Agata Kulesha is a Polish theater, film, television, radio actress and screenwriter. Winner of many cinematic awards, including the Gdynia Film Festival prize for Best Actress in the film Ida.
In the creative biography of the performer, there are more than 50 roles in film and television. She performs a lot on the theater stage and believes that an actor, like an athlete, must constantly improve his skills, look for new images and keep fit. Kulesha also tried herself as a screenwriter. She took part in the work on the Polish comedy television series Far from the Stretcher.
Agatha never aspired to appear in foreign films. When asked whether she would like to receive an Oscar and whether she is jealous of Hollywood actors, she replied that she never aspired to become a star of world cinema and did not feel envy of famous artists from abroad. She is widely known in her homeland (Poland) and has earned the love and recognition of the audience. Films with her participation have been repeatedly shown at international film festivals and received high marks from film critics.
Biography facts
Agatha was born in Poland in the fall of 1971. In her childhood, she began to take an interest in creativity, attended a music school, danced and took vocal lessons.
At school, the girl often took part in performances and concerts. And in high school she finally decided to devote herself to the acting profession.
After receiving her primary education, Agatha went to enter the Theater Academy. A. Zelverovich and passed the competitive selection the first time. Later, in one of her interviews, she said that she was not completely sure of her abilities and at some point even wanted to quit her studies, change her profession and become a manager. But the first successes on the stage gradually dispelled her doubts.
In 1994, the girl graduated with honors from the Academy and was invited to the troupe of the Drama Theater in Warsaw. She has also performed on stage at the Ateneum Theater on several occasions, where she has played dozens of roles in contemporary and classical plays. For the leading role in the play "Merylin Mongol" the actress received the Warsaw Feliks Award.
Since childhood, Agatha has been friends with Katarzyna Nosovskaya, the vocalist of the famous group Hey in Poland. Together with her, she performed at concerts in Krakow, played the ukulele and performed several vocal parts.
In 2005, the girl took part in the Polish version of the popular television show "Dancing with the Stars". Her partner was Stefan Terrazzino. The couple won the competition, and Agatha became the first winner to donate her award to a charity.
Kulesha works a lot in the theater and acts in films. In 2012 she was awarded the prize of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland. A year later, for her work in cinema, the actress was awarded the Paszport Polityki award. The performer also received the Best Actress Eagle (Polish Film Award) twice for her roles in the films Rose and Ida.
Film career
The actress made her film debut during her student years. She played her first role in the television movie Farewell Rockefeller.
After graduating from the academy, Agatha was invited to shoot the film "The Man from …". The young performer auditioned for the lead role in a comedy drama directed by K. Sholaisky.
The plot of the film is set in Poland. The main character is director Anna. The woman was repressed during martial law and only a few years later was able to return to her homeland to make a film about the work of the underground. At the same time, Anna is trying to find out something about a young man named Marek, because of an accidental acquaintance with whom she was expelled from the country.
At the beginning of her film career, Agatha mainly starred in little-known films and TV shows that did not attract the attention of viewers and film critics.
Only in 2002 did she get the main role in the film "Moje pieczone kurczaki" directed by I. Sekezhinskaya. Agatha played a woman named Magda, who is going through a crisis in family relationships. This work brought her wide popularity. The film was shown at the Wrzeno and Koszalin festivals, where the actress received several prestigious awards.
After a successful role, the actress began to receive new offers from producers and directors. She starred in the films: "Spring Eve", "Far from the Stretcher", "Seven Stops on the Road to Paradise", "Pension under the Rose", "Miraculously Rescued", "Solidarity, Solidarity", "Nanny", "Luck, Hidden in the forest”,“Foundation”,“Gela on fire”,“A few simple words”. "39 and a half", "Substitution", "In real life".
Kulesha gained wide popularity thanks to the projects: "Waiting for Love", "Winged Pigs", "Hall of Suicides", "Rose", "Agatha's Justice", "Highway Patrol", "In Shelter", "Songs of Drinkers", "Special Service", "Innocent", "I am a killer", "Cold War".
In 2013, the film “Ida”, directed by P. Pavlikovsky, was released, where the actress played one of the central roles.
The film tells the story of Anna. She is an orphan and spent her entire childhood in one of the monasteries located in Poland. Before taking a vow, the girl decides to find her only relative - Aunt Wanda, who works as a judge. After meeting with a woman, Anna learns that her family was a victim of the Holocaust. To find out the details of the death of their parents, Wanda and Anna go on a journey. On the way, they encounter circumstances that question their faith. After that, only one of them manages to live on as before.
The film won Oscars and awards from the British Academy, European Film Academy and Goya for Best Foreign Film. Kulesha was nominated for the European Academy Award for Best Actress.
Personal life
Agatha married Polish actor Marcin Figurski. They met on the set of the television project "Nanny".
The family currently lives in Warsaw. They have a daughter named Marianne.
