14th Annual Seattle Polish Film Festival

Bio: In 1995 she graduated from Cracow School of Drama PWST. As a student she debuted with the part of The Child in Gabriela Zapolska’s play “Ich Czworo” (The Four of Them) on the stage of Teatr Stary. For her part of Sister Ann in a feature movie “Pokuszenie” (Temptation) directed by Barbara Sass (1995) she won the Best Actress Award at the XX POLISH FEATURE FILM FESTIVAL in Gdańsk (1995). The same movie brought her the title of “The Star of Tomorrow” bestowed upon the most promising actress of European Cinematography at the International Film Festival in Geneva (1996).

It took her a long time before she got another part after the success in “Pokuszenie”. She starred in “Amuck” (Amok) by Natalia Koryncka- Gruz (1998), for which she won Polish Movie Award ORZEŁ in year 2000. She also starred in; “Jak Narkotyk” (Like a Drug) by Barbara Sass (1999), in romantic comedy by Piotr Wereśniak “Zakochani” (The Enamoured) (2000) (the role brought her nomination to ORŁY award in 2001), in “Egoiści” (The Egoists) by Mariusz Treliński (2000) (another nomination to ORŁY award for best actress in 2002), “Listy Miłosne” (Love Letters) by Leszek Wosiewicz (2001), “Powedz to Gabi” (Say it to Gabi) by Roland Rowiński (2002), “Defekt” (Defect) by Maciej Dutkiewicz (2002), “Po Sezonie” (After Season) by Janusz Majewski (2004), in TV series: “Oficer” (Officer) by Maciej Dejczera and “Boża Podszewka” (Divine Lining 2) by Izabela Cywińska (2004/2005), and other movies like “Palimbset” (Palimbset) by Konrad Niepolski (2005) and recently “Samotność w Sieci” (Loneliness in the Net) by Wiold Adamek (2006).

In TV Teatre Spectacle she played in; “Ksiądz Marek” (Rev. Marek) by Juliusz Słowacki (1998), “Historia” (The Story) by Witold Gombrowicz (1999), “Gorący Oddech Pustyni” (Hot Breath of the Desert) by Gustaw Herling- Grudziński (1999), “Sandra K” (Sandra K) on the basis of the story by Manuela Gretkowska (2000), “Letni Dzień” (Summer Day) by Sławomir Mrożek (2001), “Święta Wiedźma” (Holy Witch) by Henryk Baronowski (2002), “Świętoszek” (Tartuffe) by Andrzej Seweryn (2002), “I Bogu Dzięki” (Thank God!) by Janusz Majewski, “Akwizytorom Dziękujemy” (Door to Door Salespeople not Allowed) by Ryszard Bugajski (2003) and “Komedia na Dworcu” (Comedy at the Railway Station) by Witold Adamek (2004).

Between 1995 and 2001 she played in Teatr Stary in Cracow. At present she works at Teatr Rozmaitości in Warsaw. The real success however came with Grzegorz Jarzyna’s stage productions. In 1999 she won Aleksander Zelwerowicz Award for the part of Iwona in “Iwona Księżniczka Burgunda” (Iwona, the Princess of Burgundy) by Witold Gombrowicz played in Teatr Stary in Cracow, the part of Candy in “Niezidentyfikowane Szczątki Ludzkie” (Unidentified Human Remains) In Teatr Dramatyczny in Warsaw, the part of Judyta in “Ksiądz Marek” (Rev. Marek) in TV Teatre Spectacle (this part also brought her actress award performed in Teatr Stary in Cracow at XXV OPOLE THEATRICAL CONFRONTATIONS). She also played in; “Niezidentyfikowane Szczątki Ludzkie” (Unidentified Human Remains) by Bred Fraser (1998), “Magnetyzm Serca” (Magnetism of the Heart) based on “Śluby Panieńskie” by Aleksander Fredro (1999), “Książę Myszkin” (Prince Myszkin) based on “Idiota” (Idiot) by Fiodor Dostojewski (2000), “Uroczystość” (Feast) by Thomas Vinterberg and Mogens Rukov (2001). Her latest brilliant role was the one played in “4.48 Psychosis” by Sarah Kane directed by Grzegorz Jarzyna (2002). At present she is acting at Teatr Rozmaitości in Warsaw and working with Krzysztof Warlikowski who directed “Hamlet” in which she played the part of Ofelia. In 2003 she played in “Burza” (The Tempest) by Shakespeare as well as “ Dybuk” by Szymon Anski and Hanna Krall (2003).

2006 SPFF Films: Temptation