Dascha Polanco

Dascha Polanco is known as a Dominican-American actress. She is most famous for her role on the Netflix series Orange is the New Black.

Background and Age

Dascha Polanco was born on December 3, 1982 in the Dominican Republic. She was born to her folks Ruben Dario Polanco and Janet Polanco. She has a brother and a sister that she helped raise as oldest sibling of the three children. Her father is a repairman while her mom fills in as a cosmetologist. As a tyke, Polanco's folks moved from the Dominican Republic to the United States looking for greener fields of opportunity when she was extremely youthful causing her to have double citizenship. She was brought up in Brooklyn, New York. As a young woman, Polanco went to the Hunter College which she graduated with a degree in Psychology.

Growing up, Polanco tried to be both of two things, a medical attendant or an actress. She really wanted to act but she was too frightened to even consider going into it on account of her rotund body. After graduation, Polanco found a new line of work at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. She worked in the managerial unit of the emergency clinic and chose to turn into a medical caretaker. She further affirmed this choice by taking nursing classes. While studying, Polanco said she was enlivened by her sweetheart to give acting a reasonable shot.

Partner and Kids

At 18 years old, Dascha Polanco got impregnated by her then beau who fled, rejecting his obligations and left her to think about herself and child alone. Amidst battling for survival, Polanco lost her mom, who was her solitary help at the time; she passed away at 46 years old, living Polanco with a child and incomplete instruction on how to raise a child. She languished over the years because of her mom's passing. Her circumstance deteriorated thus she looked for professional assistance.

Polanco now has two children. Her little girl, Dasany Kristal Gonsalez was born when she was only 18 years old while her boy, Aryam was born to her long-lasting life partner. The commitment to Aryam's father was broken in 2013 and the two of them went their different ways.

Career and Net Worth

Polanco's acting leap forward came in 2012 when she handled the role of Dayana 'Daya' Diaz in the Netflix series Orange is the New Black after a few tryouts. That was the lift she required in her acting career as before long, different roles started to pour in. In July 2019, Polanco's long lasting show, Orange is the New Black came to an end as the 7th and final season was released on Netflix.