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Dascha Polanco

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Dascha Polanco
Lights up on Washington Heights...The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit community.  At the intersection of it all is the likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.
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In the Heights (2021)
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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.
BornDecember 3, 1982
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Natasha Lyonne and Dascha Polanco in Poker Face (2023)
Sylvester Stallone and Dascha Polanco in Samaritan (2022)
Dascha Polanco and Javon 'Wanna' Walton in Samaritan (2022)
Jimmy Smits, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Dascha Polanco, and Gregory Diaz IV in In the Heights (2021)
Aasif Mandvi, Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, and Dascha Polanco in 3 Stars (2019)
Dascha Polanco in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Dascha Polanco and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Vicci Martinez, Dascha Polanco, Besanya Santiago, Jo Lampert, Daniella De Jesús, and Phumzile Sitole in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Ismenia Mendes, Dascha Polanco, Rebecca Knox, and Sipiwe Moyo in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Dascha Polanco and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Vicci Martinez and Dascha Polanco in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Laura Gómez, Selenis Leyva, and Dascha Polanco in Orange Is the New Black (2013)

Known for

Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Orange Is the New Black
8.1
TV Series
  • Dayanara Diaz
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Dascha Polanco, Leslie Grace, and Anthony Ramos in In the Heights (2021)
In the Heights
7.3
  • Cuca
  • 2021
Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, and Jennifer Lawrence in Joy (2015)
Joy
6.6
  • Jackie
  • 2015
Adam Sandler in The Cobbler (2014)
The Cobbler
5.8
  • Macy
  • 2014

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Actress

  • Michelle Rojas Is Not Okay
    • Released
  • Blood Relative
    • Completed
  • Dangerous Moms
    • Completed
  • Junction
    • Post-production
  • Poker Face (2023)
    Poker Face
  • David Strathairn, Celia Weston, Billie Roy, Anna Camp, and Jane Levy in A Little Prayer (2023)
    A Little Prayer
  • Sylvester Stallone in Samaritan (2022)
    Samaritan
  • DC League of Super-Pets (2022)
    DC League of Super-Pets
    • (voice)
  • Diana Maria Riva, Savannah Nicole Ruiz, Olivia Goncalves, and Juan Javier Cardenas in Gordita Chronicles (2022)
    Gordita Chronicles
    • (voice)
  • Karma's World (2021)
    Karma's World
    • (voice)
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Dascha Polanco, Leslie Grace, and Anthony Ramos in In the Heights (2021)
    In the Heights
  • Emilio Delgado, Cynthia Hargrave, Adrian Martinez, Morgan Neville, Socorro Santiago, Teressa Tunney, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Gil Talmi, Jose Rivera, Raúl Castillo, Mozhan Marnò, Shonnard Hedges, Jon Carr, Dascha Polanco, Gisela Fulla-Silvestre, and Emy Cee in iGilbert (2021)
    iGilbert
  • Spilt Milk (2019)
    Spilt Milk
  • Katja Herbers and Mike Colter in Evil (2019)
    Evil
  • Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci in The Irishman (2019)
    The Irishman
  • Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
    Orange Is the New Black
  • Asante Blackk, Marquis Rodriguez, Caleel Harris, and Ethan Herisse in When They See Us (2019)
    When They See Us
  • Natasha Lyonne in Russian Doll (2019)
    Russian Doll
  • Beanie Feldstein in American Crime Story (2016)
    American Crime Story

Soundtrack

  • Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Dascha Polanco, Leslie Grace, and Anthony Ramos in In the Heights (2021)
    In the Heights

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Reflected on Screen: Lin-Manuel Miranda and the 'In the Heights' Team
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Reflected on Screen: Lin-Manuel Miranda and the 'In the Heights' Team
iGilbert Official Trailer
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iGilbert Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
Official Trailer
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Official Trailer
Season 5 Trailer
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Season 5 Trailer
New Trailer
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Trailer #1
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Trailer #1
First Look
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First Look
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    • December 3, 1982
    • Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
    • Dasany Kristal Gonzalez

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    Her daughter, Dasany Kristal Gonzalez, played a 14-year-old version of Polanco's character, Daya Diaz, on the fifth season of "Orange Is the New Black (2013)".
  • Quotes
    My parents taught me that God is going to send you obstacles in life and you have to overcome them", which she says put her at ease and helped her with the challenges she faced in real life prior to her success

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