Acting credits
30
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Dascha Polanco
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.5
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Movies: 15Series: 15
TMDB ID: 1026947
IMDb ID: nm4745601
Known for: Acting
Born: December 3, 1982
Age: 43
Place of birth: Dominican Republic
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2005 - 2025
Years active: 21
Average TMDB rating: 6.85
Wikidata: Q17182925
Also known as
다샤 폴랑코 • ダーシャ・ポランコ • داشا پولانکو
Biography
Dascha Yolaine Polanco (born December 3, 1982) is a Dominican American actress best known for her role as Dayanara Diaz on Orange Is the New Black.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Dascha Polanco.
A Little Prayer
as Narcedalia
2025 Movie
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
as Marcela Borges
2025 Movie
Air Force One Down
as Vice President Hansen
2024 Movie
Junction
as Dana
2024 Movie
Miguel Wants to Fight
as Mrs. Rodriguez
2023 Movie
Samaritan
as Tiffany Cleary
2022 Movie
DC League of Super-Pets
as Jessica Cruz / Green Lantern (voice)
2022 Movie
In the Heights
as Cuca
2021 Movie
iGilbert
as Jana
2021 Movie
The Irishman
as Nurse
2019 Movie
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016 Movie
The Perfect Match
as Pressie
2016 Movie
Joy
as Jackie
2015 Movie
The Cobbler
as Macy
2014 Movie
Gimme Shelter
as Carmel
2013 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Dascha Polanco.
Stumble
as Krystal's Mom-ager • 1 eps
2025 Series
The Walking Dead: Dead City
as Lucia Narvaez • 8 eps
2023 Series
Poker Face
as Natalie • 1 eps
2023 Series
Evil
as Patti Hitchens • 1 eps
2019 Series
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
When They See Us
as Elena • 2 eps
2019 Series
Russian Doll
as Beatrice • 4 eps
2019 Series
The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self • 1 eps
2016 Series
Match Game
as Self - Panelist • 1 eps
2016 Series
Chelsea
as Self • 1 eps
2016 Series
American Crime Story
as Det. Lori Wieder • 3 eps
2016 Series
Orange Is the New Black
as Dayanara Diaz • 89 eps
2013 Series
Unforgettable
as Estella • 1 eps
2011 Series
Made in Hollywood
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
American Dad!
as (voice) • 1 eps
2005 Series