Aleksandra Szwed

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Aleksandra Szwed
Aleksandra Szwed 2016.jpg
Szwed in 2016
Born (1990-08-08) 8 August 1990 (age 33)
NationalityPolish
Education SWPS University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • TV presenter
  • Singer
  • Model
Years active1999–present

Aleksandra Szwed (born 8 August 1990) is a Polish television, film, and voice actress, television presenter, singer, model, fashion designer, and master of ceremonies.

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Biography

Early life

Aleksandra Szwed was born on 8 August 1990, in Warsaw, Poland. Her mother is of Polish descent, and her father, of Nigerian. When she was one-year-old, her father left her family. She grew up with her mother and step-father in Warsaw. [1]

In 2014, she graduated from the SWPS University, with the master's degree in the cultural studies. [2]

Career

As a child, she was a member of the performing group with singer Majka Jeżowska. [3] In 1995 and 1996 she appeared in the TVP1 children's show Ziarno , and from 1997 to 1998, in children's and youth show 5-10-15 . [4]

From 1999 to 2009, she has portrayed Eliza, one of main characters in the Polsat television series Rodzina zastępcza . She also had minor roles in television series such as Niania (2008), Off the Stretcher (2008), Teraz albo nigdy! (2009), The Ranch (2012), Na krawędzi (2013), Family.pl (2016), and Father Matthew (2018). She also had several major recurring roles in television series such as Barwy szczęścia (2013–2017), Leśniczówka (2018–2021), Na Wspólnej (2021–2023), and First Love (2022–2023). [5]

In 2008, together with a figure dancer Sławomir Borowiecki, she won in the TVP2 talent show Gwiazdy tańczą na lodzie . She also participated in the talent show Jak oni śpiewają , and the game show Fort Boyard [1] in 2009, she participated in the Polish preselections to the Eurovision Song Contest, in which she sung "All My Life" in a duet with Marco Bocchino. [6] In 2010, she participated in the talent show Dancing with the Stars. Taniec z gwiazdami [7] [8]

In 2016, she won in the talent show Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo [9] In 2019, she was one of the jurors in the talent show Śpiewajmy razem. All Together Now , and a host of the game show Ninja Warrior Polska . [10] [11] In 2020, she participated in the talent show Star Voice. Gwiazdy mają głos . [12] [13]

She also works as a model and a fashion designer. [14] [15]

Private life

She has two children together with basketball player Krzysztof Białkowski, a son born in 2015 and a daughter born in 2021. [16] [17]

She was brought up as in the Roman Catholic faith, and she declares herself as a Christian, without affiliation to a particular faction. [18]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012Dead ChildrenGosiaShort film [5]
Panienki z Park AvenueEwa
2019 Fighter Agata
Raz, jeszcze raz Ewelina
2023 Skołowani Airport hostess

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1995–1996 Ziarno Herself [5]
1997–1999 5-10-15
1999–2009 Rodzina zastępcza ElizaMain role; 306 episodes
2005 Rozmowy w toku Herself (guest)Talk show; 1 episode
2008 Niania ZoyaEpisode: "Zoya, córka Frani" (no. 97)
Off the Stretcher Tola WajdorEpisode: "Materiał na panią doktor" (no. 163)
Gwiazdy tańczą na lodzie Herself (contestant)Talent show
Jak oni śpiewają
2009 Teraz albo nigdy! Franka Drabczyk12 episodes
2010 Dancing with the Stars. Taniec z gwiazdami Herself (contestant)Talent show
Królowie Densfloru
2012 The Ranch MarysiaEpisode: "Tchnienie Las Vegas" (no. 76)
Operacja: StylówaHerself (host)
2013 Ekipa na swoim Reality show
Na krawędzi Bayo Akijame4 episodes
2013–2017 Barwy szczęścia Liliana GóreckaRecurring role; 50 episodes
2016 Family.pl Aleksandra WielopolskaEpisode: "Boskie życie" (no. 180)
Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo Herself (contestant)Talent show
2018 Father Matthew Monika LinekerEpisode: "Tajemnica chemika" (no. 261)
Big Music Quiz Herself (contestant)Game show; episode no. 3
2018–2021 Leśniczówka Patrycja Blechacz48 episodes
2018–2023 Jaka to melodia? Herself (guest singer)Game show
2019 Miłość na zakręcie Ewa28 episodes
Śpiewajmy razem. All Together Now Herself (juror)Talent show
Ninja Warrior Polska Herself (host)Game show
2020 Star Voice. Gwiazdy mają głos Herself (contestant)Talent show
Anything Goes. Ale Jazda Game show
2021 Sexify Expo presenterEpisode no. 4
Komisarz Mama EmiliaEpisode no. 6
EklerSister BonfiliaWeb series; 4 episodes
2021–2023 Na Wspólnej Magda Rosiak24 episodes
2022–2023 First Love Melisa36 episodes
2023 Lombard. Życie pod zastaw Kalina

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