Maja Ostaszewska
| Maja Ostaszewska | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
September 3, 1972 (age 43) Kraków, Poland |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Maja Ostaszewska (born September 3, 1972) is a Polish actress.
Biography
She was born in Kraków, the daughter of Polish musician Jacek Ostaszewski of Ostoja coat of arms. Ostaszewska was raised Buddhist.[1] She started her acting training in her native Kraków and later graduated from PWST, in 1996. She has since acted mostly on Teatr Rozmaitości in Warsaw, working with well-known Polish directors such as Krystian Lupa, Krzysztof Warlikowski and Grzegorz Jarzyna.
In 1993, during her acting training, she played a small role in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List, although her actual real film debut was in 1997 with the TV movie "Przystań." For this role, she received the Best Actress Award at the Polish Film Festival held in Gdynia in 1998.
Ostaszewska played one of the main characters in Academy Award nominated Andrzej Wajda's Katyń.
In 2012 she was awarded "Tele Week" statuettes for her acting, and in February 2013 she received a Wiktory nomination for TV acting.
Selected filmography
- Pitbull: Nowe porządki (2016) (2016)
- Body (2015)
- Jack Strong (2014)
- Katyn (2007)
- Przepis na życie (Recipe for life) (2011 - 2013) (TV) as Beata Darmięta
External links
- Maja Ostaszewska at the Internet Movie Database
- Maja Ostaszewska at filmpolski.pl
- Maja Ostaszewska at culture.pl
References
- ↑ "Actress Maja Ostaszewska called Jewish and Gipsy" (in Polish). 13 May 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ Bezmięsny sposób na życie.,www.wegetarianie.pl, 03.10.2005.
- ↑ Zostań wege!, Viva.org.pl, 30.11.2010.
- ↑ Marta Gessler: Nie jadłam tego nigdy!, magazyn-kuchnia.pl, 28.06.2012.