Agata Kulesza-Figurska (Polish::; born 27 September 1971) is a Polish film, television and stage actress, and a member of the Polish Film Academy. In 2013, she appeared in the critically acclaimed Ida. She was a contestant in season eight of Polish-version Dancing with the Stars in 2008. She gained wide popularity in m* media after winning the compe*ion. Kulesza was also the first winner of the show who donated the prize to charity.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Personal life
• 4 Awards
• 5 Filmography
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Early life

Kulesza was born in Szczecin. She has an older sister. Her childhood friend was future rock singer Katarzyna Nosowska, with whom Kulesza is still on good terms. As a child she attended ballet and singing cl*es. She decided to become an actress when she was in high school. She enrolled in the Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy in 1990 and graduated with distinction in 1994.

Career

Kulesza performed in the Dramatic Theatre in Warsaw in 1994–2011. Since 2011, she has been employed by the Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw. In 2012, she received the Polish Academy Award for Best Actress for her leading role in the film Róża, directed by Wojciech Smarzowski. She was also awarded the Złota Kaczka for the same film.

Personal life

Kulesza lives in Warsaw with her husband, Marcin Figurski, a camera operator. The couple met in 1996 on a film set and married after ten years together. They have a daughter, Marianna (born 1997).

She has been friends with Katarzyna Nosowska since childhood.

Awards

• Order of Polonia Res*uta (2014)
• Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (2014)

Filmography

References

External links

• Agata Kulesza at IMDb
• Agata Kulesza, Culture.pl