Joanna Kulig

Joanna Kulig (born 24 June 1982) is a Polish film, stage and television actress, and singer. In 2018, she received the Best Actress Award at the 31st European Film Awards for her performance in Cold War. She is also a two-time Polish Film Award recipient for Best Supporting Actress (Elles) and Best Actress (Cold War).

Joanna Kulig
Kulig at 2019 Polish Film Awards
Born (1982-06-24) 24 June 1982
Krynica, Poland
NationalityPolish
Alma materAST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2006–present
Spouse(s)
Maciej Bochniak
​
(m. 2009)​
Children1

Early life

Kulig was born on 24 June 1982 in Krynica, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.[1] Her mother worked as a cook at a local kindergarten and her father was a folk poet.[2] She was raised with four siblings in Muszynka.[3] Her younger sister, Justyna Schneider, is also an actress and adopted their great-grandmother's surname to avoid confusion as their first names are similar.[4]

In 2000, she enrolled at the Mieczysław Karłowicz State Music School Complex in Kraków.[5] She graduated from the Frédéric Chopin State Music School in Krynica-Zdrój (piano class), as well as the AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków in 2007 with a specialization in popular music vocals. She was first in her family to graduate from a university.[2]

Career

Kulig made her stage debut in 2006 at Helena Modrzejewska National Stary Theater in Kraków.[1] She made her film debut in 2008 in Grzegorz Pacek's film Wednesday, Thursday Morning.[1] In 2011, she starred alongside Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas in The Woman in the Fifth directed by Paweł Pawlikowski.[1] For her role in Małgorzata Szumowska's 2012 film Elles, she received the Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress conferred by the Polish Film Academy.[6] In 2013, she appeared in Jacek Borcuch's drama Lasting and Pawlikowski's Academy Award-winning drama Ida.[7] The former earned her second Polish Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.[8] Kulig also played Sister Irena in Anne Fontaine's 2016 critically acclaimed drama The Innocents.

In 2018, she received the Best Actress Award at the 31st European Film Awards for her role in Pawlikowski's historical drama film Cold War.[9] The role also earned her the Polish Academy Award for Best Actress.[10] In 2018, Kulig also took on the role of local priest's girlfriend with whom she gets pregnant in Wojciech Smarzowski's controversial film Clergy.[11] In 2019, Polish magazine Wprost ranked her fourth on its list of the 50 most influential Polish women.[12]

Kulig starred as jazz singer Maja in Damien Chazelle's 2020 Netflix musical drama series The Eddy.[13]

Personal life

In 2009, Kulig married film director and screenwriter Maciej Bochniak.[14] She gave birth to their son in February 2019.[15]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Wednesday, Thursday Morning Teresa
2009 Janosik: A True Story Girl Polish dub, choir
2009 I Love You So Much Ewelina Short film
2011 Los numeros Sylwia
2011 Milion dolarów Zuzanna
2011 Dance Marathon Agnieszka
2011 The Woman in the Fifth Ania
2011 Remembrance Magdalena Limanowska
2012 Elles Alicja
2012 A Turtle's Tale 2:
Sammy's Escape from Paradise		 Konsuela Polish dub
2013 Lasting Marta
2013 Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters Red-Haired Witch
2013 Zambezia Neville's wife Polish dub
2013 Ida Singer
2013 Khumba Fifi Polish dub
2013 Way Back Home Yalka
2014 Facet (nie)potrzebny od zaraz Patrycja
2015 Warsaw by Night Marek's ex-lover Segment: Iga
2015 Disco Polo Anka "Gensonina"
2016 The Innocents Sister Irena
2016 Pitbull: Tough Women Zuza
2017 Cargo Dancer Short film
2018 Cold War Zula Lichoń
2018 Clergy Hanka Tomala
2018 7 Emotions Gosia's mother
2018 Love Is Everything Magda Rodzińska
2018 Play Mother Short film
2019 I Am Lying Now Agent
2019 Safe Inside Sylvie

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Pensjonat pod Różą Kasia 2 episodes
2007 Pastorałka Angel / Caroller Television play
2007 Prime Minister Magdalena Nowasz 3 episodes
2008 Teraz albo nigdy! Zyta 4 episodes
2008 Doktor Halina Halina Szwarc Television play
2008 Days of Honor "Mucha" 5 episodes
2008 Trzeci oficer Halina Episode: "Dezerter"
2009 Ojciec Mateusz Dorota Mielnicka Episode: "Koncert"
2010–2011 Szpilki na Giewoncie Wika Bura 15 episodes
2011 Janosik: A True Story Girl Polish dub, choir
2011 Smuteczek czyli ostatni naiwni Sasanna Television special
2013 Spies of Warsaw Renata 1 episode
2013 Na krawędzi Sylwia Zawada 5 episodes
2013 Pamiętniki pani Hanki Hanka Television play
2014–2018 O mnie się nie martw Jadwiga "Iga" Małecka 103 episodes
2014–2015 The Crime Monika Krajewska 6 episodes
2016 Dom kobiet Róża Television play
2018 Pułapka Justyna Mateja 3 episodes
2019–2020 Hanna Johanna Zydek 5 episodes
2020 The Eddy Maja 8 episodes

Awards and nominations
Award/Organization Year[lower-alpha 1] Category Work Result Ref(s)
Chlotrudis Awards 2019 Best Actress Cold War Nominated [16]
El Gouna Film Festival 2018 Best Actress Cold War Won [17]
European Film Awards 2018 Best Actress Cold War Won [9]
Gdynia Film Festival 2007 The President of Gdynia Award for an acting debut Wednesday, Thursday Morning Won [18]
2012 Best Supporting Actress Elles Won [19]
2012 Elle Crystal Star Award Elles Won [20]
Glamour Woman of the Year (Poland) 2018 N/A N/A Won [21]
Golden Duck 2008 Best Actress Wednesday, Thursday Morning Nominated [22]
2011 Best Actress Milion dolarów
Dance Marathon		 Nominated [23]
2012 Best Actress Elles Nominated [24]
IndieWire Critics Poll 2018 Best Lead Actress Cold War Fourth [25]
International Cinephile Society 2019 Best Actress Cold War Nominated [26]
London Critics Circle Film Awards 2019 Best Actress Cold War Nominated [27]
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2019 FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actress in a Foreign Language Film Cold War Won [28]
Paszport Polityki 2019 Film N/A Won [29]
Polish Film Awards 2013 Best Supporting Actress Elles Won [6]
2014 Best Supporting Actress Lasting Nominated [8]
2019 Best Actress Cold War Won [10]
Telekamery 2015 Actress N/A Nominated [30]
2016 Actress N/A Nominated [31]
2019 Actress N/A Won [32]
Transatlantyk Festival 2018 Transatlantyk Golden Ark for Best Actress N/A Won [33]
Zbigniew Cybulski Award 2013 N/A Elles Nominated [34]

See also

Footnotes
  1. Indicates the year of the ceremony.

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