Maja Ostaszewska (born 3 September 1972) is a Polish actress.

Biography

She was born in

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, the daughter of Polish musician Jacek Ostaszewski, of the Ostoja Clan. Ostaszewska was raised Buddhist. She started her acting training in her native Kraków and later graduated from the PWST in 1996. She has since acted mostly at the Teatr Rozmaitości in Warsaw, working with well-known Polish directors such as

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and Grzegorz Jarzyna. In 1993, during her acting training, she played a small role in Steven Spielberg's ''

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'', although her actual real film debut was in 1997 with the TV movie "Przystań." For this role, she received the Best Actress Award at the

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held in

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in 1998. Ostaszewska played one of the main characters in

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-nominated

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's '' Katyń''. In 2012 she received the Telekamera Award for Best Actress, and in February 2013 she received a Wiktor Award nomination for TV acting.

Personal life

She is in a relationship with Polish cinematographer

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, son of actor Maciej Englert. She has with him two children: son Franciszek (born 2007) and daughter Janina (born 2009). Maja is a vegetarian and Buddhist. She is also known for her support of the

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community.

Filmography

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'' (1993) – Frantic Woman * ''Przystań'' (1998) – Karolina * '' Prymas - trzy lata z tysiąca'' (2000) – Sister Leonia * ''Egoiści'' (2000) – Client at an advertising agency * '' Where Eskimos Live'' (2002) – Girl at the hotel * '' The Pianist'' (2002) – Woman with Child * ''

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'' (2003) – Marta Mycinska * ''Solidarność, Solidarność...'' (2005) – Adult Maja (episode 'Father') * ''S@motność w sieci'' (2006) – Doctor * '' Katyn'' (2007) – Anna * ''Ile waży koń trojański?'' (2008) – Lidka * '' Janosik: A True Story'' (2009) – Margeta * ''Uwikłanie'' (2011) – Agata Szacka * '' Przepis na życie'' (Recipe for life) (2011-2013, TV Series) – Beata Darmięta * '' In the Name Of'' (2013) – Ewa * '' Jack Strong'' (2014) – Hania * ''Ziarno prawdy'' (2015) – Weronika Szacka (voice) * ''

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'' (2015) – Anna * ''Panie Dulskie'' (2015) – Melania Dulska * ''Pitbull: Nowe porządki'' (2016) – Olka * ''Pitbull. Niebezpieczne kobiety'' (2016) – Olka * ''

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'' (2017-2018) – Anna Nowak * ''

Never Gonna Snow Again ''Never Gonna Snow Again'' ( pl, Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie) is a 2020 Polish-German comedy-drama film directed by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert. It stars Alec Utgoff, Maja Ostaszewska, Agata Kulesza, Weronika Rosati, Katarzy ...

'' (2020)

External links

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Maja Ostaszewska
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ostaszewska, Maja 1972 births Ostaszewski family Actresses from Kraków Polish stage actresses Living people 21st-century Polish actresses Polish film actresses Polish television actresses Polish Buddhists Clan of Ostoja 20th-century Polish actresses