Dominika Novak Jablonska was born in Poland and moved to South Africa in 1990, where she completed her schooling at The National School of The Arts in Johannesburg. She received a scholarship to study a BSc (Health Sciences) at Wits University but left after a year to pursue her acting career. She completed her BA (Theatre & Performance) at the University of Cape Town in 2009. She has also worked extensively in casting and currently acts, directs and produces in South Africa. She maintains a keen interest in health and science.