Marika Domińczyk ( ; born July 7, 1980) is an American actress who is best known for her role as Dr. Eliza Minnick on ''

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'', season 13.

Personal life

Marika Domińczyk is one of three daughters born to Aleksandra and . 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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. 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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''. The following year, she appeared as Bernadette in the 2005 film ''

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''. 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 ''

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''. She also starred in '' National Lampoon's Bag Boy''. Domińczyk played the role of Lara in the film ''

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''. She was signed for the recurring role, in

's drama series ''

'' of Dr. Eliza Minnick, an orthopedic surgeon and residency-instruction consultant who became a love interest for

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's character of Dr.

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

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dominczyk, Marika 1980 births Living people Actors from Kielce Place of birth missing (living people) Polish emigrants to the United States Polish film actresses Polish television actresses 20th-century Polish actresses