Dagmara Domińczyk

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{{Short description|Polish actress (born 1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dagmara Domińczyk
| image = DagmaraDominczyk-byPhilipRomano (cropped).jpg
| caption = Domińczyk in 2025
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|7|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kielce]], Poland
| education = [[Carnegie Mellon University]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| occupation = {{Flat list|
* Actress
* author
}}
| years_active = 1999–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Patrick Wilson]]|2005}}
| children = 2
| relatives = [[Marika Domińczyk]] (sister)<br/>[[Scott Foley]] (brother-in-law)
}}
'''Dagmara Domińczyk''' ({{IPAc-en|d|oʊ|ˈ|m|iː|n|tʃ|ɪ|k}} {{respell|doh|MEEN|chick}}, {{IPA|pl|daɡˈmara dɔˈmij̃t͡ʂɨk|lang}}; born 17 July 1976) is a Polish actress. She has appeared in the films ''[[Rock Star (2001 film)|Rock Star]]'' (2001), ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo (2002 film)|The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' (2002), ''[[Kinsey (film)|Kinsey]]'' (2004), ''[[Trust the Man]]'' (2005), ''[[Lonely Hearts (2006 film)|Lonely Hearts]]'' (2006), ''[[Running with Scissors (film)|Running with Scissors]]'' (2006), ''[[Higher Ground (film)|Higher Ground]]'' (2011), ''[[The Letter (2012 film)|The Letter]]'' (2012), ''[[The Immigrant (2013 film)|The Immigrant]]'' (2013), ''[[Big Stone Gap (film)|Big Stone Gap]]'' (2014), ''[[A Woman, a Part]]'' (2016), ''[[The Assistant (2019 film)|The Assistant]]'' (2019), ''[[The Lost Daughter (film)|The Lost Daughter]]'' (2021), ''[[Bottoms (film)|Bottoms]]'' (2023), and ''[[Priscilla (film)|Priscilla]]'' (2023). Domińczyk also had a main role in the [[HBO]] comedy-drama television series ''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]'' (2018–2023).

In 2013, she released her novel ''The Lullaby of Polish Girls''.

==Early life and education==
Domińczyk was born in [[Kielce]], the daughter of Aleksandra and Mirosław Dominczyk, a member of the [[Solidarity (Polish trade union)|Polish Solidarity movement]].<ref name="The Windsor Star">{{cite web|agency=Reuters|title=8000 Poles imprisoned, es-Solidarity aide says|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mVk_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=F1MMAAAAIBAJ&dq=miroslaw%20dominczyk&pg=1107%2C2467942|access-date=11 April 2013|website=The Windsor Star|date=12 March 1983}}</ref><ref name="NYT1">{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Williams|title=A Modern Immigrant Finds the Spotlight|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/fashion/dagmara-dominczyk-finds-a-home-in-the-spotlight.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=20 November 2014|date=14 June 2013}}</ref> She moved with her family to New York City in 1983 as [[Refugee#Asylum seekers|asylum seekers]] due to her parents' political associations (her father's involvement with [[Amnesty International]] and the Solidarity movement).<ref name="CMU"/> She is the older sister of actresses [[Marika Domińczyk]] and Veronika Domińczyk.<ref name="NYT1"/>

Domińczyk was educated at [[Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School]] in [[Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Rebecca|last=Carroll|url=http://www.theaesthete.com/culture/dagmara-dominczyk|title=There's Something About Dagmara|publisher=The Aesthete|access-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308054407/http://www.theaesthete.com/culture/dagmara-dominczyk|archive-date=8 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> She went on to study at [[Carnegie Mellon University]]'s [[Carnegie Mellon School of Drama|School of Drama]] in [[Pittsburgh]], from which she graduated in 1998.<ref name="CMU">{{cite web|first=Pam|last=Wigley|title=Carnegie Mellon School of Drama Hosts Alumna Dagmara Dominczyk, Actress and Author of "The Lullaby of Polish Girls"|url=http://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2014/february/feb25_dagmaradominczyk.html|website=[[Carnegie Mellon University|Carnegie Mellon News]]|access-date=20 November 2014|date=25 February 2014}}</ref>

==Career==
In 1999, Domińczyk made her acting debut on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] as [[Anna Friel]]'s [[understudy]] in [[Patrick Marber]]'s production of ''[[Closer (play)|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 (2001 film)|Rock Star]]'',<ref name="NYT1"/> and in 2002, portrayed Edmond Dantès' fiancée, Mercédès Mondego (née Herrera), in the screen adaptation of ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo (2002 film)|The Count of Monte Cristo]]''.<ref name="USA Today">{{cite web|title='The Count of Monte Cristo': Dagmara Dominczyk|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/community/chat/2002-02-11-dagmara.htm|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=20 November 2014|date=21 January 2005}}</ref>

[[File:Dagmara Dominczyk 2014.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Domińczyk at the [[Montclair Film Festival]] in May 2014]]

In 2003, she returned to Broadway playing Caroline Bramble in a production of ''[[Enchanted April (2003 play)|Enchanted April]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ben|last=Brantley|title=Releasing the hedonist in repressed women|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/30/arts/theater/30APRI.html|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=30 April 2003|access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref> Domińczyk had guest starring roles in television series such as ''[[Kinsey (film)|Kinsey]]'' (2004), ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'' (2005), ''[[The Bedford Diaries]]'' (2006), ''[[The Good Wife]]'' (2011), ''[[Suits (American TV series)|Suits]]'' (2011), ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]'' (2012), and ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' (2014). In 2006, she appeared in the [[Todd Robinson (film director)|Todd Robinson]]–directed ''[[Lonely Hearts (2006 film)|Lonely Hearts]]'' and the black comedy film ''[[Running with Scissors (film)|Running with Scissors]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Justin|last=Chang|title=Review: 'Running With Scissors'|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/reviews/running-with-scissors-2-1200512675/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=20 November 2014|date=13 October 2006}}</ref>

In 2011, Domińczyk co-starred in [[Vera Farmiga]]'s directorial debut drama film ''[[Higher Ground (film)|Higher Ground]]'' as a religious group member who develops a brain tumor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2010/film/news/leonard-irwin-murphy-butz-get-higher-1118020170/|title=Leonard, Irwin, Murphy, Butz get 'Higher'|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Gordon|last=Cox|date=3 June 2010}}</ref> The following year, she appeared in the psychological thriller film ''[[The Letter (2012 film)|The Letter]]''. She next appeared in [[James Gray (film director)|James Gray]]'s drama film ''[[The Immigrant (2013 film)|The Immigrant]]'' (2013).<ref>{{cite web|first=Betsy|last=Sharkey|title=Review Intensely moving 'Immigrant' leaves viewers unsettled|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-the-immigrant-review-20140516-column.html|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=20 November 2014|date=15 May 2014}}</ref>

In 2013, she published her first novel, ''The Lullaby of Polish Girls'', which was loosely based on her youth in her native Poland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dagmara-dominczyk-novel-book-269259|title=Actress Dagmara Dominczyk Sells First Novel (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Andy|last=Lewis|date=2 December 2011}}</ref>

In 2014, Domińczyk starred in the Polish political thriller film ''[[Jack Strong (film)|Jack Strong]]'', directed by [[Władysław Pasikowski]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Bartosz|last=Staszczyszyn|title=Communist Whistleblower Jack Strong Caught on Tape|url=http://culture.pl/en/article/communist-whistleblower-jack-strong-caught-on-tape|website=Culture.pl|access-date=20 November 2014|date=5 February 2014}}</ref> and the black comedy film ''[[Let's Kill Ward's Wife]]'', directed by her brother-in-law [[Scott Foley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/06/goodwin-games-scott-foley-sets-directorial-debut-donald-faison-nicollette-sheridan-star-520622/|title='Scandal's Scott Foley Sets Directorial Debut; Donald Faison & Nicollette Sheridan Star|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Dominic|last=Patten|date=13 June 2013}}</ref>

Between 2018–2023, she played Karolina Novotney in [[HBO]]'s popular comedy-drama television series ''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/style/dagmara-dominczyk.html |title=Dagmara Dominczyk Burns Bright in 'Succession' |website=[[The New York Times]] |author=Alexis Soloski |date=14 January 2022 |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>

In 2021, she starred in [[Maggie Gyllenhaal]]'s psychological drama ''[[The Lost Daughter (film)|The Lost Daughter]]'' with [[Olivia Colman]] and [[Dakota Johnson]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/04/dagmara-dominczyk-we-own-this-city-lost-daughter-succession |title=Dagmara Domińczyk Is Having the Time of Her Life |website=vanityfair.com |author=Tara Ariano |date=25 April 2022 |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>

In 2023, Domińczyk was cast as Ann Beaulieu, [[Priscilla Presley]]'s mother, in [[Sofia Coppola]]'s biographical drama film ''[[Priscilla (film)|Priscilla]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.screennearyou.com/movies/cast-of-priscilla-2023/ |title=Star-Studded Line-up: Meet the Cast of Priscilla 2023 |website=screennearyou.com |author=Syeda Fatima Imran |date=5 November 2023 |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref> In the same year, she also appeared in the satirical teen comedy film ''[[Bottoms (film)|Bottoms]]'' directed by [[Emma Seligman]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/bottoms-cast-character-guide/ |title=Bottoms Cast & Character Guide |website=screenrant.com |author=Dani Kessel Odom |date=25 August 2023 |access-date=30 December 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Patrick and Dagmara 2023.jpg|thumb|Domińczyk with her husband [[Patrick Wilson]] (2023)]]
In June 2005, Domińczyk married actor and fellow Carnegie Mellon alumnus [[Patrick Wilson]]. They have appeared together in the films ''[[Running with Scissors (film)|Running with Scissors]]'' (2006), ''[[Jack Strong (film)|Jack Strong]]'' (2014), ''[[Big Stone Gap (film)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/patrick-wilson-wife-dagmara-dominczyk-son-article-1.395984|title=Patrick Wilson and wife Dagmara Dominczyk welcome their second son|website=[[New York Daily News]]|first=Jacob E.|last=Oaterhout|date=10 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Nudd|first=Tim|title=Patrick Wilson and Wife Welcome a Son|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20297037,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090812085524/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20297037,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2009|access-date=11 April 2013|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=10 October 2009}}</ref> The family resides in [[Montclair, New Jersey]].<ref name="NYT1"/> She is the sister-in-law of actor [[Scott Foley]], who is married to her sister Marika.<ref name="NYT1"/>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Keeping the Faith]]''
| Claire
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Rock Star (2001 film)|Rock Star]]''
| Tania Asher
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2002
| ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo (2002 film)|The Count of Monte Cristo]]''
| Mercedès Herrera
|
|-
| ''[[They (2002 film)|They]]''
| Terry Alba
|
|-
| 2003
| ''Tough Luck''
| Divana / Melissa
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Kinsey (film)|Kinsey]]''
| Agnes Gebhard
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Trust the Man]]''
| Pamela
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2006
| ''[[Mentor (film)|Mentor]]''
| Julia Wilder
|
|-
| ''[[Lonely Hearts (2006 film)|Lonely Hearts]]''
| Delphine Downing
|
|-
| ''[[Running with Scissors (film)|Running with Scissors]]''
| Suzanne
|
|-
| 2007
| ''Prisoner''
| Olivia
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Helena from the Wedding]]''
| Eve
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2011
| ''[[Higher Ground (film)|Higher Ground]]''
| Annika
|
|-
| ''Felix the Painter''
| Brigitte
| Short film
|-
| 2012
| ''[[The Letter (2012 film)|The Letter]]''
| Elizabeth McIntyre
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2013
| ''[[Phantom (2013 film)|Phantom]]''
| Sophi Zubov
|
|-
| ''[[The Immigrant (2013 film)|The Immigrant]]''
| Belva
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2014
| ''[[Jack Strong (film)|Jack Strong]]''
| Sue
|
|-
| ''[[Big Stone Gap (film)|Big Stone Gap]]''
| [[Elizabeth Taylor]]
|
|-
| ''[[Let's Kill Ward's Wife]]''
| Stacy
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[A Woman, a Part]]''
| Nadia Jones
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2020
| ''[[Abe (film)|Abe]]''
| Rebecca
|
|-
| ''[[The Assistant (2019 film)|The Assistant]]''
| Ellen
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[The Lost Daughter (film)|The Lost Daughter]]''
| Callie
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[My Love Affair with Marriage]]''
| Zelma (voice)
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2023
| ''[[Bottoms (film)|Bottoms]]''
| Mrs. Callahan
|
|-
| ''[[Priscilla (film)|Priscilla]]''
| Ann Beaulieu
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2024
| ''[[Miller's Girl]]''
| Beatrice
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=12 December 2023 |title=Jenna Ortega-Martin Freeman Movie ''Miller's Girl'' To World Premiere At Palm Springs Film Festival Ahead Of January Release; See First-Look Photo |url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/jenna-ortega-millers-girl-movie-photo-first-look-release-date-1235659454/ |access-date=12 December 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
|-
| ''Travel Essentials''
| Ada Rosińska
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/film/467685/|title=Travel Essentials (Rzeczy niezbędne)|publisher=[[Cineuropa]]|access-date=October 10, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php?film=1267966|title=Rzeczy niezbędne|publisher=[[Polish Internet Movie Database]]|language=pl|access-date=October 10, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{TableTBA}}
| ''Tonight at Noon''
| Sally
| Post-production
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Third Watch]]''
| Jeneca Farabee
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Kate Logan
| Episode: "Pandora"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2004
| ''Bad Apple''
| Gina Defresco
| [[Television film]]
|-
| ''[[The Five People You Meet in Heaven#Film|The Five People You Meet in Heaven]]''
| Marguerite
| Television film
|-
| 2005
| ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''
| Nicole
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The Bedford Diaries]]''
| Katrina Macklin
| 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2011
| ''[[The Good Wife]]''
| Isabel Sharp
| Episode: "Foreign Affairs"
|-
| ''[[Suits (American TV series)|Suits]]''
| Nancy
| Episode: "[[Pilot (Suits)|Pilots]]"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]''
| Sarah Jennings
| Episode: "[[Many Happy Returns (Person of Interest)|Many Happy Returns]]"
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]''
| Dinah Linehan
| Episode: "[[Devil You Know (Boardwalk Empire)|Devil You Know]]"
|-
| 2018–2023
| ''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]''
| Karolina Novotney
| Recurring [[Succession season 1|season 1]], main [[Succession season 2|seasons 2]]-[[Succession season 4|4]]
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The Deuce (TV series)|The Deuce]]''
| Genevieve Furie
| Episode: "There's an Art to This"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Prodigal Son (TV series)|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"
|-
| 2025
| ''[[The Savant]]''
| Danielle Horowitz
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Black Rabbit]]''
| Val
| 6 episodes
|}

=== Voiceovers and audio narration ===
*''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==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Location
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Closer (play)|Closer]]''
| Alice Ayres
| [[Music Box Theatre]], [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
| Understudy
|-
| rowspan=2| 2003
| ''[[Enchanted April (play)|Enchanted April]]''
| Caroline Bramble
| [[Belasco Theatre (Broadway)|Belasco Theatre]], Broadway
|
|-
| ''[[The Violet Hour]]''
| Rosamund Plinth
| [[Samuel J. Friedman Theatre|Biltmore Theatre]], Broadway
|
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''[[Golden Boy (play)|Golden Boy]]''
| Anna Bonaparte
| Belasco Theatre, Broadway
|
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{|class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Project
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| align="center"| [[28th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2022]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]''
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|last=Nordyke|first=Kimberly|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sag-awards-winners-2022-complete-list-1235100358/|title=SAG Awards: Winners List|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 27, 2022|access-date=October 12, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[30th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2024]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|last=Nordyke|first=Kimberly|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sag-awards-2024-winners-list-1235831881/|title=SAG Awards: Full List of Winners|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 24, 2024|access-date=October 12, 2024}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actors from Kielce]]
[[Category:Actresses from Montclair, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Actresses from New York City]]
[[Category:Actresses from Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship]]
[[Category:Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni]]
[[Category:Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni]]
[[Category:Polish emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:Polish film actresses]]
[[Category:Polish stage actresses]]
[[Category:Polish television actresses]]
[[Category:Writers from Montclair, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Writers from New York City]]
[[Category:20th-century Polish actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Polish actresses]]

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