Izabela Kuna (born 25 November 1970,

Tomaszów Mazowiecki Tomaszów Mazowiecki (, yi, טאָמעשעוו or ''Tomashuv'') is a city in central Poland with 60,529 inhabitants (2021). The fourth most populous city in the Łódź Voivodeship and the second with free public transport. In Tomaszów Mazowi ...

) is a

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film, television and theatre actress as well as a

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Life and career

She was born on 25 November 1970 in

. In 1989, she graduated from the

Stefan Żeromski Stefan Żeromski ( ; 14 October 1864 – 20 November 1925) was a Polish novelist and dramatist belonging to the Young Poland movement at the turn of the 20th century. He was called the "conscience of Polish literature". He also wrote under ...

High School No. 2 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki. In 1993, she graduated from the National Film School in Łódź. In 2004, she won the Grand Prix at the "Two Theatres" Festival in

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for her role in a play ''Łucja i jej dzieci'' (Lucy and Her Children). She gained popularity by appearing in TV

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s such as ''

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'' broadcast on

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Channel. In 2013, she published her first book entitled ''Klara''. She starred in numerous films including

Krzysztof Krauze Krzysztof Krauze (2 April 1953 – 24 December 2014) was a Polish film director, cinematographer and actor, best known for his thriller '' The Debt'' (1999). Marek Haltofbr>''Polish National Cinema'' Berghahn Books, 2002. Life and career Krauze ...

's 1999 film '' The Debt'',

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's 2008 film ''

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'', Tomasz Wasilewski's 2013

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-themed drama film '' Floating Skyscrapers'',

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's 2016 historical drama film ''

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'', Marie Noëlle's 2016 biopic '' Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge'' and Wojciech Smarzowski's 2018 drama film ''

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''.

Appearances in film and television

*1995: ''Archiwista'' as Krystyna Wagner, Zbigniew's wife *1996: ''Ekstradycja 2'' as an UOP secret agent (episode 2) *1996: ''Dom'' as a TV reporter (episode 16) *1997: '' Historie miłosne'' as a nun *1997–1999: '' Klan'' as Ewa Kowalik *1999: ''Na koniec świata'' as Wiktor's model *1999: '' The Debt as Matczak's wife *2002: ''Psie serce'' as Dorota *2003: ''

M jak miłość ''M jak miłość'' (lit. ''L for Love'') is a Polish soap opera, revolving around the multiple generations of the Mostowiak family. The series premiered on 4 November 2000 on TVP2, primarily as a weekly drama, and after one season shifted into ...

'' as a nurse *2003: '' Kasia i Tomek'' (season 2) as Lena (episode 6) *2003: ''Daleko od noszy'' as Krystyna Nosoń (episode 4) *2003: ''Ciało'' as sister Felicyta *2003–2007: ''

Na Wspólnej ''Na Wspólnej'' (, "On Wspólna Street") is a Polish television soap opera. It has been running since 2003 on the TVN channel as its flagship primetime weekday soap opera. It is loosely based on the German production ''Unter uns'' and it follo ...

'' as Aneta Czarnecka *2004: ''Talki z resztą'' as Marta Boniatowska (episode 6) *2004: ''

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'' as Bożena Paprocka *2004: ''

Na dobre i na złe ''Na dobre i na złe'' (, ''For better and for worse'') is a Polish television medical drama series, broadcast on TVP2 since 7 November 1999. It is the longest-running weekly primetime drama on Polish television and one of the longest-running m ...

'' as Beata Skowron (episode 200) *2004: ''

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'' Anny Szennert's neighbour (episode 8) *2005–2006: ''Tango z aniołem'' as Ewa Rynwid *2006: ''Jan Paweł II'' as Emilia Wojtyła, Karol's mother *2006: '' Magda M.'' as Edyta Garnicka (episode 31) *2006: '' Job, czyli ostatnia szara komórka'' as Chemik's mother *2007: ''Prawo miasta'' as Emilia Gralczyk, Edward's wife *2007: ''Jak to jest być moją matką'' as Monika Motyka *2007: ''Hindenburg: The Untold Story'' as Mathilda Doehner *2007: '' Ekipa'' as a director of children's hospice *2007: ''Cztery poziomo'' as Łańcuszek's wife *2007–2016: ''

'' as Maria Pyrka-Złota *2008: ''Lejdis'' as Gośka *2008: '' 33 sceny z życia'' as Kaśka *2009: ''Złoty środek'' as Ula *2009: ''Miłość na wybiegu'' as Ilona *2009: ''Idealny facet dla mojej dziewczyny'' as Klara Rojek *2009: ''Galerianki'' as Alicja's mother *2010: ''Śniadanie do łóżka'' as Ewa *2010–2011: ''Szpilki na Giewoncie'' as Eliza Morawska *2010: ''Lincz'' as Jagoda Słota *2010: ''Joanna'' as Ewa *2011: ''Popatrz na mnie'' as Agnieszka *2011: ''Pokaż, kotku, co masz w środku'' as Alicja *2011: ''Komisarz Alex'' Ewa Malczewska (episode 3) *2012: ''Supermarket'' as Bogusia Warecka *2012, 2014–2015: ''Krew z krwi'' as Sandra Kozłowska *2012–2013: ''Piąty Stadion'' as Joanna *2013: ''Wspomnienie poprzedniego lata'' as Krystyna *2013: '' Run Boy Run'' as Kowalska *2013: '' Floating Skyscrapers'' as Krystyna, Michał's mother *2013: ''

Ojciec Mateusz ''Ojciec Mateusz'' (English: ''Father Matthew'') is a Polish television drama series, which has aired on TVP1 since November 11, 2008. It is a Polish version of the Italian detective series ''Don Matteo'' broadcast in Italy by Rai Uno. ...

'' as Hanna Waga, Jacek's wife (episode 113) *2013: '' Drogówka'' as Ewa *2014: ''Warsaw by Night'' as Iga *2014: ''

The Mighty Angel The Mighty Angel ( pl, Pod Mocnym Aniołem) is a 2014 Polish drama film directed by Wojciech Smarzowski based on a book of the same name by Jerzy Pilch. It won Best Actor Award during 27th Tokyo International Film Festival. Cast * Robert Więc ...

'' as Katarzyna *2014: ''Kochanie, chyba cię zabiłem'' as Janina Pokojska *2014: ''Baron24'' as Sylwia Baron *2015: ''Web Therapy'' as Roma Dudek (episode 4) *2015: ''

'' as Danka (episode 600) *2015: ''Singielka'' as Dorota Łapacka *2016: ''

'' as Głowacka, Zosia's mother *2016: ''Szatan kazał tańczyć'' as Monika *2016: '' Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge'' as Bronisława Skłodowska, Maria's sister *2017: ''Spitsbergen'' as Julka's mother *2017: ''PolandJa'' as Jola *2017: ''Miasto skarbów'' as "Mother", ABW Director *2017: ''Listy do M. 3'' as Agata *2017: ''Komisarz Alex'' as Wiktoria Książek (episode 113) *2017: ''Dom pełen zmian'' as Magda Malinowska *2017: ''Amok'' as Lidia *2017: ''Ach śpij kochanie'' as Jadwiga Suchowa *2018: ''Za marzenia'' as Bartek's mother *2018: ''Trzecia połowa'' as Joanna Konopka (episode 8) *2018: ''Pitbull. Ostatni pies'' as Regina *2018: ''Drogi wolności'' as Janina Biernacka, Ignacy's sister *2018: ''

'' as an ethics teacher

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuna, Izabela 1970 births Living people Polish film actresses People from Tomaszów Mazowiecki Polish stage actresses Polish television actresses

Life and career

Appearances in film and television

See also

References