The Most Famous

ACTORS from Dominican Republic

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This page contains a list of the greatest Dominican Actors. The pantheon dataset contains 13,578 Actors, 7 of which were born in Dominican Republic. This makes Dominican Republic the birth place of the 69th most number of Actors behind Bulgaria, and Peru.

Top 7

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Dominican Actors of all time. This list of famous Dominican Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

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1. Maria Montez (1912 - 1951)

With an HPI of 61.87, Maria Montez is the most famous Dominican Actor.  Her biography has been translated into 25 different languages on wikipedia.

María África Gracia Vidal (6 June 1912 – 7 September 1951), known professionally as Maria Móntez, was a Dominican actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolor costume adventure films. Her screen image was that of a seductress, dressed in fanciful costumes and sparkling jewels. She became so identified with these adventure epics that she became known as The Queen of Technicolor. Over her career, Montez appeared in 26 films, 21 of which were made in North America, with the last five being made in Europe.

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2. Dania Ramirez (b. 1979)

With an HPI of 49.53, Dania Ramirez is the 2nd most famous Dominican Actor.  Her biography has been translated into 33 different languages.

Dania Ramirez (born November 8, 1979) is a Dominican actress. Her credits include the roles of Maya Herrera in the NBC series Heroes, Alex in the HBO series Entourage, and Blanca during the last season of the HBO crime drama The Sopranos on television. Her film roles include Alex Guerrero in She Hate Me and Callisto in the feature film X-Men: The Last Stand. She portrayed Rosie Falta on Lifetime's Devious Maids from June 2013, until its cancellation in 2016. In July 2017, Ramirez joined the hit ABC series Once Upon a Time for its softly-rebooted seventh season in a starring role as Cinderella. In 2023, she began the starring role of Captain Nikki Batista in the Fox crime drama Alert: Missing Persons Unit.

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3. Amelia Vega (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 45.79, Amelia Vega is the 3rd most famous Dominican Actor.  Her biography has been translated into 30 different languages.

Amelia Vega Polanco (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈmelja ˈβeɣa]; born 7 November 1984) is a Dominican actress, model, author, singer and beauty queen. At the age of 18, she won the Miss Universe 2003 pageant, becoming the first ever Miss Universe from the Dominican Republic, as well as the youngest winner since 1994.

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4. Dascha Polanco (b. 1982)

With an HPI of 44.13, Dascha Polanco is the 4th most famous Dominican Actor.  Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages.

Dascha Yolaine Polanco (born December 3, 1982) is a Dominican actress. She is known for portraying the role of Dayanara "Daya" Diaz on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, and for the role of Cuca in the 2021 film In the Heights.

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5. Rafael Campos (1936 - 1985)

With an HPI of 39.91, Rafael Campos is the 5th most famous Dominican Actor.  His biography has been translated into 8 different languages.

Rafael Campos (May 13, 1936 – July 9, 1985) was an American actor whose credits include Blackboard Jungle (1955), Dino (1957), The Light in the Forest (1958), Slumber Party '57 (1976), The Astro-Zombies (1968), McMillan and wife (1973), Centennial (1978) and V (1983). He was briefly married to blues singer and pianist Dinah Washington.

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6. Aimee Carrero (b. 1988)

With an HPI of 38.20, Aimee Carrero is the 6th most famous Dominican Actor.  Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Aimee Carrero (born 1988 or 1989) is a Dominican-American actress. She is known for her leading roles in the sitcom Young & Hungry (2014–2018), and the thriller series The Consultant (2023) with recurring roles on shows such as the ABC family drama Lincoln Heights (2009), and the FX spy series The Americans (2014), the Netflix miniseries Maid (2021), and the Apple TV+ drama series Your Friends & Neighbors (2025). Carrero has acted in films taking supporting roles in the horror film Devil's Due (2014), the drama Wander Darkly (2020), the thriller The Menu (2022), and the romantic comedy Upgraded (2023). She is also known for voicing Princess Elena on Disney Channel's Elena of Avalor (2016–2020) and Adora/She-Ra in the Netflix series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018–2020).

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7. Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 36.79, Jorge Lendeborg Jr. is the 7th most famous Dominican Actor.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Jorge David Lendeborg Jr. (born January 21, 1996) is an American actor.

People

Pantheon has 7 people classified as Dominican actors born between 1912 and 1996. Of these 7, 5 (71.43%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Dominican actors include Dania Ramirez, Amelia Vega, and Dascha Polanco. The most famous deceased Dominican actors include Maria Montez, and Rafael Campos. As of April 2024, 7 new Dominican actors have been added to Pantheon including Maria Montez, Dania Ramirez, and Amelia Vega.

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