Dascha Polanco

Acting

Dascha Polanco

Born December 3, 1982Dominican Republic30 credits

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

Known For

Stumble
6.9

Stumble

TV

2025

A Little Prayer
5.4

A Little Prayer

Movie

2025

Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story

Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story

Movie

2025

Air Force One Down
6.0

Air Force One Down

Movie

2024

Junction
4.2

Junction

Movie

2024

Miguel Wants to Fight
5.9

Miguel Wants to Fight

Movie

2023

Filmography

Stumble
2025Stumbleas Krystal's Mom-agerTV
A Little Prayer
2025A Little Prayeras NarcedaliaMovie
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
2025Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Storyas Marcela BorgesMovie
Air Force One Down
2024Air Force One Downas Vice President HansenMovie
Junction
2024Junctionas DanaMovie
Miguel Wants to Fight
2023Miguel Wants to Fightas Mrs. RodriguezMovie
The Walking Dead: Dead City
2023The Walking Dead: Dead Cityas Lucia NarvaezTV
Poker Face
2023Poker Faceas NatalieTV
Samaritan
2022Samaritanas Tiffany ClearyMovie
DC League of Super-Pets
2022DC League of Super-Petsas Jessica Cruz / Green Lantern (voice)Movie
In the Heights
2021In the Heightsas CucaMovie
iGilbert
2021iGilbertas JanaMovie
The Irishman
2019The Irishmanas NurseMovie
Evil
2019Evilas Patti HitchensTV
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hallas Self - GuestTV
When They See Us
2019When They See Usas ElenaTV
Russian Doll
2019Russian Dollas BeatriceTV
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the QueensMovie
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016The $100,000 Pyramidas SelfTV
Match Game
2016Match Gameas Self - PanelistTV
Chelsea
2016Chelseaas SelfTV
The Perfect Match
2016The Perfect Matchas PressieMovie
American Crime Story
2016American Crime Storyas Det. Lori WiederTV
Joy
2015Joyas JackieMovie
The Cobbler
2014The Cobbleras MacyMovie
Gimme Shelter
2013Gimme Shelteras CarmelMovie
Orange Is the New Black
2013Orange Is the New Blackas Dayanara DiazTV
Unforgettable
2011Unforgettableas EstellaTV
Made in Hollywood
2005Made in Hollywoodas SelfTV
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as (voice)TV