Dascha Polanco is ready to lead…
The 33-year-old Dominican actress, a regular on the Netflix dramedy Orange Is the New Black, has landed her first starring film role.
Polanco is set as the female lead in iCreep, an indie dark comedy from writer-director Adrian Martinez, who also stars in and will produce the film.
iCreep follows the life of a loner, Gilbert (Martinez), and the love of his life, Jana (Polanco).
Polanco plays Dayanara Diaz on Orange Is the New Black, sharing a pair of SAG Awards for the ensemble cast, and also appeared in the features Joy and The Perfect Match.
Her other credits include The Cobbler and Gimme Shelter.