Daya Vivian Vaidya (born May 20, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Nina Inara in the television series Unforgettable. Early life Vaidya was born on May 20, 1980 in Kathmandu, Nepal to an Indian Gujarati father and an Italian/Spanish-American mother. Her parents moved with her to Oakland, California when she was two years old. She began performing in plays and musicals at the age of eleven, as well as training in all forms of dance from tap, ballet and contemporary - to hip-hop. She went on to major in dance at UCLA and dance on scholarship at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. She finished school with a BFA in Theater Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles. She currently resides in Los Angeles where she is supporting herself with a career in film and television. Personal life Vaidya is married to Don Wallace. They have a daughter, Leela Grace, born in 2009. Vaidya gave birth to identical twin boys on July 25, 2012 in New York City; Jai Blue and Dev Eshaan. Filmography Film Television References External links Living people American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from Oakland, California Actors from Kathmandu 1973 births 21st-century American women American actresses of Indian descent American people of Italian descent