Anna Volska (born 1 December 1944 in

Milanówek Milanówek is a town and a seat of a separate commune in Poland. Located next to the Grodzisk Mazowiecki County near Warsaw, it is often considered an outlying suburb of the capital of Poland but is in fact an independent entity administrativel ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

) is an Australian stage and television actress. She arrived in Australia when she was young and has acted from a young age.

Television work

Volska has appeared in many Australian television drama series, mostly in a guest role. Her first role was in 1965, where she had a small role in ''

The Recruiting Officer ''The Recruiting Officer'' is a 1706 play by the Irish writer George Farquhar, which follows the social and sexual exploits of two officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, in the town of Shrewsbury (the town where Farquhar himse ...

''. In 1973, Volska had a leading role in ''Behind the Legend'' (where she played 'Helena Rubenstein'). She then appeared on '' A Country Practice'' from 1987 until 1991. In 2009, she had a recurring role in the final season of '' All Saints'' (as 'Katerina Ajanovic'). In 2010, Volska appeared on the telemovie ''

Sisters of War ''Sisters of War'' is a telemovie based on the true story of two Australian women, Lorna Whyte, an army nurse and Sister Berenice Twohill, a Catholic nun from New South Wales who survived as prisoners of war in Papua New Guinea during World War ...

'' playing the role of nun named Sister Cordula.

Filmography

FILM TELEVISION

Theatre

Volska has acted extensively in theatre in companies such as

Nimrod Theatre Company The Nimrod Theatre Company, commonly known as The Nimrod, was an Australian theatre company based in Sydney. It was founded by in 1970 by Australian actor John Bell, Richard Wherrett and Ken Horler, and gained a reputation for producing more "g ...

and the

Bell Shakespeare Company Bell Shakespeare is an Australian theatre company specialising in the works of William Shakespeare, his contemporaries and other classics. It is based in Sydney. The Bell Shakespeare vision is to create theatre that allows audiences of all walk ...

displayed great versatility in roles as varied as those from Shakespeare to modern Australia theatre.

Awards

Volska won a Best Single Performance by an Actress award at the 1973

Logie Award The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially known as The Logies) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The first ceremony was held in 1959 as the ...

s for her role in ''Behind The Legend''.THE 15th ANNUAL TV WEEK LOGIE AWARDS (1973)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Volska, Anna 1944 births Australian television actresses Living people Logie Award winners Polish emigrants to Australia