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Polish actress (born 1961)
Danuta Stenka
Born (1961-10-10) 10 October 1961 (age 63)
Sierakowice, Poland
NationalityPolish
OccupationActress
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Danuta Stenka (born 10 October 1961 in Sierakowice, Poland) is a Polish actress. She made her stage debut in 1984 and since then acted in many productions receiving theatre awards for her performances. She made her big screen debut in 1995 and appeared in more than 60 movies since then. Stenka received two Polish Film Awards for Chopin: Desire for Love (2002) and Katyń (2007).

Life and career

From 1991, she spent a decade working at Teatr Dramatyczny in Warsaw, then at TR Warszawa. She earned critical acclaim for her distinguished roles in Krzysztof Warlikowski's performances (Electra, The Taming of the Shrew, Krum, Angels in America and (A)pollonia). In 2003, she joined the ensemble of the National Theatre in Warsaw, taking on roles with many renowned directors, including Robert Wilson (Lady from the Sea), Grzegorz Jarzyna (Giovanni), and Maja Kleczewska (Phaedra, Marat/Sade, Oresteia). She played in many films and TV series and won over 30 awards for her theatre and film work. She received the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture‚ Gloria Artis’, awarded by the Polish Ministry of Culture.

Selected filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1995 Prowokator Marta Moraczewska
1997 Szczęśliwego Nowego Jorku wife of „Profesor”
1998 Our strange child Anna Kowalska Nominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Actress
2001 Quo Vadis Pomponia Graecina
2002 Chopin: Desire for Love George Sand Polish Academy Award for Best Actress
2005 Pitbull Infanticide
2007 Katyń Róża, a general's wife Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
2009 Idealny facet dla mojej dziewczyny Teresa Wodzień, aunt of Konstanty; Maria, mother of Konstanty
2011 Daas Duchess
2012 Baby Blues Jakubs' mother
2012 Stones for the Rampart Zdzisława Bytnarowa
2016 Planet Single Ania's mother
2017 Letters to Santa 3 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
2018 Wilkołak Jadwiga
2019 Czarny Mercedes Madame Magnes
2019 Solid Gold Krystyna
2020 The Hater Zofia Krasucka Nominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
2021 Letters to Santa 4 rudolf
TV
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Ekstradycja Krystyna Małek
2009 The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler Hannah Rozenfeld
2009 Czas honoru Margaret
2017 Wojenne dziewczyny Mother of Irka and Witek

References

  1. "Danuta Stenka | Culture.pl". Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  2. "Danuta Stenka".

External links

Polish Academy Award for Best Actress
Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress


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