Anna Maria Mucha (born 26 April 1980) is a Polish film and television actress and journalist. She is best known to Western audiences as the character of Danka Dresner in the film ''

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'' directed by Steven Spielberg. In Poland she is known for her regular role in

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'' (2003–present). The winner of the Polish version of 10th season of '' Dancing with the Stars'' - ''

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''. In 2010 she became a member of the jury in the Polish version of ''

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'' (''You can dance: Po prostu tańcz''). Mucha posed nude in the October 2009 edition of Polish''

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''.

Early life

Anna Mucha was born and grew up in Warsaw. She graduated from Stefan Batory's Gimnazjum and Liceum in 1999.

Career

In 1990, she was cast as Sabinka in Korczak (directed by

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) about Polish-Jewish humanitarian

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. That year she appeared in ''Femina'' (directed by

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), in which she co-starred with

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. The most important role of her career came when she was cast in ''

'' directed by Steven Spielberg followed by several other roles in films such as '' Miss Nobody'' (1996), ''Mlode wilki 1/2'' (1997) and '' Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease'' (2000, directed by

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). She then appeared in her role of a prostitute named Lili in '' Chłopaki nie płaczą'' in 2000 and made no movie appearances for another 10 years. Mucha also starred in a few Polish TV shows in the 1990s, including ''Kuchnia polska'' (1992), ''Bank nie z tej ziemi'' (1994) and ''Matki, żony i kochanki'' (1995, 1998). Since 2003 she has been a member of the main cast of ''

''. Anna Mucha returned to acting in films in 2011. She played the role of a lesbian named Mira in the comedy ''Och, Karol 2''.

Filmography

''Taniec z Gwiazdami''

Anna Mucha won the 10th season of Polish '' Dancing with the Stars'' - ''

''.

External links

Anna Mucha Official Website
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Schindler's List Official Website
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