Dominika Ostałowska (born 18 February 1971,

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

) is a Polish film, television and theatre actress. She is a two-time winner of

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for Best Actress for her performance in a 2000 film '' Keep Away from the Window'' and for Best Supporting Actress for her role in a 2003 film ''Warsaw.''

Life and career

She was born on 21 February 1971 in

to father Ryszard Ostałowski and mother Irena. She graduated from the

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High School No. 4 in Warsaw. In 1994, she graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. Between 1994–2000, she worked at the Warsaw's Ateneum Theatre and between 2000–2012 at the Powszechny Theatre. Since 2012, she has been working at the Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz Studio Theatre. Her most critically acclaimed roles come from

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's 1995 film ''Łagodna'' based on a

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;

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's 1997 film '' Love Stories'', Lech Majewski's 1999

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'' Wojaczek'' and

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's 2000 war film '' Keep Away from the Window'' based on

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's short story ''Ta z Hamburga'' (The One From Hamburg). She also achieved great popularity by playing the character of Marta in a TV

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.'' In 2009, she was a member of jury at the 34th

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. In 2012, she hosted the ''Tajemnice Rezydencji'' TV programme.

Personal life

She was married to actor Hubert Zduniak with whom she has a son Hubert. She was also married to film director Mariusz Malec. She is known for her involvement in social campaigns against

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. In 2013, she became an ambassador of the campaign ''Stop Stalking.''

Appearances in film and television

*1994: '' Blood of the Innocent'' as Sonia *1995: ''Łagodna'' as wife *1997: '' The Witman Boys'' as Iren *1997: '' An Air So Pure'' as a maid *1997: ''Dusza śpiewa'' as Adam's wife *1997: ''Musisz żyć jako Agnieszka'', as a daughter of the Hyńczak family *1997: '' Historie miłosne'' as Ewa Bielska *1997: ''Drugi brzeg'' as Henrietta Vogel *1997: '' Boża podszewka'' as Anusia Jurewicz *1998: ''Złoto dezerterów'' as a bank guard *1999: '' Wojaczek'' as Mała *1999: '' Rodzina zastępcza'' as a teacher (episode 14) *since 2000: ''

'' as Marta Wojciechowska-Budzyńska *2000: '' Keep Away from the Window'' as Regina Lilienstern *2002: ''Miss mokrego podkoszulka'' as Magda *2003: ''Warszawa'' as Wiktoria *2006: '' Nadzieja'' as Franciszek's mother *2006: ''Norymberga'' as a journalist *2007: ''Regina'' as Regina *2007: '' Kryminalni'' as Magda Leszczyńska (episode 87) *2007: '' Ekipa'' as Karolina Jabłonowska (episodes 7 and 14) *2008: '' Rodzina zastępcza'' as herself (episode 286) *2009: ''Projekt dziecko, czyli ojciec potrzebny od zaraz'' as Anna Nowak *2009: ''Co mówią lekarze'' as Joanna Knap *2011: ''Głęboka woda'' as Wioletta, Karolina's mother (episode 2) *2013: '' Prawo Agaty'' as Barbara Król (episode 46) *2013: ''Hotel 52'' as Nina Richter (episode 84) *2014: ''O mnie się nie martw'' as Elżbieta Kosowska (episode 2) *2015: ''Prokurator'' as Anna Falkowska (episode 6) *2015: '' Na dobre i na złe'' as Weronika's mother (episodes 609, 610 and 612) *2015: ''Historia Roja'' as Countess Gąsowska (episode 5) *2016: ''Historia Roja'' as Countess Gąsowska *2017: '' Ojciec Mateusz'' as Urszula Jaskólska (episode 235) *2018–2019: '' Przyjaciółki'' as Olga Bratkowska *2019: ''Echo serca'' as Justyna Bogucka (episode 12) *2020: '' Angel of Death'' as Teresa Sznajder *2024: '' Chopin, Chopin!'' as Madame Wodzińska

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ostałowska, Dominika 1971 births Living people Actresses from Warsaw Polish television actresses Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw alumni

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Personal life

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