Magdalena Boczarska
Boczarska in 2018
Born (1978-12-12) 12 December 1978 (age 45)
Kraków, Poland
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present

Magdalena Jadwiga Boczarska ([bɔt͡ʂarska]; born 12 December 1978) is a Polish actress who has appeared in more than 25 feature films since 2001. She has twice received the IFFI Best Actor Award (Female): Silver Peacock Award,[1] at the 41st and the 44th International Film Festival of India for her roles in Little Rose and In Hiding.[2]

Early years

She was born in Kraków, where she graduated from Secondary School No. 21, attending an art class. In 2001, she graduated from the Ludwik Solski State Higher School of Theatre in Kraków (Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna im. Ludwika Solskiego w Krakowie).

Acting career

During her studies, she performed at the Theatre Schools Festival in Łódź in the play Paradise Garden as a Woman, for which she received the Mikołaj Grabowski award.

After graduation, she made her debut on the stage of the New Theatre in Łódź with the title role in the play The Water Hen (Kurka Wodna), directed by Łukasz Kos. Since 2003, she has been working at the National Theatre in Warsaw. Since then, she has collaborated with Studio Buffo in Warsaw, Carrousel Theatre in Berlin and Teatro Tatro in Slovakia.

Since 2005, she has appeared in popular TV series, both Polish and German. In 2007, she played the lead female role in the comedy duo Konecki and Saramonowicz Testosteron. After other roles in the duo's films, Lejdis and The Ideal Guy for My Girl, she received the lead role in the drama Różyczka directed by Jan Kidawa-Błoński. For her role in Różyczka, an agent of the Security Services, she received the award for the best actress at the 35th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia and the Silver Peacock statuette for the best actress at the 41st International Film Festival in Goa.

In 2017, she played the title role in the biopic Sztuka kochania. The story of Michalina Wisłocka, for which she was awarded the Eagle in the Best Female Lead Role category. In 2019, she played Maria Piłsudska, Józef Piłsudski's first wife, in the movie Piłsudski. For this role, she received the award for the best actress at the 44th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia.

Selected filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2017 The Art of Loving Michalina Wisłocka
2013 In Hiding
2010 Little Rose
2009 Zero
TV
Year Title Role Notes
2020 The Elements of Sasza – Fire Sasza Załuska
2007 Dylematu 5
2022 Hold Tight Anna Barczyk

Filmography

Feature film roles[edit]

Theatrical roles

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ "'Beatriz's War' wins Golden Peacock at 44th International film festival of India – Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. ^ "India wins Golden Peacock after 10 yrs – Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Plebiscyt "Gwiazdy Plejady": kto był nominowany?" (in Polish). Plejada.pl. 2017-04-25. Archived from the original on 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  4. ^ "Rekordowe dziesięć Orłów dla "Cichej nocy". Debiut Domalewskiego zmiażdżył konkurencję". TVN24.pl. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  5. ^ "44. Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych w Gdyni: Złote Lwy dla "Obywatela Jonesa" Agnieszki Holland! Oto pozostali laureaci". Onet.pl. 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  6. ^ "Magdalena Boczarska z Diamentowym Klapsem Filmowym 2020" (in Polish). tvn.pl. Retrieved 2020-07-20.

External links

IFFI Silver Peacock for Best Actress
Polish Academy Award for Best Actress
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