Marta Kaczmarek is a Polish-Australian theatre, television and film actress.
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Marta Kaczmarek | |
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Born | (1955-04-24) 24 April 1955 (age 67) Krasnystaw, Poland |
Citizenship | Poland, Australia |
Occupation | Actress, director |
Years active | 1976-present |
Children | 1 |
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]
After a career in theatre, Kaczmarek's first Australian film role was opposite Geoffrey Rush in Shine.[2][better source needed]
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.
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.[citation needed]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Shine | Rachel | |
1998 | Justice | Mrs. Rubinski | |
2010 | The Wedding Party | Russian Woman | |
2012 | Last Dance | Mrs. Ruben | |
2014–2018 | Rake | Maria Vargas | 12 episodes |
2020 | Australian TV series Harrow | Ruth Kovacs | Series 3 episode 2 |
Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | |
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