Dagmara Dominczyk

Dagmara Domińczyk (born July 17, 1976) is a Polish-American actress. Dominczyk was born in Kielce, the daughter of Mirek Dominczyk, a leader in the Polish Solidarity movement. She moved with her family to New York City in 1983, after her parents were expelled from their native Poland for her father's involvement with Amnesty International and then the Solidarity movement. Dominczyk majored in drama at Carnegie Mellon University and graduated in 1... more

Dagmara Domińczyk (born July 17, 1976) is a Polish-American actress. Dominczyk was born in Kielce, the daughter of Mirek Dominczyk, a leader in the Polish Solidarity movement. She moved with her family to New York City in 1983, after her parents were expelled from their native Poland for her father's involvement with Amnesty International and then the Solidarity movement. Dominczyk majored in drama at Carnegie Mellon University and graduated in 1998. Dominczyk worked on Broadway in 1999 as Anna Friel's understudy in Patrick Marber's production of Closer and appeared in the 2003 Broadway production of Enchanted April. She is perhaps best known for her role as Edmond Dantès' beautiful fiancee Mercedes in the 2002 screen adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo. She has also played small parts in television series 24, Rock Star (2001), Kinsey (2004), and a more prominent role in the made-for-TV movie The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004). She co-starred in the 2003 thriller Tough Luck... less