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).
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Aleksandra Konieczna (2016) | |
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.
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 |
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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 |
2020 | Sweat | Basia | Magnus von Horn |
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 |