Dagmara Domińczyk
Dagmara Domińczyk ( doh-MEEN-chik; born July 17, 1976) is a Polish-American actress and author. 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), and Big Stone Gap (2014). She is married to actor Patrick Wilson.
Early life and education
Domińczyk was born in Kielce, the daughter of Aleksandra and Mirosław Domińczyk, a member of the Polish Solidarity movement. 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). She is the older sister of actresses Marika Domińczyk and Veronika Domińczyk.
Domińczyk majored in drama at Carnegie Mellon University and graduated in 1998.
Career
Domińczyk worked on Broadway in 1999 as Anna Friel's understudy in Patrick Marber's production of Closer. In 2003, she played Caroline Bramble in the Broadway production of Enchanted April. She is best known for her role as Edmond Dantès' fiancée, Mercedès Iguanada, in the 2002 screen adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo, and as Tania Asher in Rock Star.