Dagmara Dominczyk Biography

Fast Facts

• 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