Daya Vaidya

Daya Vaidya is 5'5" tall with black hair, brown eyes, and a slim build. She is a Nepalese actress, born in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sunday, May 20, 1973. Her career spans since 1998, and she is best known for starring as Jen Kowski in the Amazon series "Bosch" and its sequel "Bosch: Legacy."

Vaidya was raised in Oakland, California, where she began dancing at age three under Oakland Ballet's artistic director Ron Guidi. By 11, she performed with the Bay Area Youth Theater, playing Anita in "West Side Story" and Tzeital in "Fiddler on the Roof." At 16, she appeared in her first Equity production of "Smile." She attended UCLA, majoring in Dance, took a sabbatical to dance on scholarship with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York, then returned to complete a BFA in Theater Arts at UCLA.

Her television and film credits include "Unforgettable," "Major Crimes," "Castle," "Twisted," "Two and a Half Men," and "Dexter." She starred in the indie film "Blue" alongside her husband Don Wallace, whom she met on that set. She also completed a recurring arc on "Superman and Lois" and appears as a series regular on BET Plus's "Black Hamptons." Vaidya is a vocal peace activist, a two-time breast cancer survivor, and she teaches children dance and acting. She is married to Don Wallace and has three children: a daughter named Leela and twin sons, Jai and Dev.