Aleksandra Konieczna (born 13 October 1965) is a Polish film and stage actress. She is a three-time Polish Film Award winner for her roles in The Last Family (2016), A Cat with a Dog (2018) and Corpus Christi (2019). Her television credits include Na Wspólnej (2008–present), Diagnosis (2017–2018) and Belfer (2017).

Aleksandra Konieczna
Konieczna in 2019
Born
Aleksandra Konieczna

(1965-10-13) 13 October 1965 (age 59)
Prudnik, Poland
Alma materAleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active1986–present
SpouseAndrzej Maj
Children1

Biography

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She graduated from the Adam Mickiewicz High School No. 1 in Prudnik. In 1988, she graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw.

She performed on stage at Warsaw Teatr Współczesny (Modern Theatre; 1988–1990), Warsaw Dramatic Theatre (1990–2000), and later at Warsaw Variety Theatre. In 2000, she received a Polish Radio Festival Award for her role in the radio play Dorra directed by Andrzej Piszczatowski. In 2006, she received an acting award at the Polish Radio and Polish Television Theatre Festival "Two Theatres" in Sopot for her role in the television play Skaza directed by Marcin Wrona, based on the Marzena Broda's drama of the same name.

Her role as Honorata in the soap opera Na Wspólnej (since 2008) brought her popularity. For the role of Zofia Beksińska in the film The Last Family (2016) she was awarded the Polish Academy Award for Best Actress and an award for leading female role at the 41st Gdynia Film Festival. She played Dr Maria Kaleta in the television series Diagnosis between 2017 and 2018. In 2017, she won the Grand Prix of the "Two Theatres" festival for her role in the television play Clean Up.

In 2018, she played Polish actress and singer Iga Cembrzyńska in Janusz Kondratiuk's autobiographical film A Cat with a Dog, which depicts the director's last year spent together with his brother Andrzej (Iga's husband) before his death. For her performance, Konieczna was awarded Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the award for supporting female role at the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival. She then played Lidia in Jan Komasa's Academy Award-nominated film Corpus Christi (2019) which earned Koniczna her second Polish Academy Award for Best Actress. She received her second Gdynia Film Festival award for best supporting actress for her role in Sweat (2020).

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Director
1986 Maskarada Girl Janusz Kijowski
1988 Spadek Ryfka Mirosław Gronowski
1991 Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe [pl] Zofia Banasikówna Krzysztof Zanussi
1999 Operacja Koza Gynecologist Olaf Lubaszenko
2009 Generał Nil Stanisława Wierzbicka-Hryckowian Ryszard Bugajski
2013 In the Name Of Adam's sister Małgorzata Szumowska
2016 The Last Family Zofia Beksińska Jan P. Matuszyński
2018 Jak pies z kotem Iga Cembrzyńska Janusz Kondratiuk
2019 Corpus Christi Lidia Jan Komasa
2020 Sweat Basia Magnus von Horn
2021 Leave No Traces Wiesława Bardon Jan P. Matuszyński

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2008–present Na Wspólnej Honorata Hoffer Soap opera, main cast
2017–2018 Diagnosis Maria Kaleta Main cast
2020 The Elements of Sasza – Fire Marta Gajka
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