Dagmara Domińczyk (/doʊˈmiːntʃɪk/ doh-MEEN-chik; born 17 July 1976) is a Polish-born actress. She has appeared in the films Rock Star (2001), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), Kinsey (2004), Trust the Man (2005), Lonely Hearts (2006), Running with Scissors (2006), Higher Ground (2011), The Letter (2012), The Immigrant (2013), Big Stone Gap (2014), A Woman, a Part (2016), The Assistant (2019), The Lost Daughter (2021), Bottoms (2023), and Priscilla (2023). Domińczyk also had a main role in the HBO comedy-drama television series Succession (2018–2023).
Dagmara Domińczyk | |
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 Domińczyk in 2021 | |
| Born | 17 July 1976 Kielce, Poland |
| Education | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Marika Domińczyk (sister) |
In 2013, she released her novel The Lullaby of Polish Girls.
Early life and education
editDomińczyk was born in Kielce, the daughter of Aleksandra and Miroslaw Dominczyk, a member of the Polish Solidarity movement.[1][2] She moved with her family to New York City in 1983 as asylum seekers due to her parents' political associations (her father's involvement with Amnesty International and the Solidarity movement).[3] She is the older sister of actresses Marika Domińczyk and Veronika Domińczyk.[2]
Domińczyk was educated at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in Manhattan.[4] She went on to study at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama in Pittsburgh, from which she graduated in 1998.[3]
Career
editIn 1999, Domińczyk made her acting debut on Broadway as Anna Friel's understudy in Patrick Marber's production of Closer. The following year, she made her feature film debut as Claire in the Stuart Blumberg-penned romantic comedy Keeping the Faith. In 2001, she played Tania Asher in Rock Star,[2] and in 2002, portrayed Edmond Dantès' fiancée, Mercédès Mondego (née Herrera), in the screen adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo.[5]
In 2003, she returned to Broadway playing Caroline Bramble in a production of Enchanted April.[6] Domińczyk had guest starring roles in television series such as Kinsey (2004), 24 (2005), The Bedford Diaries (2006), The Good Wife (2011), Suits (2011), Person of Interest (2012), and Boardwalk Empire (2014). In 2006, she appeared in the Todd Robinson–directed Lonely Hearts and the black comedy film Running with Scissors.[7]
In 2011, Domińczyk co-starred in Vera Farmiga's directorial debut drama film Higher Ground as a religious group member who develops a brain tumor.[8] The following year, she appeared in the psychological thriller film The Letter. She next appeared in James Gray's drama film The Immigrant (2013).[9]
In 2013, she published her first novel, The Lullaby of Polish Girls, which was loosely based on her youth in her native Poland.[10]
In 2014, Domińczyk starred in the Polish political thriller film Jack Strong, directed by Władysław Pasikowski,[11] and the black comedy film Let's Kill Ward's Wife, directed by her brother-in-law Scott Foley.[12]
Between 2018–2023, she played Karolina Novotney in HBO's popular comedy-drama television series Succession.[13]
In 2021, she starred in Maggie Gyllenhaal's psychological drama The Lost Daughter with Olivia Colman and Dakota Johnson.[14]
In 2023, Domińczyk was cast as Ann Beaulieu, Priscilla Presley's mother, in Sofia Coppola's biographical drama film Priscilla.[15] In the same year, she also appeared in the satirical teen comedy film Bottoms directed by Emma Seligman.[16]
Personal life
editIn June 2005, Domińczyk married actor and fellow Carnegie Mellon alumnus Patrick Wilson. They have appeared together in the films Running with Scissors (2006), Jack Strong (2014), Big Stone Gap (2014), and Let's Kill Ward's Wife (2014). On 23 June 2006, she gave birth to their first child, son Kalin Patrick Wilson. Domińczyk gave birth to their second son, Kassian McCarrell Wilson, on 9 August 2009.[17][18] The family resides in Montclair, New Jersey.[2] She is the sister-in-law of actor Scott Foley, who is married to her sister Marika.[2]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Keeping the Faith | Claire | |
| 2001 | Rock Star | Tania Asher | |
| 2002 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Mercedès Herrera | |
| They | Terry Alba | ||
| 2003 | Tough Luck | Divana / Melissa | |
| 2004 | Kinsey | Agnes Gebhard | |
| 2005 | Trust the Man | Pamela | |
| 2006 | Mentor | Julia Wilder | |
| Lonely Hearts | Delphine Downing | ||
| Running with Scissors | Suzanne | ||
| 2007 | Prisoner | Olivia | |
| 2010 | Helena from the Wedding | Eve | |
| 2011 | Higher Ground | Annika | |
| Felix the Painter | Brigitte | Short film | |
| 2012 | The Letter | Elizabeth McIntyre | |
| 2013 | Phantom | Sophi Zubov | |
| The Immigrant | Belva | ||
| 2014 | Jack Strong | Sue | |
| Big Stone Gap | Elizabeth Taylor | ||
| Let's Kill Ward's Wife | Stacy | ||
| 2016 | A Woman, a Part | Nadia Jones | |
| 2020 | Abe | Rebecca | |
| The Assistant | Ellen | ||
| 2021 | The Lost Daughter | Callie | |
| 2022 | My Love Affair with Marriage | Zelma (voice) | |
| 2023 | Bottoms | Mrs. Callahan | |
| Priscilla | Ann Beaulieu | ||
| 2024 | Miller's Girl | Beatrice | [19] |
| Travel Essentials | Ada Rosińska | [20][21] | |
| TBA | Tonight at Noon | Sally | Post-production |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Third Watch | Jeneca Farabee | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Kate Logan | Episode: "Pandora" |
| 2004 | Bad Apple | Gina Defresco | Television film |
| The Five People You Meet in Heaven | Marguerite | Television film | |
| 2005 | 24 | Nicole | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | The Bedford Diaries | Katrina Macklin | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | The Good Wife | Isabel Sharp | Episode: "Foreign Affairs" |
| Suits | Nancy | Episode: "Pilots" | |
| 2012 | Person of Interest | Sarah Jennings | Episode: "Many Happy Returns" |
| 2014 | Boardwalk Empire | Dinah Linehan | Episode: "Devil You Know" |
| 2018–2023 | Succession | Karolina Novotney | Recurring season 1, main seasons 2-4 |
| 2018 | The Deuce | Genevieve Furie | Episode: "There's an Art to This" |
| 2020 | Prodigal Son | The Nightingale | Episode: "The Professionals" |
| 2022 | We Own This City | Erika Jensen | 6 episodes |
| 2023 | Hello Tomorrow! | Elle | Recurring role |
| 2024 | American Horror Stories | Anka Kieslowski | Episode: "Clone" |
| TBA | The Savant | TBA | Upcoming miniseries[22] |
| TBA | Black Rabbit | Val | Upcoming miniseries |
Voiceovers and audio narration
edit- Someone to Love by Jude Devereaux
- Day After Night by Anita Diamant
- Every Note Played by Lisa Genova
- The Other Queen by Phillipa Gregory
- The Boleyn Inheritance by Phillipa Gregory
- Show No Fear by Perri O'Shaughnessy
- In Secret Service by Mitch Silver
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Closer | Alice Ayres | Music Box Theatre, Broadway | Understudy |
| 2003 | Enchanted April | Caroline Bramble | Belasco Theatre, Broadway | |
| The Violet Hour | Rosamund Plinth | Biltmore Theatre, Broadway | ||
| 2012–2013 | Golden Boy | Anna Bonaparte | Belasco Theatre, Broadway |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Association | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Succession | Won | [23] |
| 2024 | Won | [24] |
References
edit- ^ "8000 Poles imprisoned, es-Solidarity aide says". The Windsor Star. Reuters. 12 March 1983. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Williams, Alex (14 June 2013). "A Modern Immigrant Finds the Spotlight". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ a b Wigley, Pam (25 February 2014). "Carnegie Mellon School of Drama Hosts Alumna Dagmara Dominczyk, Actress and Author of "The Lullaby of Polish Girls"". Carnegie Mellon News. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Carroll, Rebecca. "There's Something About Dagmara". The Aesthete. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "'The Count of Monte Cristo': Dagmara Dominczyk". USA Today. 21 January 2005. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (30 April 2003). "Releasing the hedonist in repressed women". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ Chang, Justin (13 October 2006). "Review: 'Running With Scissors'". Variety. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Cox, Gordon (3 June 2010). "Leonard, Irwin, Murphy, Butz get 'Higher'". Variety.
- ^ Sharkey, Betsy (15 May 2014). "Review Intensely moving 'Immigrant' leaves viewers unsettled". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Lewis, Andy (2 December 2011). "Actress Dagmara Dominczyk Sells First Novel (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Staszczyszyn, Bartosz (5 February 2014). "Communist Whistleblower Jack Strong Caught on Tape". Culture.pl. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Patten, Dominic (13 June 2013). "'Scandal's Scott Foley Sets Directorial Debut; Donald Faison & Nicollette Sheridan Star". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Alexis Soloski (14 January 2022). "Dagmara Dominczyk Burns Bright in 'Succession'". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Tara Ariano (25 April 2022). "Dagmara Domińczyk Is Having the Time of Her Life". vanityfair.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Syeda Fatima Imran (5 November 2023). "Star-Studded Line-up: Meet the Cast of Priscilla 2023". screennearyou.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Dani Kessel Odom (25 August 2023). "Bottoms Cast & Character Guide". screenrant.com. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Oaterhout, Jacob E. (10 August 2009). "Patrick Wilson and wife Dagmara Dominczyk welcome their second son". New York Daily News.
- ^ Nudd, Tim (10 October 2009). "Patrick Wilson and Wife Welcome a Son". People. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (12 December 2023). "Jenna Ortega-Martin Freeman Movie Miller's Girl To World Premiere At Palm Springs Film Festival Ahead Of January Release; See First-Look Photo". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Travel Essentials (Rzeczy niezbędne)". Cineuropa. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Rzeczy niezbędne" (in Polish). Polish Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ Petski, Denise (3 April 2024). "'The Savant' Apple Series Rounds Out Cast With 8, Including Jordana Spiro, Michael Mosley, Dagmara Dominczyk". Deadline. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (27 February 2022). "SAG Awards: Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (24 February 2024). "SAG Awards: Full List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 October 2024.