Aleksandra Konieczna

Aleksandra Konieczna (born 13 October 1965) is a Polish film and stage actress. She is a three-time Polish Film Award winner for her roles in The Last Family (2016), A Cat with a Dog (2018) and Corpus Christi (2019). Her television credits include Na Wspólnej (2008–present), Diagnosis (2017–2018) and Belfer (2017).

Aleksandra Konieczna
Aleksandra Konieczna (2016)
Born
Aleksandra Konieczna

(1965-10-13) 13 October 1965
Alma materAleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active1986–present
Spouse(s)Andrzej Maj
Children1

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.

She was an actress at the Teatr Współczesny in Warsaw (Modern Theatre; 1988–1990) and at the Dramatic Theatre in Warsaw (1990–2000), and later performed at the Variety Theatre in Warsaw. In 2000, during the Polish Radio Festival in Rzeszów, she was awarded for her role in the radio play titled Dorra directed by Andrzej Piszczatowski. In 2006, she received an acting award at the Polish Radio and Polish Television Theatre Festival "Two Theatres" in Sopot for her role in the television play Skaza directed by Marcin Wrona, based on the Marzena Broda's drama of the same name.

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 Polish Academy Award for Best Actress and an award for the leading female role at the 41st Gdynia Film Festival. She played the head of the hospital Dr Maria Kaleta in the series Diagnosis between 2017 and 2018. In 2017, she won the Grand Prix of the Polish Radio and Polish Television Theatre Festival "Two Theatres" in Sopot for her role in the television play Clean Up.

In 2018, she played Polish actress and singer Iga Cembrzyńska in Janusz Kondratiuk's autobiographical film Like a Dog with a Cat, which depicts his last year spent together with his brother Andrzej (Iga's husband) before his death. For her performance, Konieczna was awarded Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the award for supporting female role at the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival. She then played Lidia in Jan Komasa's Academy Award-nominated film Corpus Christi (2019) which earned Koniczna her second Polish Academy Award for Best Actress.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director
1986 MaskaradaGirlJanusz Kijowski
1988 SpadekRyfkaMirosław Gronowski
1991 Life for Life: Maximilian KolbeZofia BanasikównaKrzysztof Zanussi
1999 Operacja KozaGynecologistOlaf Lubaszenko
2009 Generał NilStanisława Wierzbicka-HryckowianRyszard Bugajski
2013 In the Name OfAdam's sisterMałgorzata Szumowska
2016 The Last FamilyZofia BeksińskaJan P. Matuszyński
2018 Jak pies z kotemIga CembrzyńskaJanusz Kondratiuk
2019 Corpus ChristiLidiaJan Komasa
2020 SweatBasiaMagnus von Horn

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008–present Na WspólnejHonorata HofferSoap opera, main cast
2017–2018 DiagnosisMaria KaletaMain cast
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