List of Dominican Americans
by usabiographies | created - 14 Jan 2018 | updated - 14 Jan 2018 | PublicThis is a list of notable Dominican Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
1. Claudio Lee Smith
Actor | Tropico de Sangre
Claudio Lee Smith (born October 12, 1995 in El Cercado, Dominican Republic, to Samantha and Randy Smith). He was raised in West Palm Beach, Florida. Scouted by an agent in Santo Domingo, Smith began work on commercial modeling and acting at the age of ten. He later relocated to Los Angeles, CA to ...
2. Alex Rodriguez
Actor | Entourage
Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez was born on July 27, 1975 in Manhattan, New York City, New York and raised in Miami, Florida to Lourdes Nelly Navarro & Victor Rodríguez Castillo. He played 7 seasons with the Seattle Mariners, 3 seasons with the Texas Rangers & 12 seasons with the New York ...
3. David Ortiz
Actor | Patriots Day
David Ortiz was born on November 18, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is a producer and actor, known for Patriots Day (2016), Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990) and American Masters (1985). He has been married to Tiffany Brick since November 16, 2002. They have three children.
4. Tina Aumont
Actress | Texas Across the River
Tina Aumont was born on February 14, 1946 in Hollywood, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Texas Across the River (1966), Man, Pride & Vengeance (1967) and Satyricon (1969). She was married to Jean-François Ferriol and Christian Marquand. She died on October 28, 2006 in Port-Vendres...
5. Lourdes Benedicto
Actress | ER
Lourdes Benedicto was born on November 12, 1974 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for ER (1994), 24 (2001) and V (2009). She has been married to Matthew Curley since June 9, 2006.
6. Rafael Campos
Actor | Agent for H.A.R.M.
Rafael Campos was born on May 13, 1936 in Santiago, Dominican Republic. He was an actor, known for Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966), This Could Be the Night (1957) and Centennial (1978). He was married to Dinah Washington and Sally Boyd. He died on July 9, 1985 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, ...
7. Hosea Chanchez
Actor | The Game
Chanchez was born in Montgomery, Alabama, and spent the majority of his childhood in Atlanta. He was raised by a loving family who recognized his talents and encouraged him to pursue his dreams. From the moment he sang along to his grandmother's records, Chanchez displayed an inherent knack for ...
8. Rick Gonzalez
Actor | Coach Carter
Rick Gonzalez was born on June 30th 1979 in New York City and raised in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. He attended the "Fame" High School of performing arts where he studied Acting. Graduating in 1997 to pursue a career, Rick briefly worked in New York and later moved to Los Angeles to continue ...
9. Jackie Cruz
Actress | Orange Is the New Black
Jackie Cruz has been singing and acting her whole life, and has entertained thousands with her unique sound, and artistic skills on screen with her roles on Netflix's #1 series, Orange Is the New Black (2013) as Flaca.
At a young age, Jackie has made amazing strides in her career with being named ...
10. Wilson Jermaine Heredia
Actor | Rent
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Wilson J Heredia was always surrounded by music. His mother was a seamstress and his father was a super. But they were both very musical. He studied medicine, and thought about advertising, but he realized he had to express himself, so he got into acting. He worked at a...
11. Selenis Leyva
Actress | Spider-Man: Homecoming
Selenis Leyva was born on May 26, 1972 in Baracoa, Guantánamo, Cuba. She is an actress, known for Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Orange Is the New Black (2013) and The Place Beyond the Pines (2012). She has been married to Raul Rivera since August 25, 2001.
12. Judy Marte
Actress | Raising Victor Vargas
Judy Marte was born on April 12, 1983 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Raising Victor Vargas (2002), NYC 22 (2012) and On the Outs (2004).
13. Mirtha Michelle
Actress | Fast & Furious
Mirtha Michelle is an actress and writer born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on January 17th. At five years old her parents, Jose and Mirtha moved the family to Miami, Florida. She grew up in a very close-knit family, also consisting of her older sister Cathryn and younger brother Jose Angel....
14. Patrícia Mota
Actress | G.I. Jesus
Patrícia Mota is known for G.I. Jesus (2006), State Property 2 (2005) and Jasmim: O Sonho do Cinema (1996).
15. Manny Perez
Actor | Sound of Freedom
Manny Perez is becoming one of the most recognized Latino Actors in Hollywood. He has embarked into the most pivotal steps in his career. In the past few years he has been cast from leads to co-starring roles in over a dozen films; in major and independent releases.
He also won an Alma Award in 2008...
16. Maria Montez
Actress | Arabian Nights
In a world weary of war and dispirited by the ravages of the Great Depression, Hollywood at the turn of the 1940s concocted a wildly popular, effective lot of escapist fare (though often cheaply made) to regale the sick at heart worldwide. Universal Pictures, more often than not, led in producing ...
17. Prince Royce
Soundtrack | Fast & Furious 7
Prince Royce was born on May 11, 1989 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Furious 7 (2015), Prince Royce: Corazón Sin Cara, Version 2 (2010) and The Passion (2016). He has been married to Emeraude Toubia since November 30, 2018.
18. Michelle Rodriguez
Actress | Fast & Furious 7
Mayte Michelle Rodríguez was born on July 12, 1978 in San Antonio, Texas to Carmen Milady Pared Espinal, a housewife, and Rafael Rodríguez Santiago, a U.S. Army solider. Known for tough-chick roles, Michelle is proof that there is a cross between beauty and brawn. Michelle always knew she was ...
19. Carlos PenaVega
Actor | Big Time Rush
Carlos Roberto PenaVega was born Carlos Roberto Pena Jr. on August 15, 1989 in Columbia, Missouri and raised in Weston, Florida to Margarita Pena (née Serano) & Carlos Roberto Pena. He attended Sagemont Upper School. Carlos moved to Hollywood in August 2009.
Carlos studied musical theater at the ...
20. Zoe Saldana
Actress | Guardians of the Galaxy
Zoe Saldana was born on June 19, 1978 in Passaic, New Jersey, to Asalia Nazario and Aridio Saldaña. Her father was Dominican and her mother is Puerto Rican. She was raised in Queens, New York. When she was 10 years old, she and her family moved to the Dominican Republic, where they would live for ...
21. Oscar de la Renta
Costume_department | Ugly Betty
Oscar de la Renta was born on July 22, 1932 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He was a costume designer and executive, known for Ugly Betty (2006), Great Performances: Dance in America (1976) and Beautopia (1998). He was married to Annette Reed and Françoise de Langlade. He died on October 20, ...
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