Personal Info
Birth date
1982-12-03 (42 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Dominican Republic
Also known as
다샤 폴랑코
ダーシャ・ポランコ
داشا پولانکو
Dascha Polanco
Biography
Dascha Polanco is a Dominican American actress best known for her role as Dayanara Diaz on Orange Is the New Black.
Filmography
American Dad!
6.979
Overview:
The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."Orange Is the New Black
7.656
Overview:
A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.Evil
7.776
Overview:
Skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard joins priest-in-training David Acosta and technology expert Ben Shakir as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to assess for a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.Tamron Hall
5.1
Overview:
Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and entertaining conversations.The Walking Dead: Dead City
8
Overview:
Maggie and Negan travel to post-apocalyptic Manhattan - long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made it a world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror.Poker Face
7.564
Overview:
Follow Charlie Cale, a woman with an extraordinary ability to tell when someone is lying, as she hits the road and, at every stop, encounters a new cast of characters and crimes she can't help but solve.American Crime Story
7.561
Overview:
An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminal investigations.Chelsea
5.13
Overview:
It's not her first talk show, but it is a first of its kind. Ideas, people and places that fascinate her, all in her unique style.The $100,000 Pyramid
6.889
Overview:
In $100,000 Pyramid, contestants are in teams of two. The goal of the game is to help your partner guess an answer, by listing items that would be included in said answer, or synonymous. For instance, if the answer is “Things That Bounce”, clues would be “Po-Go Sticks”, “Kangaroos”, “Basketballs”, etc. To add to the challenge, the contestant who is giving the clues has their hands strapped to their chair, so they’re unable to gesture in order to help the guessing process.The Irishman
7.6
Overview:
Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.When They See Us
8.24
Overview:
Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.Samaritan
6.677
Overview:
Thirteen year old Sam Cleary suspects that his mysteriously reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith is actually the legendary vigilante Samaritan, who was reported dead 25 years ago. With crime on the rise and the city on the brink of chaos, Sam makes it his mission to coax his neighbor out of hiding to save the city from ruin.Match Game
6.292
Overview:
A modern reboot of the classic 70s game show that features two contestants attempting to match the answers of six celebrities in a game of fill-in-the-blank.Russian Doll
7.383
Overview:
Nadia keeps dying and reliving her 36th birthday party. She's trapped in a surreal time loop -- and staring down the barrel of her own mortality.Made in Hollywood
4.667
Overview:
Made in Hollywood is a talk show hosted by Kylie Erica Mar and Julie L. Harkness airing in syndication since September 30, 2005. The series is currently in its seventh season. The series is filmed in two studios in Los Angeles, California and New York City. Made in Hollywood also airs a spinoff series, Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition.The Cobbler
5.858
Overview:
Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. Sometimes walking in another man's shoes is the only way one can discover who they really are.DC League of Super-Pets
7.2
Overview:
When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto the Super-Dog must convince a rag-tag shelter pack - Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle and Chip the squirrel - to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the superheroes.Joy
6.552
Overview:
A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.Air Force One Down
6.079
Overview:
On her first assignment aboard Air Force One, a rookie Secret Service agent faces the ultimate test when terrorists hijack the plane, intent on derailing a pivotal energy deal. With the President's life on the line and a global crisis at stake, her bravery and skills are pushed to the limit in a relentless battle that could change the course of history.In the Heights
7.1
Overview:
The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights.The Perfect Match
5.493
Overview:
Charlie is a charming playboy who doesn't believe in serious relationships. His best friends bet him that if he sticks to one woman for one month, he's bound to get attached. Charlie denies this yet accepts the seemingly easy challenge, until he cross paths with the beautiful and mysterious Eva. They may agree to a casual affair, but eventually Charlie is questioning whether he may actually want more.A Little Prayer
NYR
Overview:
A loving father grapples with how to protect his daughter-in-law when he discovers that his son is having an affair in a sensitive and searching portrait of a Southern family.Gimme Shelter
6.58
Overview:
After running away from her abusive mother, a streetwise teen seeks refuge with her father, but he rejects her when he learns that she's pregnant.Miguel Wants to Fight
6.4
Overview:
In a neighborhood where fighting is stitched into the fabric of everyday life, Miguel has never found himself in one. However, when a combination of events turn his life upside down, Miguel and his friends enter into a series of misadventures.Junction
5.333
Overview:
Junction addresses the modern day opioid crisis in America, and asks how did this happen, from three different points of view. The CEO of a pharmaceutical company, a doctor, and a patient.iGilbert
5.5
Overview:
Gilbert is a lonely man who sees the world through the prism of his phone's screen. When a chance at a real relationship enters his life, can he truly relate to a woman and find love?Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
NYR
Overview:
Marcela Borges and her growing family’s idyllic weekend quickly turn into every family’s worst nightmare when masked gunmen barge into their Florida suburban home. With gunshots piercing their walls, a newly pregnant Marcela, her husband, and their young son are left with no choice but to comply with their captors’ demands: surrender $200,000 or their lives. But with no means of accessing that sort of money, Marcela faces insurmountable odds to protect her family from their violent captors and must make the life and death decisions to keep her family safe.Acting
2025A Little Prayer as Narcedalia
2025Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story as Marcela Borges
2024Air Force One Down as Vice President Hansen
2024Junction as Dana
2023Miguel Wants to Fight as Mrs. Rodriguez
2023The Walking Dead: Dead City (8 Episodes) as Lucia Narvaez
2023Poker Face (1 Episode) as Natalie
2022Samaritan as Tiffany Cleary
2022DC League of Super-Pets as Jessica Cruz / Green Lantern (voice)
2021In the Heights as Cuca
2021iGilbert as Jana
2019The Irishman as Nurse
2019Evil (1 Episode) as Patti Hitchens
2019Tamron Hall (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2019When They See Us (2 Episodes) as Elena
2019Russian Doll (4 Episodes) as Beatrice
2016The $100,000 Pyramid (1 Episode) as Self
2016Match Game (1 Episode) as Self - Panelist
2016Chelsea (1 Episode) as Self
2016The Perfect Match as Pressie
2016American Crime Story (3 Episodes) as Det. Lori Wieder
2015Joy as Jackie
2014The Cobbler as Macy
2013Gimme Shelter as Carmel
2013Orange Is the New Black (89 Episodes) as Dayanara Diaz
2005Made in Hollywood (1 Episode) as Self
2005American Dad! (1 Episode) as (voice)