Jowita Budnik ( née Miondlikowska; born 28 November 1973) is a Polish actress. Budnik was born in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

and studied at the

University of Warsaw The University of Warsaw ( pl, Uniwersytet Warszawski, la, Universitas Varsoviensis) is a public university in Warsaw, Poland. Established in 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country offering 37 different fields o ...

. She made her film debut in 1985 at the age of 11 in

Radosław Piwowarski Radosław Piwowarski (born 20 February 1948, Bielsko-Biała) is a Polish film director, screenwriter and actor. Life and career He was born on 20 February 1948 in Olszówka Dolna, a district of Bielsko-Biała in southern Poland. In 1971, he gradu ...

's ''Kochankowie mojej mamy'' ("My Mom's Lovers"). She has appeared in such films as '' Papusza'', '' Plac Zbawiciela'' and '' Jeziorak'' as well as the television series ''

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 ...

'' and '' W labiryncie''. In 2017, she received Best Actress Award at the

Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the comp ...

for her role in film ''

Birds Are Singing in Kigali ''Birds Are Singing in Kigali'' ( pl, Ptaki śpiewają w Kigali) is a 2017 Polish drama film directed by Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze. The film tells the story of a Polish ornithologist who saves a Tutsi girl from certain death. Kos-Krau ...

''.

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* 1973 births Living people Polish film actresses Polish television actresses {{Poland-actor-stub