Julia Kamińska (born 13 November 1987) is a Polish film and

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. Kamińska had a lead role in

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's '' BrzydUla'', the Polish version of ''

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'', and was in '' Reguły Gry'' (''Rules of the Game''). In 2022, she was announced as a judge for the Polish version of the music game show, ''

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''.

Early life

Kamińska was born in Gdańsk to a family of Polish Catholics. Her father, Krzysztof Kamiński, is a

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and teacher at a university in

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. Her mother, Małgorzata Kamińska, is a hydrotechnics engineer. Kamińska began acting in middle school when she joined Wybrzeżak an education-oriented theater group. As part of this project Kamińska took the lead role in ''

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'' alongside actors Szymon Jachimek and Wojciech Tremiszewski. In 2003, she played the role of Gloria in a Wybrzezak/

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co-production of ''

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''. During her high school years Kamińska also worked as photo model and in 2005 she appeared on the cover of a teen magazine. She also studied German linguistics. In 2006 Kamińska enrolled in the

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's School of Modern Languages.

Career

In 2005, Kamińska appeared with her brother Christian Kamiński in the TV show ''Pełną Parą''. Later that year, she became a co-host for a local morning children's show called '' Królestwo Maciusia''. In 2006, Kamińska joined the cast of the TV show '' Ja wam pokażę!'' playing the character of Tosia. In 2008, Kamińska was cast as the character "Ula" in the

show '' BrzydUla'', a Polish remake of the internationally acclaimed ''

''. Following the original storyline, Ula falls in love with her boss Marek Dobrzański, played by

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. She won

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award. From 2012 Kamińska has been playing a leading role in the sitcom '' Reguły Gry'' (''Rules of the Game'') based on the US hit ''

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''.

''Taniec z Gwiazdami''

Kamińska won the 11th season of Polish '' Dancing with the Stars'' - ''Taniec z Gwiazdami''.

Selected filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamińska, Julia Polish actresses Polish film actresses 1987 births Living people Dancing with the Stars winners Dancing with the Stars: Taniec z gwiazdami