Zofia Wichłacz (Polish pronunciation: ; born 5 April 1995) is a Polish actress. She has appeared in films such as ''

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'' and ''

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'', and television programmes such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' World on Fire''.

Early life

Wichłacz was born in

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, Poland, on 5 April 1995. Her father, Zbigniew Wichłacz, is a

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and her mother, Anna Seitz-Wichłacz, is a

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. She attended the theatre centre U Machulskich and graduated from the LXIV Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Stanisława Ignacego Witkiewicza in Warsaw.

Career

Wichłacz first appeared in a film about the

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in 2012. She appeared in the made-for-television film ''

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'' in 2013, in one episode of ''Głęboka woda'' the same year and in ''

'' in 2014. She became better known after starring in ''

'', winning two prestigious Polish awards: the Golden Lion for the best female role during the 39th

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and the Eagle for the revelation of the year in the 17th

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had seen Zofia in a play and had decided to cast her in ''

'', which later turned out to be the director's last production. In 2019 Wichłacz starred in the drama series ''

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'', a multi-company production about illegal adoptions, directed by Henrik Ruben Genz and Kasper Gaardsøe. That same year, she portrayed Kasia, a Polish waitress, in the British drama series ''World on Fire''. In 2021 she had a leading role in the horror film ''

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''.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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