Dascha Polanco

Biography

Dascha Polanco (born December 3, 1982) is a Dominican American actress best known for her role as Dayanara Diaz on Orange Is the New Black.

Career Overview

Dascha Polanco has 26 screen credits in a career dating back to 2005. Signature works include The Walking Dead: Dead City, Orange Is the New Black, Samaritan. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

26

Birth Date

1982-12-03 00:00:00

Birth Place

Dominican Republic

Known For

• 

  The Walking Dead: Dead City
• 

  Orange Is the New Black
• 

  Samaritan
• 

  Air Force One Down
• 

  Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
• 

  A Little Prayer

Frequent Collaborators

• Lauren Cohan (1 collaborations)
• Jeffrey Dean Morgan (1 collaborations)
• Željko Ivanek (1 collaborations)
• Gaius Charles (1 collaborations)
• Logan Kim (1 collaborations)
• Mahina Napoleon (1 collaborations)
• Lisa Emery (1 collaborations)
• Aimee Garcia (1 collaborations)
• Jimmi Simpson (1 collaborations)
• Raúl Castillo (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (26 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
  • Poker Face

    - Dead Man's Hand (2023) ... Natalie 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
  • Tamron Hall

    - Lin-Manuel Miranda, "In The Heights" Cast: Corey Hawkins, Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace, & Dascha Polanco, Black Pumas (2021) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2019
  • Russian Doll

    - The Way Out (2019) ... Beatrice actor actors

    - Reflection (2019) ... Beatrice actor actors

    - Superiority Complex (2019) ... Beatrice actor actors

    - Alan's Routine (2019) ... Beatrice actor actors
    2019
  • When They See Us

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

    - Part Three (2019) ... Elena actor actors
    2019
  • Evil

    - 3 Stars (2019) ... Patti Hitchens 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
  • Chelsea

    - Dinner Party: Going to Prison (2016) ... Self 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