Dagmara Dominczyk

Birth Name:

Dagmara Dominczyk

Birth Place:

Kielce, Swietokrzyskie, Poland

Profession

Actress

In 2007, she won Best Supporting Actress at Method Fest for "Mentor․"
Enrolled in Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, graduating in 1998 as a drama major
Won a spot in the drama program at LaGuardia Arts high school alongside fellow students Adrien Brody and Adrian Grenier
Watching her father, a trade union leader in their native Poland, grow bitter while working as a cab driver and building superintendent in New York inspired her to leave a legacy
Quote: "Those who know me know I love to write․ Those who know me a little bit know I'm an actress․ Those who don't know me know I'm married to Patrick Wilson․"
Quote: "I feel like there was always something in me that was meant for a bigger life․"
Got her first break as an actress when she played the female lead in the Hollywood remake of "The Count of Monte Cristo․"
Her theater credits include performing in "The Violet Hour" in 2003
Fluent in her native Polish and English, she is also semi-fluent in Spanish and French
Wrote a novel called "The Lullaby of Polish Girls," which draws from her experiences as a Polish émigré

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