Marta Kaczmarek

Marta Kaczmarek is an Australian theatre, television and film actress.

Marta Kaczmarek
Born (1955-04-24) 24 April 1955
Krasnystaw, Poland
OccupationActress, director
Years active1976-present
Children1

Early life

Kaczmarek was born in Krasnystaw, Poland and trained at the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Krakow. She moved to Perth, Western Australia with her husband and daughter in the 1980s before moving to Melbourne in 2007.[1]

Career

After a career in theatre, Kaczmarek landed her first Australian film role opposite Geoffrey Rush in Shine.[2]

Kaczmarek has had guest roles in numerous Australian television series as well as recurring roles in Wild Kat, Offspring, Rake and Wentworth.[3]

Between 2007 and 2010 she played the lead role of Ellie Zdybicka in the SBS drama The Circuit alongside Gary Sweet and Aaron Pedersen.

Personal life

Kaczmarek arrived in Perth in the 1980s and worked as a dancer, waitress, real estate agent, actor, director, and lecturer at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Her book of poems, Ziemia Przybrana (Adopted Earth) was published in 2004.

Following her daughter Kasia Kaczmarek, Marta moved to Melbourne in 2007, directing community projects in Glenroy and Albion as well as a production for the 2010 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

In 2004 Kaczmarek was awarded a Cavalier's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland by the Polish government for her long standing efforts in the cultivation of Polish culture in Australia.[4]


Awards
  • Equity Ensemble Award for cast of Rake, 2015
  • Green Room Award for Best Actress for her performance of Masha in the theatre adaptation of Arnold Zable's Cafe Scheherazade, 2011.[5]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1996ShineRachel
1998JusticeMrs. Rubinski
2010The Wedding PartyRussian Woman
2012Last DanceMrs. Ruben

References
  1. http://www.theweeklyreviewbayside.com.au/story/1808106/marta-kaczmarek-always-ready-to-role/
  2. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117631/
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://wheelercentre.com/events/presenter/marta-kaczmarek/
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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