Magdalena Cielecka (born 20 February 1972) is a Polish actress.
Life and career
Cielecka spent her childhood in the small town of
Żarki-Letnisko. In 1995, she graduated from
Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna in
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
. Soon after, she joined the Teatr Stary Theatre Company in Kraków, where she stayed until 2001, when she moved to
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 joined the
Teatr Rozmaitości Theatre Company.
Although she made her first cinema appearance quite early in a film by Barbara Sass called ''Pokuszenie'' (1995), she initially was known mainly for her work in theatre. A few years later she became widely recognized as an actress and she gained popularity with her cinematic roles such as ''Samotność w sieci'' or the TV series ''
Magda M.''
At the 2008
Edinburgh International Festival
The Edinburgh International Festival is an annual arts festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, spread over the final three weeks in August. Notable figures from the international world of music (especially classical music) and the performing arts are i ...
she played the leading role in a critically acclaimed adaptation of Kane's ''4.48 Psychosis'' by the Polish theatre company Teatr Rozmaitości.
[McMillian, Joyce]
Theatre review: 4.48 Psychosis
''The Scotsman'', 16 August 2008.
Filmography
* ''Pokuszenie'' (1995)
* ''L'Élève'' (1996)
* ''Sława i chwała'' (1998) TV mini-series
* ''Amok'' (1998)
* ''Jak narkotyk'' (1999)
* ''Zakochani'' (2000)
* ''Egoiści'' (2000)
* ''Weiser'' (2001)
* ''Listy miłosne'' (2001)
* ''Faithful'' (2002)
* ''Powiedz to, Gabi'' (2003)
* ''Trzeci'' (2004)
* ''Po sezonie'' (2005)
* ''Boża podszewka. Cześć druga'' (2005) TV series
* ''S@motność w sieci'' (2006)
* ''Palimpsest'' (2006)
* ''Chaos'' (2006)
* ''Oficerowie'' (2006) TV mini-series
* ''Kolekcja'' (2006) (TV)
* ''
Magda M.'' (TV series)
* ''Droga wewnętrzna'' (2006) (TV)
* ''
Katyń'' (2007)
* ''
The Lure'' (2015)
* ''
United States of Love
''United States of Love'' ( pl, Zjednoczone Stany Miłości) is a 2016 Polish drama film directed by Tomasz Wasilewski. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin, Wasilewski won the ...
'' (2016)
* ''
Blind Love (2015 film)
''Blind Love: A Holocaust Journey Through Poland with Man's Best Friend'' is a 2015 documentary film about blind Israelis traveling to Poland with the help of their guide dogs, to learn about the Holocaust. Footage includes blind participants takin ...
'' (2016)
* ''
Breaking the Limits
Breaking the Limits ( pl, Najlepszy) is a 2017 Polish biographical film directed by Łukasz Palkowski about the life of Jerzy Górski. The film stars Jakub Gierszał as Górski. Film shows how Gorski manage to win the double Iron Man triathlon a ...
'' (2017)
* ''Ciemno, prawie noc'' (2019)
* ''
A Girl and an Astronaut
''A Girl and an Astronaut'' ( pl, Dziewczyna i kosmonauta) is a Polish sci-fi drama romance television series created by Netflix, based on an idea by Bartek Prokopowicz and Jakub Korolczuk.
Synopsis
It is 2022, and Niko is a young arrogant figh ...
'' (2023)
References
External links
*
Interview with Magdalena Cielecka ''
Scotland on Sunday
''Scotland on Sunday'' is a Scottish Sunday newspaper, published in Edinburgh by JPIMedia and consequently assuming the role of Sunday sister to its daily stablemate ''The Scotsman''. It was originally printed in broadsheet format but in 2013 ...
'', 3 August 2008
Magdalena Cieleckaat culture.pl
1972 births
Polish actresses
Living people
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