Dagmara Dominczyk

Granted a full scholarship to Carnegie Mellon University as a result of that achievement, the burgeoning actress performed in such plays as The Philadelphia Story and Twelfth Night and received numerous honors before graduating with a B.F.A. in acting in 1998. Landing her first role shortly after graduation, Dominczyk appeared alongside Edward Norton and Ben Stiller in the 1999 comedy Keeping the Faith. After keeping momentum building the following year with Rock Star, the increasingly in-demand actress received her most pivotal role to date as the object of much affection in the re-telling of the classic tale The Count of Monte Cristo (2002). Gaining surprisingly positive reviews, The Count of Monte Cristo was seen by many as one of the most genuinely engrossing adventures to hit theaters in quite some time. Opting to focus on more thought-provoking films rather than cotton-candy cut-and-paste comedies, Dominczyk hopes to one day utilize her fame to return to Poland and give back to the community and support system that helped her family to survive in their darkest years. Appearing in the psychological thriller They in 2002, the thoughtful actress seemed poised to take the Hollywood hills on her own terms at the dawn of the new millennium. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide