Danielle von Zerneck

Acting

Danielle von Zerneck

Born 1966-12-21 · North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Danielle von Zerneck (born December 21, 1965) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, is an American film and television actress. She is best remembered for her portrayal of Donna, Ritchie Valens blonde girlfriend in La Bamba (1987). She is the daughter of Frank von Zerneck, a well known television film producer.

Acting credits

La Bamba poster
7.3

Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly.

La Bamba

1987

My Science Project poster
6.3

His high school teacher issues an ultimatum: turn in a science project or flunk. So Mike Harlan scavenges a military base's junk pile for a suitable gizmo. He finds one... and unwittingly unleashes the awesome power and energy of the unknown. Twisted dimensions. Time warps. A fantastic realm where the past, present, and future collide in a whirling vortex of startling adventure and superlative special effects.

My Science Project

1985

Living in Oblivion poster
7.2

Low-budget independent filmmaker Nick Reve tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious beret-wearing director of photography, and lousy catering.

Living in Oblivion

1995

By Dawn's Early Light poster
6.5

A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race between American and Soviet politicians to prevent a nuclear holocaust. While the U.S. president feverishly works to keep the military and political machine from going into overdrive, various subordinates panic. When the president is believed to be killed in a helicopter crash, zealous advisers take over.

By Dawn's Early Light

1990

Deuce Coupe poster
4.5

Two brothers are seperated by the love for the same woman - but they get united again by their fascination for speed and racing cars.

Deuce Coupe

1992

Dangerous Curves poster
3.2

A college graduate is offered a deal of a lifetime - deliver a Porsche for a client and join the company of your dreams in return. When the car gets stolen, he and his friend must go to a beauty pageant run by the thief to get it back.

Dangerous Curves

1988

Woman With a Past poster
5.2

A woman lives a normal life with her second husband and her two sons of the first marriage. One day she is caught by her past and the film reveales in flashbacks her stations of life until the day the police found her in her new life: First marriage, alcohol addiction, robberies, prison, escape from prison, search for work, second marriage, fight for the children,... In the end she has not only to fight for her freedom but also for the respect and love of her betrayed children and husband.

Woman With a Past

1992

Under the Boardwalk poster
4.4

It is the final weekend of summer and a group of Californian teenagers are looking forward to an upcoming surf contest. Rival gangs the 'Vals' and the 'Lowks' are confident that they will take home the trophy, but things become complicated when Reef Yorpin - leader of the Lawks - discovers his sister Allie has fallen in love with 'Val' surfer Nick after meeting at a beach party.

Under the Boardwalk

1989

Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare poster
5.3

When bees attack an isolated country house, a family must stick together to survive.

Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare

1995

Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress poster
4.0

A woman's inability to make a lasting commitment results in her having a string of affairs with married men.

Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress

1977

Tunnel Vision poster
4.8

A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. What they discover will surely crack you up! This outrageous and irreverent spoof of television launched the careers of some of the greatest comedians of all time.

Tunnel Vision

1976

A Fighting Choice poster
8.5

Bright teenager afflicted with epilepsy sues his parents for the right to have "split brain" surgery in order to cure his seizures.

A Fighting Choice

1986

Acceptable Risk poster
5.3

An ambitious medical researcher discovers a mold that he believes could be the foundation of a miracle cure for degenerative disease.

Acceptable Risk

2001

Summer Fantasy poster
5.3

After graduating high school, Carrie needs something to do for the summer. She goes to lifeguard try-outs and gets the job. In this hot Los Angeles summer, she will fall desperately in love with a much older lifeguard.

Summer Fantasy

1984

Beyond Suspicion poster
9.5

Joyce thought she had made the dream marriage. Her husband, Stan, is a successful, handsome dentist, and Joyce, who grew up in poverty, cannot believe her good fortune. But her charismatic husband has a dark side that is about to engulf and destroy Joyce's entire world.

Beyond Suspicion

1993

Opposites Attract poster
7.0

A mayoral candidate (Barbara Eden) for a California town gets romantically involved with her opponent (John Forsythe), a former cowboy star.

Opposites Attract

1990

Survive the Savage Sea poster
4.8

After their 43-foot schooner was stove in by a pod of killer whales, the six members of the Robertson family spend 37 days adrift in the Pacific with no maps, compass, or navigational instruments.They use every survival technique they can as they battle 20-foot waves, marauding sharks, thirst, starvation, and exhaustion.

Survive the Savage Sea

1992

Holiday in Your Heart poster
8.0

LeAnn Rimes plays herself from her childhood in Nashville to her performing around the country as a country-western singer, until she has to make a choice: Does she perform at the Grand Ole Opry, following her dreams? Or does she not go to the concert, and stay at her dying grandmother's bedside? The made-for-tv film is based in part on LeAnn's autobiographical novel.

Holiday in Your Heart

1997

Tale of Two Sisters poster
3.7

Two sisters reunite after not having seen each other for five years. While catching up on each others' lives, they relive childhood experiences, both good and bad.

Tale of Two Sisters

1989

Date Rape poster
NR

Teenage girl is raped after accepting a date from the most popular boy in school.

Date Rape

1988

Behind the camera