Marta Kaczmarek | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 April 1955 Krasnystaw, Poland |
| Citizenship | Poland, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, director |
| Years active | 1976-present |
| Children | 1 |
Marta Kaczmarek is a Polish-Australian theatre, television and film actress.
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's first Australian film role was 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 longstanding efforts in the cultivation of Polish culture in Australia.[4]
Awards
- Equity Ensemble Award for cast of Rake, 2015
- Green Room Award for Best Female Performer for her performance of Masha in the theatre adaptation of Arnold Zable's Cafe Scheherazade, 2011.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Shine | Rachel | |
| 1996 | Sweat | Mart | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Blue Heelers | Ivana | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Justice | Mrs. Rubinski | |
| 2001 | Wild Kat | Lydia Raushark | 13 episodes |
| 2007-10 | The Circuit | Ellie Zdybicka | 12 episodes |
| 2008 | Underbelly (TV series) | Odinea Mladenich | 1 epiosde |
| 2009 | Rush | Helen | 1 episode |
| 2010 | The Wedding Party | Russian Woman | |
| Tangle | Psychic | 1 episode | |
| Offspring (TV series) | Sonja | 7 episodes | |
| 2012 | Last Dance | Mrs. Ruben | |
| 2013 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Klara Krol | 1 episode |
| Mr & Mrs Murder | Malina Cheresniak | 1 episode | |
| The Last Time I Saw Richard | Nurse | Short | |
| 2014–2018 | Rake[6] | Maria Vargas | 12 episodes |
| 2017 | Beast | Sophie | Short |
| Newton's Law | Zora | 1 episode | |
| Trip for Biscuits | Nana | 1 episode | |
| Glitch (Australian TV series) | Registrar | 1 episode | |
| 2014-2017 | Wentworth | Marge Nowak | 7 episodes |
| 2018 | How to Stay Married | Tina | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Playing for Keeps (TV series) | Ferderikia | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Harrow | Ruth Kovacs | Series 3 episode 2 |
| 2021 | Jack Irish | Anja | 2 episodes |
| SuperWog | Mother in Law | 2 episodes | |
| 2023 | North Shore | Neighbour | 1 episode |
| 2024 | Human Error | Deaconess Naomi | |
| 202? | Windcatcher | Lou | |
| 202? | Ricky Stanicky |
References
- ↑ Lexi Cottee (12 August 2014). "Marta Kaczmarek: Always ready to role". The Weekly Review. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ↑ "Shine". IMDb.
- ↑ K.E. Weber (7 March 2012). "Marta Kaczmarek – Actor, Survivor and Green Room Award Nominee". Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ↑ "Marta Kaczmarek". Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "2011 Awards". Green Room Awards. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ↑ http://australiantelevision.net/rake/cast.html