Joanna Hofman (born 12 August 1967, in
Mrągowo)
is a Polish actress and diplomat; ambassador to
Finland (2007–2011) and
Sweden
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(since 2020).
Life
Hofman graduated in 1990 from Acting Department at the
.
She wrote her thesis on Scandinavian literature. Nine years later she finished also international relations at the
University of Warsaw, as well as postgraduate studies on national security.
In 2005, she did postgraduate diploma at the
Academy of National Defence
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,
Warsaw.
From 1990 to 1992 she was actress at the
Comedy Theatre of Warsaw, and also cooperated with
Polish Television and
Polish Radio. She has been playing in movies, TV series,
television plays
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.
In 2002, Hofman joined the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland
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as head of the unit for contacts with Jewish diaspora. In 2003, she participated in the "International Visitor Program of the
United States Department of State". From 2005 to 2007 she was posted at the
embassy in Washington as a
counsellor
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.
Between 2007 and 2011, she served as ambassador to Finland. In June 2011, she became vice-president for corporate relations and international affairs of the Finnish company
Fortum Corporation. Since 2014 she was representing the company in
Turkey.
From 2017 to 2020 she was director of the Polish Institute in
Tel Aviv. In January 2020 she was nominated ambassador to Sweden, beginning her term on 5 March 2020.
Besides
Polish
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* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
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*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
, Hofman speaks
English, and
Russian.
Filmography
* 1990: ''Mów mi Rockefeller''
* 1993: ''Wow'' (episodes 4, 10)
* 1993: ''Łowca. Ostatnie starcie''
* 1993: ''Czterdziestolatek. 20 lat później'' (episodes 3, 6, 8)
* 1994: ''Spółka rodzinna'' (episodes 7, 8)
* 1994: ''Panna z mokrą głową'' (movie)
* 1994: ''Panna z mokrą głową'' (series, episode 6)
* 1995: ''Sortez des rangs''
source
Honours
* First Class Commander of the
Order of the White Rose of Finland (2011)
References
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1967 births
Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw alumni
Ambassadors of Poland to Finland
Ambassadors of Poland to Sweden
Living people
People from Mrągowo
Polish film actresses
Polish stage actresses
University of Warsaw alumni
Polish women ambassadors