Marysia Kay (born 14 December 1975 in Kilmarnock, Scotland) is a retired Scottish actress, singer, and fight performer. She is best known for her role in '' Forest of the Damned''.

Early life

Kay was born in Kilmarnock,

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, in the west of Scotland and attended

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. She moved to London in 2002 and, in 2006, studied drama at

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in Covent Garden and

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with BASSC. She is a

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n and active within Britain's pagan community.

Career

Her first audition was for '' Forest of the Damned''. Her appearances include the short films ''Record & Erase'' and ''Short Lease'', and the

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''Colour from the Dark'' (filmed in Italy and based upon HP Lovecraft's "

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"), starring Debbie Rochon. She also appeared in

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's music video for "Those Rules" by The Schema, journalist

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's experiment in using the Internet to attempt pop success. During October/November 2010, she directed a production of "Marlowe", a dramatisation of the life of Christopher Marlowe, for the Broken Biscuit Theatre company. It was staged at the Hot Tap Theatre, in

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, south London.

Filmography

Films

Television

Stage

* ''Babalon'' (2005) * ''Samadhi'' (2005) * ''Breathing Corpses'' (2006) * ''The Memory of Water'' (2006) * ''Hedda Gabler'' (2006) * ''The Tempest'' (2006) * ''Hedda Gabler'' (2009)

Discography

Studio albums

Music videos

* The Schema – "Those Rules You Made" * The Puppini Sisters – "Jilted"

Awards and nominations

Kay was named Best Actress at the 2010 British Horror Film Awards for her performance in ''Short Lease'', directed by

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and Jennifer Eiss. This 14-minute chiller was itself named Best Film.

References

External links

Interview with MJ Simpson
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Kay's official website

The Trees of Eternity – Marysia Kay: Live Journal

Official MySpace
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kay, Marysia 1975 births Living people People from Kilmarnock Scottish film actresses Alumni of the University of Glasgow Scottish people of Polish descent British Wiccans Scottish modern pagans