Dascha Polanco

Producer, Actor, Costume and Wardrobe Department

Birthdate: Dec 3, 1982

Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Dascha Polanco is a Dominican American actress known for playing the character Dayanara 'Daya' Diaz on Orange Is the New Black (2013). As of January 2018, she has a recurring role on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2016) as Detective Lori Weider. Polanco was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and moved to the United States at a young age. She was raised in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York and Miami by her father, a mechanic, and mother, a cosmetologist. Polanco is the oldest of three children; she has a brother and sister.

Dascha Polanco Movies

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  • 2025 |

    A Little Prayer

    asNarcedalia
  • 2024 |

    Junction

    asDana
  • 2022 |

    Samaritan

    asTiffany Cleary
  • 2022 |

    DC League of Super-Pets

    asGreen Lantern
  • 2021 |

    In the Heights

    asCuca
  • 2019 |

    The Irishman

    asNurse
  • 2018 |

    MFKZ

    asLuna (voice)
  • 2016 |

    The Perfect Match

    asPressy
  • 2015 |

    Joy

    asJackie

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