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Marika Domińczyk
Born (1980-07-07) July 7, 1980 (age 45)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2000–present
Spouse(s)
(m. 2007)
Children 3
Relatives Dagmara Domińczyk (sister)
Patrick Wilson (brother-in-law)

Marika Domińczyk (born July 7, 1980) is an American actress. She is well known for playing Dr. Eliza Minnick in the popular TV show Grey's Anatomy.

Early Life and Family

Marika Domińczyk was born in Poland to her parents, Aleksandra and Mirosław Domińczyk. When she was a child, her family moved to the United States. Her father was a leader in the Polish Solidarity movement, a group that worked for workers' rights and freedom in Poland.

Marika's older sister is the actress Dagmara Dominczyk. In 2007, Marika married actor Scott Foley in a private wedding ceremony in Hawaii. They have three children together: a daughter named Malina, and two sons, Keller and Konrad.

Acting Career

Marika began her acting career in the early 2000s. In 2004, she appeared in the TV series The Help. The next year, she played a character named Bernadette in the comedy movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

From 2006 to 2007, she had a recurring role as Tyler Altamirano on the ABC show Brothers & Sisters. She returned to the show for its final episodes in 2011. She has also appeared in other shows like The Unit, where she acted alongside her husband, Scott Foley.

Role in Grey's Anatomy

One of Domińczyk's most famous roles was Dr. Eliza Minnick on the TV drama Grey's Anatomy. She joined the show in its thirteenth season. Her character was an orthopedic surgeon who was brought in to help teach the hospital's new doctors. Dr. Minnick was also a love interest for another character, Dr. Arizona Robbins.

Recent Work

In 2019, Domińczyk had a recurring role as Tina Marek in the show Whiskey Cavalier. Her husband, Scott Foley, was the star of the series. She has continued to act in various television shows, including Hawaii Five-0 and the miniseries Inventing Anna.

Selected Film and Television Roles

Film

Year Title Role
2005 The 40-Year-Old Virgin Bernadette
2007 National Lampoon's Bag Boy Bambi Strasinsky
2008 Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control Isabella
2009 I Hope They Serve Beer in ... Lara

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Help Anna, the Nanny 7 episodes
2004 North Shore Erika 6 episodes
2006 Bones Leslie Snow Episode: "The Woman at the Airport"
2006–11 Brothers & Sisters Tyler Altamirano 10 episodes
2009 The Unit Anya Episode: "Endgame"
2016–2017 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Eliza Minnick 11 episodes
2019 Whiskey Cavalier Martyna ‘Tina’ Marek 6 episodes
2022 Inventing Anna Talia Mallay Miniseries

See also

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