Maria Dizzia

ABOUT MARIA DIZZIA

Tony Award nominated actress for her performance in In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) who became well known for her role as Polly Harper in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black .

She made her professional acting debut in 1998. Her first notable film role was for The Other Woman.

She made guest appearances in Law & Order , Fringe , Louie, The Newsroom , and The Good Wife .

She was born in Cranford, New Jersey.

She played the on-screen sister of Taylor Schilling 's character in Orange is the New Black.