Dascha Polanco
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About
Became known for her role as Dayanara Diaz in Orange Is the New Black. She went on to be cast in the 2013 independent film Gimme Shelter and the 2014 comedy film The Cobbler.
Before Fame
She aspired to be an actress at an early age, with Orange is the New Black being her first full-time acting job. She graduated from Hunter College with a bachelor's degree in psychology and then worked as a hospital administrator while studying nursing.
Trivia
Her first acting credits were in the television shows Unforgettable and NYC 22.
Family Life
She moved to the US from the Dominican Republic when she was a child, and was raised in Brooklyn and Miami by parents Rubén Darío Polanco and Janet Polanco. She had her daughter Dasany at aged 17. She also has a son named Aryam.
Associated With
Elizabeth Rodriguez played her mother in Orange is the New Black.
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