Dascha Polanco is a popular Dominican American actress. She is famously known for the role of playing Dayanara Diaz on Orange Is the New Black.
Polanco was born on 3rd of December in the year of 1982 in Dominican Republic. At young, she was moved to United States and was raised in Brooklyn, New York and Miami. Her father was Ruben Dario Polanco who was a mechanic and mother was Janet Polanco who was a cosmetologist. She was a very talented student and she graduated from Hunter College in psychology. After that she started working at health care industry to become a nurse. Though she was highly influenced by acting she could not go into this career due to her chubby body. Her weight was disheartening her confidence, she used to doubt about gaining success in this industry. And while studying nursing, she got the courage to pursue acting again. She started her career at acting with the minor parts on television series and actively working in entertainment industry since 2011. She has got height of 5 feet 5 inch and she has weight loss and has maintained her figure. At the age of 34, she looks very hot in her bikini with her sexy curves and long legs.
In 2012, Polanco was casted as Dayanara “Daya” Diaz, an inmate in a women’s prison in the series called “Orange Is the New Black”. It was the turning point for her career in film industry.
industry. She gained name and fame and it heightened her career. After that, she continuously started to work in movies. In 2013, she was casted in film Gimme Shelter, The Cobbler in 2014 and Joy in 2015. And her current film is The Perfect Match and she is also currently working in fourth season of Orange Is the New Black. Her work can be seen in TV series too and they are Unforgettable playing the role of Estella in 2011 and NYC in 2012.
Polanco’s personal life is kept very privately. There is no information about her boyfriend or love affairs and no statement about her dating life. Talking about her biography, in 2013 she ended her engagement. She became mother in an early age of 18 and she is taking the responsibility of 3 kids. There is no news about her husband or married life. She is currently focusing in her career and she like to spend her free time with her children and travelling with them.
Talking about her philanthropy, she has taken part in Women’s Apparel line in 2015. She is the only Latina to be featured in the new season’s apparel campaign and she is representing the New York Giants. She is connected with her fans through social sites like facebook, Twitter and Instagram, though she is not very active in these and she is very careful about her words she speaks.
She is earning attractive salary and has gained $ 1.5 million American dollars as her net worth. To grab more info and wiki about Dascha Polanco, you can visit wiki sites such as Wikipedia and IMDb.