I was raised in New York and then moved to Miami in my teenage years, returning to New York later on.

Dascha Polanco

Categorized in : New I Was Raised Returning New York

I'm very proud to be representing Latinas and women of color, young mothers and full-figured women. I just love that we're seeing different types of people on screen.

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Do whatever you want to persevere, work for your own things, and do not depend on anyone to be your provider. That way, in the future, you will be all right regardless of the circumstances.

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I have learned to watch myself and give myself constructive criticism. Although I have to cover my face and peek sometimes!

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I doodle all the time, even if I'm on the train.

doodle even train time

I love fashion and am not scared to deviate from the norm.

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I actually had a job while I was acting and was a nursing student, which I had to drop due to my 9-5 job at the time. I managed an instrument room at a hospital in the Bronx.

hospital student job time

I had done theater during high school and college, but with my life and everything I had going on, I decided to go for the health field, where there were stable jobs.

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Anywhere my manager tells me to go, I go.

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Acting has always been my passion.

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