Dascha Polanco

Biography

Dascha Polanco is a Dominican American actress best known for her role as Dayanara Diaz on Orange Is the New Black.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

21

Birth Date

1982-12-03 00:00:00

Birth Place

Dominican Republic

Known For

• 

  Orange Is the New Black
• 

  The Walking Dead: Dead City
• 

  Samaritan
• 

  Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
• 

  Air Force One Down
• 

  A Little Prayer

Credits

• actors (21 credits)

  • A Little Prayer

    Narcedalia

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story

    Marcela Borges

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Air Force One Down

    Vice President Hansen

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Junction

    Dana

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Miguel Wants to Fight

    Mrs. Rodriguez

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • The Walking Dead: Dead City

    Lucia Narvaez

    actor

    actors

    - If History Were a Conflagration (2025) ... Lucia Narvaez actor actors

    - Novi Dan, Novi Početak (2025) ... Lucia Narvaez actor actors

    - Bridge Partners Are Hard to Come By These Days (2025) ... Lucia Narvaez actor actors

    - The Bird Always Knows (2025) ... Lucia Narvaez actor actors

    - Feisty Friendly (2025) ... Lucia Narvaez actor actors
    2023
  • Samaritan

    Tiffany Cleary

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • DC League of Super-Pets

    Jessica Cruz / Green Lantern (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • In the Heights

    Cuca

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • iGilbert

    Jana

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • The Irishman

    Nurse

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • When They See Us

    - Part Four (2019) ... Elena actor actors

    - Part Three (2019) ... Elena actor actors
    2019
  • VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • The Perfect Match

    Pressie

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • American Crime Story

    - Alone (2018) ... Det. Lori Wieder actor actors

    - Manhunt (2018) ... Det. Lori Wieder actor actors

    - The Man Who Would Be Vogue (2018) ... Det. Lori Wieder actor actors
    2016
  • Joy

    Jackie

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Cobbler

    Macy

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Gimme Shelter

    Carmel

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Orange Is the New Black

    Dayanara Diaz

    actor

    actors

    - Here's Where We Get Off (2019) ... Dayanara Diaz actor actors

    - The Big House (2019) ... Dayanara Diaz actor actors

    - God Bless America (2019) ... Dayanara Diaz actor actors

    - The Thirteenth (2019) ... Dayanara Diaz actor actors

    - The Hidey Hole (2019) ... Dayanara Diaz actor actors
    2013
  • Unforgettable

    - Trajectories (2011) ... Estella actor actors
    2011
  • American Dad!

    - The Mystery of the Missing Bazooka Shark Babe (2025) ... (voice) actor actors
    2005