Stunning Dascha Polanco is a Dominican actress who gets limelight after featuring Dayanara “Daya” Diaz on the Netflix series ‘Orange Is the New Black. At present, Dascha Polanco is seen in the movie named ‘In The Height’. Besides that, she is also supporting the Women’s Prison Association.
Early Life
Talking about Dascha Polance’s early life, she was born on December 3, 1982, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic which is the capital city. Currently, she is in her late thirties and 41 years old.
Her family, name of her mother is Janet Polanco she is a cosmetologist. Similarly, the name of his father is Rubén Darío Polanco who is a mechanic. She has two siblings a brother and a sister and she is the oldest child.
Although Dascha was born in Santo Dominga she was raised in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and Miami (different cities in the United States) at a young age only. So, she spent most of her childhood in the US with her father, mother, and siblings.
Since her early life, she has been interested in the acting field. But she was concerned about her weight as she was a chubby child.
Caption: dascha’s photo of her childhood along with her innocent facial expression (Source: Instagram)
Education
Dascha moved to New York at a young age so she went to an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York City, and also attended high school. Despite having an interest in acting, Dascha Polancde completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Hunter College.
She began working in the healthcare industry to become a nurse after college. She was working in hospital administration at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx while studying nursing.
Dascha polance – Net Worth 2024
Dascha Polanco makes her money through acting and other commercial ads. Her net worth is around 5 million dollars. Regarding valuable assets, she rather loves to spend money on social activities than on luxurious things.
Relationship Status
Dascha Polanco seems to be protective regarding her love life. Despite being a married woman she has not yet revealed about her spouse.
She also has two children (Dasani and Aryam) for whom she is taking all the responsibilities. Dascha had her first baby at a very young age i.e. 17 years old.
Caption: Dascha Polanco posing with her son ‘Dasany’ (Source: idiot-ziemlich.icu )
Body Measurements
Dascha Polanco stands at the height of 5ft 5 inches (165 cm) and is about 77kg in weight. About her appearance, she has a pear-shaped body medium-length hair with brown color eyes.
The size of her bra is 36C. Her breasts, Waist, and Hip size are around 39, 29, and 41 inches respectively. Lastly, her shoe size is 9 (US).
Career
After studying nursing, gradually she developed the courage to pursue acting again. She registered herself with an acting studio and attended BIH Studios in New York.
And through her talent, she enrolled in the talent agency Shirley Grant Management. Initially, she featured in minor parts in the television series Unforgettable and NYC 22.
Eventually, she got one of her famous roles as Dayanara “Daya” Diaz in the Netflix series ‘Orange Is the New Black’ which is an American comedy-drama streaming television where she was an inmate in a women’s prison.
After one year, she got the role named ‘Carmel’ in the independent film Gimme Shelter.
After the huge success of ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ the show made it through the next season and she was a part of it again. She appeared in comedy movies like The Cobbler (as Macy ) and Joy (as Jackie) in the years 2014 and 2015 respectively.
In 2014, it was announced that she had been promoted from a recurring role to a series regular for the show’s third season, which was released in June 2015.
Later, she also got the opportunity to dub the voice of Luna in MFKZ. Polanco had a recurring role in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story and she had a role in the Netflix series, ‘Russian Doll and ‘When They See Us’ in 2018 and 2019 respectively.
In the same year, she also plays the role of the nurse in ‘The Irishman’.
Caption: Dascha Polanco Police portraying the role of Dayanara “Daya” in ‘Orange Is the New Black’ (Source: REMEZCLA)
Achievements
Being a talented personality, Dascha has received an award as Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for continuously three years 2014,2015, and 2016 according to the website. While in 2017, she was nominated for the same category.
Dascha polance – Social Media
Although having a busy schedule, Dascha Polanco is active on Instagram with 2.8m followers and 430 posts. She also has an Instagram blue tick in her account.
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