Maria Debska (born May 22, 1991) is a Polish actress. She received Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actress and Polish Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for performance as Kalina Jędrusik in the biographical musical drama film, Autumn Girl (2021).

Maria Debska
Debska in 2018
Born (1991-05-22) May 22, 1991 (age 32)
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
SpouseMarcin Bosak (2020-2022)
RelativesKinga Dębska (mother)

Life and career edit

Debska was born and raised in Warsaw and studied at the Academy of Music, Łódź before graduating from the Łódź Film School in 2017.[1] Her mother is film director Kinga Dębska.[2] She began her career appearing in episodes of television series such as Na dobre i na złe and Father Matthew. From 2014 to 2017 she was a regular cast member in the soap opera Barwy szczęścia and from 2017 to 2019 in the drama series Wartime Girls. From 2017 to 2020 she played one of leads in the crime series, W rytmie serca. She received Telekamery Award nomination for Best Actress in 2019.[3]

Debska made her big screen debut appearing in the 2015 comedy-drama film, These Daughters of Mine starring Agata Kulesza, and later co-starred in the horror film, Demon. In 2018 she starred alongside Agata Kulesza in the drama film, Playing Hard receiving International Festival of Independent Cinema Off Camera Award for cast performance.[4] The following year she played Aleksandra Piłsudska in the biographical film, Piłsudski.[5] In 2021 she starred as Kalina Jędrusik in the biographical musical drama film, Autumn Girl.[6] For this role, Debska won Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actress and received Polish Academy Award for Best Actress nomination.[7][3] The following year she starred in the romantic comedy film, Letters to Santa 5.[8]

Filmography edit

Year Title Role Notes
2015 These Daughters of Mine Zuzia
2015 Demon Hana
2017 The Reconciliation Girl from Pharmacy
2017 Silent Night Jolka
2018 Plan B Mirek's girlfriend Voice
2018 Playing Hard Magda International Festival of Independent Cinema Off Camera Award for Best Cast Performance
2018 Bad Luck Good Love Natalia
2019 Piłsudski Aleksandra Piłsudska
2019 Black Mercedes Aneta Landau
2021 Autumn Girl Kalina Jędrusik Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Zbigniew Cybulski Award
2022 Letters to Santa 5 Majka
2023 Mr. Car and the Knights Templar Karen Petersen

References edit

  1. ^ "FilmPolski.pl". FilmPolski.
  2. ^ "Kinga Dębska | Życie i twórczość | Artysta". Culture.pl.
  3. ^ a b "Maria Dębska". Filmweb.
  4. ^ "OFF CAMERA 2019". Filmweb. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  5. ^ "Pilsudski - Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych".
  6. ^ Gielecińska, Iwona (October 11, 2021). "Maria Dębska jako Kalina Jędrusik - Prestige Bag News".
  7. ^ "Maria Dębska o graniu Kaliny Jędrusik: Kazano mi przytyć, a potem wsadzano w gorset, żeby ścisnąć". gazetapl. November 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "TVN zapowiada „Listy do M. 5'. Kultowa seria wróci do kin". www.wirtualnemedia.pl. April 12, 2022.

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