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COMMERCIAL REP: CESD (310) 475-2111
AGENT: GVA Talent Agency
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Being "in the zone." Whether I'm on stage, in front of a camera, body surfing a big wave, doing yoga or sitting quietly in my quaint little prayer room, where all I can hear is the stillness of that simple moment. This is what I love about life. The way the light flickers through the trees when I wake up in the morning, watching the seedling sprout from the single orange seed I planted two months ago. The way a baby looks up at you. The way I feel transformed by a character I am playing, seeing others transform from a character I'm playing. Hearing my little sister's voice and seeing her grow as an artist, seeing my mother as a woman and not just a mom, my brother's unbelievable talent and intellect. The unconditional love of my friends, their intelligence and the way they challenge me and force me to grow. The strength,support and love of my husband - he has made me better...made me a woman. But most of all, the moments my Dad talks to me and guides me from whatever dimention he is in now. On December 23, 2000 he left his body and I can still hear him whisper in my ear from time to time. He's says he's proud...that makes me smile most.
I love meeting new people - intelligent, interesting, creative people. Yes, I too want to shamelessly promote myself on myspace, but let's promote ART y'all! If you want to promote your ass, or breasts, or blazing pecks, go ahead. I'm not mad at you, but really...I live in L.A. and I am around that all day long. I want to get my work out in other ways than just shaking my ass, flirting with all these hollywood folks out here or waiting by the telephone for my next acting gig. I no longer act for free UNLESS it's a dope script or a character I absolutely want to play. I've been doing this since I was eleven and I truly love the stage, the camera and the pen - anything that allows honest expression. But I also know this is a business and there has to be a balance. Which is why I'm finding myself more and more interested in writing and producing. I'll never stop performing, but let's face it, I want more control! On that note here goes my shameless promoting:
View my demo reel and resume by clicking the following link:
DAYA'S DEMO REEL
Or check me out on IMDB.COM
Besides that, listen to the song playing....that's my beautiful sister Lara Vaidya. She's an amazing vocalist, writer and activist. Check her profile out below PLUS my family's website promoting social awareness and independent art - IWANTCHANGE.ORG
Let's get Bush and his cronies out of office, stop this ridiculous war and make some smart, edgy ART...and change the world!!! Peace and Love.
MY BIO
Born in Katmandu, Nepal, Daya Vaidya is what her mother has coined, a ‘third world generic child’, a multi-cultural hybrid that can float between different ethnic and social milieus seamlessly.Daya relocated to Oakland, California when she was two years old and began acting at the age of eleven at the Bay Area Youth Theater, where she starred in such plays as Annie, The Mikado and West Side Story, among others. After graduating from high school, Daya attended U.C.L.A, where she majored in theater and minored in dance. In her first year at U.C.L.A, while scouting locations for his film Higher Learning, John Singleton handpicked Daya to audition for a small, but challenging role in the film. She won the role depicting a young college student speaking about her trauma of being raped. The moving scene ended up in the other hour of cut footage, but the experience of being directed in such a difficult scene by John Singleton, was invaluable.In her sophomore year, Daya decided to spend a year dancing on scholarship at Alvin Ailey Dance Theater in New York. It was tremendous dancing with the Greats of Ailey, but acting was calling her. Upon returning to U.C.L.A, she immersed herself in the theater department and performed in over fifteen productions, starring in such West Coast premieres as Marisol, Two Gentlemen of Verona and Fate of a Cockroach, directed by Ted Lange and the late Beverly Robinson. She went on to receive her BFA in Theater Arts with honors.By the time she graduated, Daya had developed a rich acting education in both classical and contemporary techniques, making this mixed, urban girl from Oakland all the more diverse and talented. She has the ability to portray Lady Anne from Shakespeare’s Richard III on one day, flip it, to then play a tough Puerto Rican from the Bronx the next. Hollywood noticed; she quickly signed with both an agent and manager and began auditioning for T.V./Film roles. Her first pilot season out, Daya tested for USA High and Breaker High for NBC before booking Peter Engle’s later show, One World. Still dancing, Daya booked musical and non-musical spots for commercials such as: Sears, Rexona, Ross, Verizon, Chevy, Toys R Us and many others.In 1999 Daya had a recurring role for an entire season on the WB show Hyperion Bay. She also continued performing on stage with the L.A. based theater company, Theater Tribe, while booking Television and Film projects like Leprechaun 5, Fox’s Haunted, CBS’s Robbery Homicide Division, NCIS, and the former UPN's All of Us and Cuts.This year Daya starred as Eva Jones on the new Bet/Vh1 pilot - WIFEY. She also did guest spots on ABC Family's "Lincoln Heights" and Showtime's "Dexter." You may also catch her in lead roles for both Blair Underwood's thriller "The Hit" and the urban horror flick "April Fools." Both can be rented in Blockbuster or online at www.codeblackentertainment.com.Additionally, Daya is also an acting teacher at Walter Pridgen's Acting Workshops and privately coaches teenagers and young adults.Whether it is acting, singing, dancing or creating her own vehicles, Daya is no stranger to hard work and the struggles of the entertainment business. Through her unending perseverance, ambition and talent, there is no question that Daya Vaidya will make her mark in Hollywood; dually through pushing the envelope and staying true to art, she plans to make a difference in this industry and hopefully the world.
Ghandi, Martin Luther King, and anyone who chooses compassion over violence. Most of all my parents...parenting doesn't get much better than them.