Paloma Kwiatkowski (born May 29, 1994) is a Canadian film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Thalia Grace in
''Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters'' (2013) and Cody in
''Bates Motel''. She also received two
Leo Award
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nominations and won once in 2018.
Personal life
Kwiatkowski was born in
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
. She lives in
Burnaby
Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard I ...
, British Columbia.
[ Her parents moved to Canada from ]Poland
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.[ As a high school student at ]Templeton Secondary School
Templeton Secondary School is a public secondary school located in the Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood on the East Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Its student teams won the SmartAsk competition in 2004, the junior ''Reach For The Top'' pro ...
, Kwiatkowski took part in theatre, improv, and film-making.[ She was captain of the improv team which competed in the ]Canadian Improv Games
The Canadian Improv Games (CIG) is an education based format of improvisational theatre for Canadian high schools. To participate in the games, high school students form teams of up to 8 players and are required to pay a registration fee (if t ...
and received a scholarship to an acting program.[ Having graduated from high school in 2012, she was accepted into ]Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located from ...
's film program but decided to defer her enrollment.[
]
Career
In April 2012, it was announced that Kwiatkowski had been cast as the demi-god Thalia Grace
A description of most characters featured in various mythology series by Rick Riordan.
Overview
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, daughter of Zeus
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in ''Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters'' (2013).[
Her portrayal was met with mixed reviews mostly due to the fact she had a small role.
Kwiatkowski plays a main role in ''Sitting on the Edge of Marlene'', a 2014 film adaptation of a young adult book by Canadian author Billie Livingston.]Who's Driving Doug
''Who's Driving Doug'' is a 2016 American independent drama road film directed by David Michael Conley, starring RJ Mitte, Paloma Kwiatkowski, Daphne Zuniga, and Ray William Johnson, and featuring Travis Flores. It was produced by David Katz and ...
''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1994 births
Canadian film actresses
Canadian people of Polish descent
Living people
Actresses from Vancouver
Canadian television actresses
21st-century Canadian actresses