Aleksandra Konieczna
Aleksandra Konieczna (born 13 October 1965) is a Polish film and theatrical actress. She is a two-time Polish Film Award winner for her roles in The Last Family (2016) and A Cat with a Dog (2018). Her television credits include Na Wspólnej (2008–present), Diagnosis (2017–2018) and Belfer (2017).
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Born | Aleksandra Konieczna 13 October 1965 |
Alma mater | Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw |
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Years active | 1986–present |
Spouse(s) | Andrzej Maj |
Children | 1 |
Biography
She graduated from the Adam Mickiewicz High School No 1 in Prudnik. In 1988 she graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw.
In 1988–1990 she was an actress in the Teatr Współczesny (Modern Theatre) in Warsaw, in the years 1990–2000 in the Dramatic Theater in Warsaw, and later played in the Variety Theatre in Warsaw. In 2000, during the Polish Radio Festival in Rzeszów, she was awarded for her role in the Dorra radio play directed by Andrzej Piszczatowski. In 2006, she received an act award at the Polish Radio and Polish Television Theater Festival "Two Theaters" in Sopot for her role in the television show Skaza directed by Marcin Wrona, based on the Marzena Broda's drama by the same title.
Her role as Honorata in the soap opera Na Wspólnej (since 2008) brought her popularity. For the role of Zofia Beksińska in the film The Last Family (2016) she was awarded the Polish Academy Award for Best Actress and an award for the leading female role at the 41st Gdynia Film Festival. From 2017, she plays the role of head of the hospital Dr. Maria Kaleta in the series Diagnosis. In 2017 she won the Grand Prix of the Polish Radio and Polish Television Theater Festival "Two Theaters" in Sopot for her role in the television show Clean Up.
In 2018, she played polish actress and singer Iga Cembrzyńska in the autobiographical film of Janusz Kondratiuk Like a Dog with a Cat, which is a record of the director's last year spent together with his brother Andrzej (husband played by Konieczna Iga) before his death. Konieczna for her performance, she was awarded the Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the award for supporting female role at the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival. Then she played Lidia in the film Jan Komasa Corpus Christi (2019) and received another nomination for the Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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1986 | Maskarada | Girl | Janusz Kijowski |
1988 | Spadek | Ryfka | Mirosław Gronowski |
1991 | Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe | Zofia Banasikówna | Krzysztof Zanussi |
1999 | Operacja Koza | Gynecologist | Olaf Lubaszenko |
2009 | Generał Nil | Stanisława Wierzbicka-Hryckowian | Ryszard Bugajski |
2013 | In the Name Of | Adam's Sister | Małgorzata Szumowska |
2016 | The Last Family | Zofia Beksińska | Jan P. Matuszyński |
2018 | Jak pies z kotem | Iga Cembrzyńska | Janusz Kondratiuk |
2019 | Corpus Christi | Lidia | Jan Komasa |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008–present | Na Wspólnej | Honorata Hoffer | Soap opera, main cast |
2017–2018 | Diagnosis | Maria Kaleta | Main cast |