Loading amazing content...
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 3, 1982
Place of Birth
Dominican Republic
Also Known As
- 다샤 폴랑코
- ダーシャ・ポランコ
- داشا پولانکو
Dascha Polanco
1.2 Popularity
Biography
Dascha Polanco is a Dominican American actress best known for her role as Dayanara Diaz on Orange Is the New Black.
Known For
6.3
Krystal's Mom-ager
Stumble
2025
4.0
Narcedalia
A Little Prayer
2025
0.0
Marcela Borges
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
2025
6.0
Vice President Hansen
Air Force One Down
2024
4.3
Dana
Junction
2024
5.9
Mrs. Rodriguez
Miguel Wants to Fight
2023
8.0
Lucia Narvaez
The Walking Dead: Dead City
2023
7.5
Natalie
Poker Face
2023
6.7
Tiffany Cleary
Samaritan
2022
7.2
Jessica Cruz / Green Lantern (voice)
DC League of Super-Pets
2022
Credits
Stumble
as Krystal's Mom-ager
2025
6.3
A Little Prayer
as Narcedalia
2025
4.0
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
as Marcela Borges
2025
0.0
Air Force One Down
as Vice President Hansen
2024
6.0
Junction
as Dana
2024
4.3
Miguel Wants to Fight
as Mrs. Rodriguez
2023
5.9
The Walking Dead: Dead City
as Lucia Narvaez
2023
8.0
Poker Face
as Natalie
2023
7.5
Samaritan
as Tiffany Cleary
2022
6.7
DC League of Super-Pets
as Jessica Cruz / Green Lantern (voice)
2022
7.2
In the Heights
as Cuca
2021
7.1
iGilbert
as Jana
2021
5.5
The Irishman
as Nurse
2019
7.6
Evil
as Patti Hitchens
2019
7.7
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
4.9
When They See Us
as Elena
2019
8.2
Russian Doll
as Beatrice
2019
7.4
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
0.0
The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self
2016
7.0
Match Game
as Self - Panelist
2016
6.4
Chelsea
as Self
2016
5.1
The Perfect Match
as Pressie
2016
5.5
American Crime Story
as Det. Lori Wieder
2016
7.6
Joy
as Jackie
2015
6.5
The Cobbler
as Macy
2014
5.9
Gimme Shelter
as Carmel
2013
6.6
Orange Is the New Black
as Dayanara Diaz
2013
7.7
Unforgettable
as Estella
2011
7.2
Made in Hollywood
as Self
2005
4.7
American Dad!
as (voice)
2005
7.0