Acting credits
30
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Dascha Polanco
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.0
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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: 6.94
Wikidata: Q17182925
Also known as
다샤 폴랑코 • ダーシャ・ポランコ • داشا پولانکو
Biography
Dascha Polanco 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.
5.0
A Little Prayer
as Narcedalia
2025 Movie
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
as Marcela Borges
2025 Movie
6.0
Air Force One Down
as Vice President Hansen
2024 Movie
4.3
Junction
as Dana
2024 Movie
5.9
Miguel Wants to Fight
as Mrs. Rodriguez
2023 Movie
6.7
Samaritan
as Tiffany Cleary
2022 Movie
7.2
DC League of Super-Pets
as Jessica Cruz / Green Lantern (voice)
2022 Movie
7.1
In the Heights
as Cuca
2021 Movie
5.5
iGilbert
as Jana
2021 Movie
7.6
The Irishman
as Nurse
2019 Movie
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016 Movie
5.5
The Perfect Match
as Pressie
2016 Movie
6.5
Joy
as Jackie
2015 Movie
5.9
The Cobbler
as Macy
2014 Movie
6.6
Gimme Shelter
as Carmel
2013 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Dascha Polanco.
6.1
Stumble
as Krystal's Mom-ager • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.9
The Walking Dead: Dead City
as Lucia Narvaez • 8 eps
2023 Series
7.5
Poker Face
as Natalie • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.8
Evil
as Patti Hitchens • 1 eps
2019 Series
4.9
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.2
When They See Us
as Elena • 2 eps
2019 Series
7.4
Russian Doll
as Beatrice • 4 eps
2019 Series
7.0
The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.4
Match Game
as Self - Panelist • 1 eps
2016 Series
5.1
Chelsea
as Self • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.6
American Crime Story
as Det. Lori Wieder • 3 eps
2016 Series
7.7
Orange Is the New Black
as Dayanara Diaz • 89 eps
2013 Series
7.2
Unforgettable
as Estella • 1 eps
2011 Series
4.7
Made in Hollywood
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.0
American Dad!
as (voice) • 1 eps
2005 Series