2019-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109205239/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=725776&CategoryId=13003 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://revolutiontvshow.net/daniella-alonso/|title=Daniella Alonso Bio|work=Revolution TV Show|date=2012-10-11 |access-date=2012-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107202310/http://revolutiontvshow.net/daniella-alonso/ |archive-date=2012-11-07 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==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|date=July 2023}} 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|date=July 2023}}
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/revolution-actress-daniella-alonso-joins-kevin-james-paul-blart-2-exclusive/|title=''Revolution'' Actress Daniella Alonso Joins Kevin James in ''Paul Blart 2''|first=Jeff|last=Sneider|date=April 7, 2014 |work=TheWrap|access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/las-reinas-daniella-alonso-star-abc-crime-drama-pilot-1202034880/|title=''Las Reinas'': Daniella Alonso to Play the Lead in ABC Crime Drama Pilot|first1=Nellie|last1=Andreeva|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 2, 2017|access-date=October 12, 2019}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/dynasty-recasts-cristal-jennings-with-daniella-alonso-stepping-into-the-role-1202656740/|title=''Dynasty'' Recasts Cristal Jennings with Daniella Alonso Stepping into the Role|website=Deadline Hollywood|first1=Anita|last1=Bennett|date=July 30, 2019|access-date=October 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/dynasty-daniella-alonso-promoted-series-regular-cristal-jennings-role-michael-michele-sam-underwood-adam-huber-1202757278/|title=''Dynasty'': Daniella Alonso Upped To Series Regular In Cristal Role; Michael Michele, Sam Underwood, Adam Huber Also Promoted|website=Deadline Hollywood|first1=Denise|last1=Petski|date=October 11, 2019|access-date=October 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2019/07/29/dynasty-recast-daniella-alonso-cristal-ana-brenda-contreras/|title=''Dynasty'' Recast: Daniella Alonso Joins Season 3 as New Cristal Jennings|first=Andy|last=Swift|work=TVLine|date=July 30, 2019|access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref>
==Personal life== thumb|upright|Alonso in 2013 On November 5, 2020, Alonso said on a podcast that she was pregnant with her first child with longtime boyfriend, Jeff Schine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/pg/podcast/daniella-alonso-before-birth/id909813658?i=1000497329670 |title=Daniella Alonso - Before Birth |website=Informed Pregnancy Podcast |first=Elliot |last=Berlin |date=2020-11-05 |access-date=2020-11-28}}</ref> She gave birth to a girl, Inara, in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CQWe9O8rgQZ/ |title=Daniela Alonso |website=Instagram}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role |- | 1997 | ''Academy Boyz'' | Lisa |- | 2001 | ''Black Knight'' | June |- | 2003 | ''Rhythm of the Saints'' | Rena |- | rowspan="2"|2006 | ''{{sortname|The|Last Romantic|nolink=1}}'' | |- | ''Hood of Horror'' | Posie Santana |- | rowspan="3"|2007 | ''{{sortname|The|Hills Have Eyes 2}}'' | PFC Marisol 'Missy' Martinez |- | ''Wrong Turn 2: Dead End'' | Amber |- | ''{{sortname|A|Poor Kid's Guide to Success|nolink=2}}'' | Nicole |- | 2009 | ''{{sortname|The|Collector|The Collector (2009 film)}}'' | Lisa O'Brien |- | 2010 | ''{{sortname|The|Mulberry Tree|nolink=1}}'' | Maria Ramirez |- | rowspan="2"|2015 | ''Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2'' | Divina Martinez |- | ''Re-Kill'' | Matthews |- | 2018 | ''Lawless Range'' | Claudia Donnelly |- | 2019 | ''Maybe I'm Fine'' | Sage |- | 2020 | ''Darkness Falls'' | Kelly Alderman |- | 2023 | ''City Girls'' | Yvonne's Gateman |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2001 | ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' | Angie Suarez | Episode: "Jones" |- | 2003 | ''Law & Order'' | Maddi Donlou | Episode: "Mother's Day" |- | 2004 | ''As the World Turns'' | Pilar Domingo | Episode #1.12239 |- | 2004–2005 | ''One Tree Hill'' | Anna Taggaro | Recurring cast, season 2 |- | rowspan="2"|2006 | ''CSI: NY'' | Jenny Rodriguez | Episode: "Cool Hunter" |- | ''All You've Got'' | Rada Kincaid | TV movie |- | rowspan="2"|2007 | ''CSI: Miami'' | Alexis Dawson | Episode: "Born to Kill" |- | ''Saving Grace'' | Lily Blackbird | Episode: "Yeehaw, Geepaw" |- | 2007–2008 | ''Friday Night Lights'' | Carlotta Alonso | Recurring cast, season 2 |- | rowspan="2"|2008 | ''Stargate: Atlantis'' | Katana Labrea | Episode: "The Lost Tribe" |- | ''Without a Trace'' | Dr. Erica Loza | Episode: "Push Comes to Shove" |- | rowspan="3"|2009 | ''Knight Rider'' | Lynn | Episode: "Exit Light, Enter Knight" |- | ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' | Liz Martin/Rosa Gonzales | Episode: "Deep Fried and Minty Fresh" |- | ''Medium'' | Elizabeth Torres | Episode: "Baby Fever" |- | 2010 | ''My Generation'' | Brenda Serrano | Main cast |- | rowspan="2"|2011 | ''Mad Love'' | Nurse | Episode: "Friends and Other Obstacles" |- | ''In Plain Sight'' | Sue Shears/Sue Stills | Episode: "Provo-Cation" |- | rowspan="3"|2012 | ''Private Practice'' | Reyna Reyes | Episode: "True Colors" |- | ''Rizzoli & Isles'' | Riley Cooper | Recurring cast, season 3 |- | ''Covert Affairs'' | Suzanne Wilkins | Recurring cast, season 3 |- | 2012–2014 | ''Revolution'' | Nora Clayton | Main cast, season 1; Guest, season 2 |- | rowspan="2"|2014 | ''The Night Shift'' | Dr. Landry de la Cruz | Main cast, season 1 |- | ''Castle'' | Maria Sanchez | Episode: "The Time of Our Lives" |- | rowspan="2"|2015 | ''Major Crimes'' | Lori Weber | Episode: "FindKaylaWeber" |- | ''Being Mary Jane'' | Marisol Esparza | Recurring cast, season 3 |- | rowspan="2"|2016 | ''iZombie'' | Alyssa Tramall | Episode: "Fifty Shades of Grey Matter" |- | ''Animal Kingdom'' | Catherine Belen | Main cast, season 1 |- | rowspan="2"|2017 | ''Lethal Weapon'' | Maria Navar | Episode: "A Problem Like Maria" |- | ''MacGyver'' | Alejandra Rosa | Episode: "Duct Tape + Jack" |- | rowspan="3"|2018 | ''SEAL Team'' | Leigh Wheeler | Episode "Containment" |- | ''The Magicians'' | Pirate King | Episode: "The Losses of Magic" |- | ''Criminal Minds'' | Lisa Douglas | Guest, season 13; Recurring cast, season 14 |- | 2018–2019 | ''The Resident'' | Zoey Barlow | Recurring cast, season 2 |- | 2019 | ''The Fix'' | Effy Collier | 5 episodes |- | 2019–2022 | ''Dynasty'' | Cristal Carrington | Main cast, seasons 3–5 |- | 2025 | ''Grosse Pointe Garden Society'' | Misty | Recurring cast
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