Marika Domińczyk ( ) (born 1980) is a Polish-American actress who became best known in the United States for her role as Dr. Eliza Minnick on '' Grey's Anatomy,'' which she originated in its 13th season.

Personal life

Marika Domińczyk is one of three daughters born to Aleksandra and Miroslaw "Mirek" Domińczyk. She immigrated to the United States as a child. Her father was one of the leaders in the Polish Solidarity movement. She is the younger sister of actress

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whose husband is actor

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. Domińczyk became engaged to actor

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in 2006. In June 2007, the two wed in a private ceremony in

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. They have three children: daughter Malina (b. November 2009) and sons Keller (b. April 2012) and Konrad (b. November 13, 2014).

Career

In 2004, Domińczyk appeared in the short-lived television series ''

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,'' which also starred Mindy Cohn and

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The following year, she appeared as Bernadette in the 2005 movie '' The 40-Year-Old Virgin.'' From 2006-2007, she guest-starred on the

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's '' Brothers & Sisters'' as Tyler Altamirano. She reprised her role in the last two episodes of the show's fifth season. Despite her being of Polish extraction, her looks have often led to her being cast in

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roles, such as Anna in ''The Help'' and, most recently, as South American agent Isabella in '' Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control.'' She appeared in '' Who Do You Love?,'' the ''

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'' episode "3 Babes, 100 Guns, and a Fat Chick" (2008) as a bounty hunter, and Danny's Marine Sergeant in Iraq, and as a Russian informant to Cool Breeze, played by her husband Scott Foley, in '' The Unit.'' She also starred in ''

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.'' Domińczyk played the role of Lara in the film '' I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.'' She was then signed for the recurring role, in

's drama series '' Grey's Anatomy,'' of Dr. Eliza Minnick, an orthopedic surgeon and residency-instruction consultant who became a love interest for Jessica Capshaw's character of Dr. Arizona Robbins, which role she originated as the program's thirteenth season began. Ultimately, Dr. Minnick's approach to surgical-residency programs led to her being fired from the hospital, and Domińczyk was, herself, released from the cast. In 2019, Domińczyk recurred as Tina Marek on

's ''Whiskey Cavalier'', which starred her real-life husband Scott Foley.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dominczyk, Marika American film actresses American television actresses Polish emigrants to the United States 21st-century American actresses Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 1980 births