Agata Kulesza

Agata Kulesza is a Polish actress who has appeared on film, television, and stage. She has won four Polish Film Awards; three for her leading roles in the films Rose (2011), Ida (2013), and 25 lat niewinności. Sprawa Tomka Komendy (2020); and for her supporting role in I'm a Killer (2016).

Agata Kulesza
Agata Kulesza, 2018
Born
Szczecin, Polish People's Republic
Alma materNational Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupationactress
Years active1992–present
SpouseMarcin Figurski (2006-2020)
Children1

Early life

Kulesza was born and raised in Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, the daughter of a sailor.[1] While she was in high school, she decided she wanted to be an actress; in 1994, she graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw.[2]

Career

Following her graduation, Kulesza worked as an actress at the Teatr Dramatyczny in Warsaw. Since 2011, she has regularly performed at the Ateneum Theatre, also in Warsaw.[3][4] Kulesza is a member of the Polish Film Academy.[5]

In 2008 Kulesza, alongside her professional partner Stefano Terrazzino, won the eighth series of Dancing with the Stars: Taniec z gwiazdami.[3] She donated her winnings, a Porsche car, to an auction to benefit the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity.[6]

In 2012, Kulesza won her first Polish Film Award for Best Actress for her role Róża, a Masurian widow who falls in love a Home Army soldier, in the 2011 historical drama Rose, directed by Wojciech Smarzowski That same year, she was given a special award from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage recognising her acting career, as well as the Złota Kaczka awarded by Film magazine.[7][8]

In 2013, Kulesza starred in Paweł Pawlikowski's drama film Ida. Playing Wanda Gruz, a Communist resistance fighter turned state prosecutor, Kulesza was awarded the Best Actress prize at the 38th Gdynia Film Festival, and won her second Polish Film Award for Best Actress. Kulesza went on to be nominated for the Paszport Polityki. Internationally, Kulesza won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress, and Ida was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.[9]

In 2016, Zwierciadło magazine awarded Kulesza their Crystal Mirror award for "acting of the highest quality".[10] That year, she turned down an offer to play Beata in the political satire series The Chairman's Ear.[11]

Personal life

Between 2006 and 2020, Kulesza was married to cameraman Marcin Figurski, having met him in 1996; they had a daughter, Marianna, in 1997.[12][13][14] It was reported in the Polish press that Figurski had been domestically abusive towards Kulesza.[12]

Kulesza has been friends with musician Kasia Nosowska since childhood, with them both growing up in Sczczecin.[1] As of 2016, she lives in Warsaw.[14]

Recognition

In addition to winning four Polish Film Awards, Kulesza has also been recognised with several governmental awards for her acting career.

Filmography
Year Project Role Notes
1993 Człowiek z... Anna
1995 Die Straßen von Berlin Katharina Stefanescu episode: Babuschka
1996 Poznań '56 Teacher Zoska
2001 The Spring to Come Woman
2002 Moje pieczone kurczaki Agata, Wojtek's wife
2003 Siedem przystanków na drodze do raju Deaf woman
2004 Cudownie ocalony Prisoner Czarna
Park tysiąca westchnień Painter
2005 Fortuna czyha w lesie Lawyer
Solidarność, Solidarność... Filip's wife episode: Petrol
2006 Co słonko widziało Team Manager
Fundacja Anka Malecka - Mieczyslaw's daughter
Niania Actress episode: Rabnieta owca
2007 Kilka prostych słów Krystyna short
Ourense Independent Film Festival Best Actress Award
2008 Mała wielka miłość Doctor
2009 Zamiana Miecia
Synowie Lucyna Dobrowolska TV series
Mała wielka miłość Doctor TV series
39 i pół Hania episode: Rola zycia
2010 Skrzydlate świnie Karina Klaus
Ojciec Mateusz Renata Szulc episode: Talent
2011 Ki Miriam
Róża Róza Kwiatkowska Polish Academy Award for Best Actress
Suicide Room Beata Santorska
Rodzinka.pl Maria TV series
Prosto w serce Aneta Sienkiewicz TV series
2012 Miłość Mayor's Wife
Dzień Kobiet Psychologist
Prawo Agaty Krystyna Sikorska episode: Episode #1.5
Krew z krwi Carmen Rota TV series
8 episodes
2013 Traffic Department Jadzia
Ida Wanda Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Gijón International Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Minsk International Film Festival, Award for Best Actress
Polish Academy Award for Best Actress
RiverRun International Film Festival, Jury Prive for Best Actress
Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated—European Film Award for Best Actress
Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for Supporting Actress of the Year
Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated—San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated—Seattle International Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Warsaw Jewish Film Festival, best actress [17]
In Hiding Wanda
Desire for Beauty Herself
Wszystkie kobiety Mateusza Maciejka
2016 The Innocents Mother Abbess
True Crimes Marta
I'm a Killer Lidia Kalicka
2018 Cold War Irena
2019 World on Fire Maria Tomaszeski TV series
2020 The Hater Beata Santorska
2020 25 Years of Innocence Teresa
2020 Never Gonna Snow Again Ewa
2021 The Wedding Ela Wilk
2023 Green Border Basia

References
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  2. Jabłońska, Magda (28 June 2019). "Agata Kulesza - Dziewczyna z sąsiedztwa". Polki. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  3. "Agata i Stefano". Onet.pl. 27 August 2008. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. "Agata Kulesza". Ateneum Theatre (in Polish). 23 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  5. "Członkowie". Polish Film Academy. 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  6. "Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy: Kulesza oddała samochód". Onet.pl (in Polish). 5 January 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  7. "Rozdanie Dorocznych Nagród Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego". Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (in Polish). 27 September 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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  9. "Kulesza and Ida Awarded in Los Angeles". Culture.pl. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  10. "Kryształowe Zwierciadła 2016 rozdane". Zwierciadło (in Polish). 7 June 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  11. Górski, Robert; Sobień, Monika (2019). Jak zostałem prezesem : kulisy UCHA Prezesa, najpopularniejszego polskiego serialu (in Polish). Warsaw: Czerwone i Czarne. p. 67. ISBN 978-83-66219-17-5. OCLC 1137865985.
  12. Słociński, Adam (24 October 2020). "Agata Kulesza jest już po rozwodzie. Czekała na to dwa lata". WP (in Polish). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  13. Borowiak, Filip (14 December 2016). "Agata Kulesza jest dumna z córki, która poszła na studia". Jastrząb Post (in Polish). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  14. "Ślub po dziesięciu latach... małżeństwa". Interia (in Polish). 1 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  15. "Prezydent: To dobre lata dla polskiej kultury". Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). 2014-05-26. Archived from the original on 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
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  17. Honorowa Kamera Dawida 2013, 2013 Warsaw Jewish Film Festival
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