Magdalena Cielecka

Magdalena Cielecka
Cielecka in 2016
Born (1972-02-20) 20 February 1972 (age 52)
Myszków, Poland
EducationAST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
Partner(s)Andrzej Chyra
Bartosz Gelner[1]

Magdalena Cielecka (born 20 February 1972) is a Polish actress. A five-time Polish Film Award nominee, Cielecka won a Polish Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 2023 historical drama film Anxiety.[2]

Life and career

Cielecka spent her childhood in the small town of Żarki-Letnisko. In 1995, she graduated from Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna in Kraków. Soon after, she joined the Teatr Stary Theatre Company in Kraków, where she stayed until 2001, when she moved to Warsaw and joined the Teatr Rozmaitości Theatre Company.

Although she made her first cinema appearance quite early in a film by Barbara Sass called Pokuszenie (1995), she initially was known mainly for her work in theatre. A few years later she became widely recognized as an actress and she gained popularity with her cinematic roles such as Samotność w sieci or the TV series Magda M.

At the 2008 Edinburgh International Festival she played the leading role in a critically acclaimed adaptation of Kane's 4.48 Psychosis by the Polish theatre company Teatr Rozmaitości.[3]

On television, she starred in Hotel 52 (2010-13), Days of Honor (2012-13), Pact (2015), Belfer (2016), The Defence (2018-2022), and A Girl and an Astronaut (2023).

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Temptation Anna Polish Film Festival Award for Best Actress
1996 L'Élève Jeune fille polonaise
1998 Amok Julia Nominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Actress
1999 Like a Drug Anna Piwowska
2000 Zakochani (2000) Zosia Karska Nominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Actress
2000 Egoiści Anka Nominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Actress
2001 Weiser Clerk
2001 Listy miłosne Teresa Lenart
2002 Faithful Elisa Short film
2003 Powiedz to, Gabi Baska
2004 Trzeci Ewa
2005 Po sezonie Emilia Orlowska
2006 Palimpsest Hanna
2006 Chaos Hanna von Bronheim
2006 S@motność w sieci Ewa
2007 Katyń Agnieszka Baszkowska
2009 Mniejsze zlo Actress
2009 Demakijaz Anita
2010 Wenecja Joanna Nominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
2012 Byl sobie dzieciak Irena
2015 The Lure Divine Furs
2016 United States of Love Iza
2016 Blind Love Herself
2016 Pitbull. Niebezpieczne kobiety Lieutenant Izabela Zych
2017 Heart of Love Curator
2017 Gwiazdy Anna Banas
2017 Breaking the Limits Jerzy's mother
2018 7 Emotions Alek's mother
2019 Ciemno, prawie noc Alicja Tabor
2019 The Song of Names Anna Wozniak
2020 Kill It and Leave This Town Girl's Mother on the Tram Voice
2023 You Were Not Supposed to Be Here Joanna
2023 Anxiety Malgorzata Polish Academy Award for Best Actress
2024 Unpredictable Alicja
2024 Drużyna A(A) Klementyna 'Celniczka'

References

  1. ^ "Magdalena Cielecka i Bartosz Gelner wybrali się rowerami na randkę. Ich powrót to już nie tylko plotki". 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ Roxborough, Scott (7 March 2024). "Agnieszka Holland's 'The Green Border' Wins Best Film at Polish Film Awards".
  3. ^ McMillian, Joyce. Theatre review: 4.48 Psychosis. The Scotsman, 16 August 2008. Archived 18 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine