Barbara Kurdej-Szatan

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Barbara Kurdej-Szatan
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Kurdej-Szatan in 2022
Born
Barbara Dominika Kurdej

(1985-07-22) 22 July 1985 (age 39)
Opole, Poland
Education National Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupations
  • Actress
  • TV presenter
  • Singer

Barbara Dominika Kurdej-Szatan (born 22 August 1985) is a Polish stage, film, and television actress, singer, and television presenter.

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Biography

Barbara Kurdej-Szatan was born on 22 August 1985 in Opole, Poland. [1] [2] She is the daughter of Janusz Kurdej and Eliza Wyszomirska-Kurdej, and has a sister Katarzyna Kurdej, who is also an actress. Her maternal grandfather was writer and poet Bogumił Wyszomirski. [1]

As a child she sung for seven years in the choir Cantores Opolienses "Legenda", with which she performed in numerous national and international contests. She also attended Andrzej Głowacki's acting classes, as well as musical school for two years, where she played violin. Later she performed in the Opelskien Studio Piosenki (Opole Song Studio) and in the Opole Gospel Choir, with which she took part in concerts such as the Opole National Festival of Polish Song. [3] In 2009, she graduated in acting from the National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków. While studying, she sung in the music group Marsels. [4] [2]

From 2008 to 2010, she performed in the New Theatre in Poznań, and since then, in the 6th Floor Theatre in Warsaw. In 2012, she begin performing in the Roma Musical Theatre. [5] [6] Additionally she appeared in television series such as Plebania (2006), Two Sides of the Coin (2006), Na dobre i na złe (2011), The Clan (2011), Barwy szczęścia (2012–2013), and First Love (2014), as well as in feature films Enen (2009), and Ciacho (2010). [2] In 2012, she competed together with band Soul City in the TVN talent show X Factor . [7] [8]

She achieved a nation-wide recognizability, though her appearances in series of commercials of Play cellular network company, aired from 2013 to 2022. There she portrayed a store salesperson together with Maciej Łagodziński. [9] [10]

She portrayed the main role in a 2014 romantic comady film Dzień dobry, kocham cię! , for which she also recorded the theme song together with Liber. [11] From 2014 to 2021, she also played Joanna Chodakowska, one of main characters in TVP2 soap opera television series L for Love . [12] In 2014, she also begun working with Polish Television, for which she hosted or co-hosted shows such as: Kocham cię, Polsko! (2016–2018), The Voice of Poland (2016–2018), The Voice Kids (2018–2019), and Dance Dance Dance (2019). [13] [14] [15] [16] Additionally, in 2014, she co-hosted the 51st Opole National Festival of Polish Song, and the concert Sabat Czarownic in Kielce. [17] In 2019, she stopped working with the Polish Television, which was unofficially speculated to be related to her participation in anti-government protests, and her endorment of Rafał Trzaskowski, an opposition candidate in the 2020 presidential election. [18] [19]

Since 2015, she performs in the Kraków Variété Theatre. [6] [20] She portrayed Jadźka Zarówna in 2015 film Wkręceni 2 , and Andżela in 2017 film Things That You Don't Know About Men . [21] [22] Between 2017 and 2020, she played Maria Biernacka, one of main characters in Polsat television series W rytmie serca , and in 2018, she played secondary character of Weronika in film Being Unlucky Is Not a Sin , and Kasia in Narzeczonym na niby . [23] [24] [25] Additionally, she and her her husband Rafał Szatan appeared in Polsat talk show The Story of My Life. Historia naszego życia , and in 2019, she was a contestant in talent show Dancing with the Stars. Taniec z gwiazdami , and co-hosted constert Przebojowe Opole. Jedziemy na wakacje, which aired on Polsat. [26] [27] [28] During COVID-19 pandemic, she took part in series of online concerts streamed on Instagram, as well as in online campaign focused on reading farytales to children. She also formed band MaKuSza with her family, incluiding her husband, and her sister. [29] [30] In 2021, she participated in a Polsat talent show Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo in 2021. [31]

On 4 November 2021, during the border crisis on Belarus–Poland border, she has posted a few-minutes-long recording of uniformed officers, most likely of the Polish Border Guard, wrestling with mothers holding children in their arms. In the background could be heard screams and children crying. Kurdej-Szatan has left an emotion-fueled comment, which included vulgar language, criticising the officers. Her comments, such as calling the officers the "machines without hearts and brains" or "murderes", has stirred a controversy. On 6 November 2021, she has posted an apology for her "voulgar and inappropriate language" used in her statesments. [32] [33] [34] On 9 November 2021, Jacek Kurski, chairperson of the Polish Television, has informed of her firing from the network. [35] The public prosecutor's office have begun an investigation, charging her with insulting the officers of the Border Guard in May 2022. [32] [36] In December 2022, the regional court in Pruszków, had dismissed the case due to the lack of elements of a criminal offence. [37] Following this, the public prosecutor's office had filed a complain regardings the court processings, and in February 2023, the district court in Warsaw had dismissed the case. [38]

In 2022, she participated in a Polsat talent show Mask Singer, and co-hosted TTV show Project Cupid, and Zoom TV show Poranny rogal. [39] [40] [41] She also took part in advertising campaign of online newspaper Wyborcza.pl , and played one of main roles in Polsat television series Domek na szczęście. [42] [43]

In March 2022, she has founded a charity foundation Z Porywu Serca, aimed at helping refugees of the Russo-Ukrainian War, and those crossing the Poland-Belarus border. [44] In 2023, she had main roles in two romantic comedy films, Miłość ma cztery łapy and Tips for Cheating 2 . In 2024, she competed in a Polsat talent show Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo. Najlepsi! , and co-hosted a TVP2 entertainment show Cudowne lata. [45] [46] [47] On 26 October 2024, she co-hosted a TVP1 charity concert for the victims of the Central European floods. [48]

Private life

In 2011, she married actor and singer Rafał Szatan  [ pl ]. [49] Together they have two children, Hanna (born 2012), and Henryk (born 2020). [50] [51]

Stage credits

YearTitleRoleDirectorTheatre
2008 The Trial LeniWojciech Kościelniak National Academy of Theatre Arts (Kraków)
A Midsummer Night's Dream Helena Wojciech KościelniakNational Academy of Theatre Arts (Kraków)
2010The LobotomobileMrs. NashJanusz Wiśniewski New Theatre (Poznań)
W sobotę o ósmejZoeMariusz PuchalskiNew Theatre (Poznań)
Mary StuartSecond voiceWaldemar ZawodzińskiNew Theatre (Poznań)
2012 Singin' in the Rain Lina LamontWojciech Kępczyński Roma Musical Theatre (Warsaw)
2015 Legally Blonde Elle WoodJanusz Józefowicz Kraków Variété Theatre (Kraków)
2016Miłość w SaybrookSandyEugeniusz Korin 6th Floor Theatre (Warsaw)
2017 Chicago Roxie Hart Wojciech KościelniakKraków Variété Theatre (Warsaw)

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006IskraShort film
2009 Enen IwonaFeature film
2010 Ciacho ReceptionistFeature film
2014 Dzień dobry, kocham cię! Basia MazurekFeature film
2015 Wkręceni 2 Jadźka ZarównaFeature film
2017 Things That You Don't Know About Men AndżelaFeature film
2018 Narzeczony na niby KasiaFeature film
Unlucky Is Not a Sin WeronikaFeature film
2020 Swingers SylwiaFeature film
2022 Love on the Front Page HerselfFeature film
2023 Miłość ma cztery łapy JowitaFeature film
Tips for Cheating 2 GosiaFeature film

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Plebania Iwona2 episodes
Two Sides of the Coin NurseEpisode no. 14
2007 I kto tu rządzi? NataszaEpisode: "Czerwony smok" (no. 12)
2011 The Clan Anita Sochacka3 episodes
Na dobre i na złe HalinkaEpisode: "Śmiertelnie zakochani" (no. 451)
Usta usta Woman in a hotelEpisode no. 33
2012–2013 Barwy szczęścia Hairdresser's clinet2 episodes
2014 First Love Agnieszka Sikorska
2014–2021 L for Love Joanna Chodakowska62 episodes
2016Wielkie teorie DarwinaHerselfEpisode no. 3
Wmiksowani.plSabina Piorun-Drągalska3 episodes
2017–2020 W rytmie serca Maria Biernacka-Żmuda61 episodes
2019 Father Matthew Sylwia LehmanEpisode: "Nieboszczyk na plebanii" (no. 273)
Mały Grand HotelHotel guestEpisode no. 4
2021Świat pełen niespodzianekBasiaTelevision special
2022Domek na szczęścieMarianna Bondarek20 episodes
Mecenas Porada Berenika GajdaEpisode: "Super szewc"

Television programes

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016–2018 Kocham cię, Polsko! HostGame show
The Voice of Poland HostTalent show
2018 The Story of My Life. Historia naszego życia GuestTalk show
2018–2019 The Voice Kids HostTalent show
2019 Dance Dance Dance HostTalent show
Dancing with the Stars. Taniec z gwiazdami ContestantTalent show
2021, 2023 Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo ContestantTalent show
2022 Mask Singer ContestantTalent show
Poranny rogalHostTalk show
Project CupidHostGame show
2023 Cudowne lataHostGame show

Polish-language dubbing

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Maleficent Thistlewit Feature film
2016 Barbie: Star Light Adventure Barbie (singing voice)Feature film
Zootopia Dawn BellwetheFeature film
2017 My Little Pony: The Movie Captain CelaenoFeature film
2019 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil ThistlewitFeature film
2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy Lola Bunny Feature film

Awards

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2013 TVN Turbo PlebisciteWoman of the Year—Nominated [52]
2015 Snake Award Worst Actress Dzień dobry, kocham cię! Won [53]
Telekamery Best Actress—Won [54]
2016 Snake Award Worst Actress Wkręceni 2 Nominated [55]
Telekamery Best Actress—Won [56]
2017 Telekamery Best Actress—Won [57]
2018 Telekamery Złota Telekamera—Won [58]
2019 Snake Award Worst Actress Unlucky Is Not a Sin Nominated [59]
Gwiazdy Plejady Best Style—Won [60]

References

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  12. ↑ "Jacek Kurski wyrzuca Barbarę Kurdej-Szatan z obsady 'M jak miłość', powodem jej wpis o Straży Granicznej". wirtualnemedia.pl (in Polish). 10 November 2021.
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  15. ↑ "The Voice Kids: premiera, trenerzy, prowadzący". radiozet.pl (in Polish). 21 August 2017.
  16. ↑ "Dance, dance, dance – jury i prowadzący. Kto jest gospodarzem tanecznego show?". eska.pl. 13 June 2019.
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  22. ↑ "'7 rzeczy, których nie wiecie o facetach': Czy widzowie się śmieją?". film.interia.pl (in Polish). 31 July 2016.
  23. ↑ "'W rytmie serca' to nowy serial Polsatu, w którym Barbara Kurdej-Szatan gra jedną z głównych ról. Wciela się w postać Marii Biernackiej. Zobaczcie zdjęcia aktorki w serialu!". kultura.onet.pl (in Polish). 23 August 2017.
  24. ↑ "'Pech to nie grzech': Maria Dębska, Barbara Kurdej-Szatan i Anna Dereszowska w nowej komedii romantycznej". kultura.onet.pl (in Polish). 16 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "Gwiazdy na premierze Narzeczony na niby. To będzie HIT [GALERIA]". se.pl (in Polish). 12 January 2018.
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  27. ↑ Kamila Glińska (23 November 2019). "'Taniec z gwiazdami 10'. Barbara Kurdej-Szatan była pewna, że wygra? Zdradziła, co zrobiłaby z nagrodą po zwycięstwie w 'Dancing with the stars'!" (in Polish).
  28. ↑ Grzegorz Dobek (24 June 2019). "Barbara Kurdej-Szatan poprowadzi koncert w Polsacie. Odcina się od TVP?". plejada.pl (in Polish).
  29. ↑ Barbara Kurdej-Szatan, Magdalena Bober: Jak to się stało? …i ile było w tym przypadku. Basia Kurdej-Szatan w rozmowie z Magdaleną Bober. Warsaw: Magdalena Tacik, 2021, pp. 201–202. ISBN 978-83-96-1010-2-0. (in Polish)
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  31. ↑ "Twoja Twarz Brzmi Znajomo 15 – uczestnicy Adam Zdrójkowski, Basia Kurdej-Szatan i kto jeszcze?". naekranie.pl (in Polish). 27 August 2021.
  32. 1 2 "Jest dochodzenie prokuratury po skandalicznych słowach Kurdej-Szatan". tvp.info (in Polish). 9 November 2021.
  33. ↑ "Barbara Kurdej-Szatan w ostrych słowach krytykuje Straż Graniczną. 'Maszyny bez serca i mózgu'". polsatnews.pl (in Polish). 6 November 2021.
  34. ↑ "Barbara Kurdej-Szatan żałuje jednego słowa. Ludzie piszą do niej: napluję ci w twarz". spidersweb.pl (in Polish). 24 November 2021.
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  39. ↑ "'Mask Singer'. Barbara Kurdej-Szatan zdemaskowana. 'Czułam się jak tajna agentka'". dziendobry.tvn.pl (in Polish). 10 April 2022.
  40. ↑ "Niepełnosprawni poszukają miłości w nowym programie 'Project Cupid'". wirtualnemedia.pl (in Polish). 13 October 2022.
  41. ↑ Michał Kurdupski (14 December 2022). "Koniec 'Porannego rogala' w Zoom TV. Program oglądało 5,7 tys. widzów". wirtualnemedia.pl (in Polish).
  42. ↑ "Barbara Kurdej-Szatan w świątecznej kampanii subskrypcji Wyborcza.pl". wirtualnemedia.pl (in Polish). 10 December 2022.
  43. ↑ "'Domek na szczęście', czyli podróż na polską wieś, która nie istnieje. Recenzja nowego serialu Polsat Box Go". wirtualnemedia.pl (in Polish). 15 January 2023.
  44. ↑ "Barbara Kurdej-Szatan założyła Fundację 'Z Porywu Serca'. Rusza z pomocą dla ludzi granicy". wirtualnemedia.pl (in Polish). 29 March 2022.
  45. ↑ ""Miłość ma cztery łapy": Nowa kinowa produkcja Polsatu". film.interia.pl (in Polish). 14 October 2021.
  46. ↑ Łukasz Knapik (20 October 2023). "'Porady na zdrady 2' z Kurdej-Szatan w VOD". satkurier.pl (in Polish).
  47. ↑ "Piotr Gąsowski jurorem 'Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo. Najlepsi'". wirtualnemedia.pl. 22 January 2024.
  48. ↑ "TVP 1 pokaże koncert charytatywny dla powodzian". press.pl (in Polish). 18 October 2024.
  49. ↑ "Rafał Szatan oświadczył się Basi po 5 miesiącach! Dlaczego tak szybko?". party.pl (in Polish). 21 August 2018.
  50. ↑ "'Blondynka z reklamy Play' – kim jest Barbara Kurdej-Szatan? Odkrywamy jej sekrety". kultura.onet.pl (in Polish). 17 October 2013.
  51. ↑ Sabina Obajtek (6 December 2024). "Barbara Kurdej-Szatan pokazała zdjęcie z synem. Henio patrzył prosto w obiektyw!". rmf.fm.
  52. ↑ "Agnieszka Chylińska została Kobietą Roku". fakt.pl. 16 December 2013.
  53. ↑ Przemysław Dobrzyński (2 April 2015). "Węże 2015: Pełna lista nagrodzonych. Zanussi triumfuje". film.wp.pl (in Polish).
  54. ↑ "Laureaci 2015". telekamery.pl (in Polish).
  55. ↑ "Węże 2016: Nominacje do "nagród" dla najgorszych polskich filmów". wyborcza.pl (in Polish). 3 March 2016.
  56. ↑ "Laureaci 2016". telekamery.pl (in Polish).
  57. ↑ "Laureaci 2017". telekamery.pl (in Polish).
  58. ↑ "Złote Telekamery Tele Tygodnia". telekamery.pl (in Polish).
  59. ↑ "Nominacje do Węży 2019: 'Pech to nie grzech', 'Serce nie sługa' i... Daniel Olbrychski". pudelek.pl (in Polish). 28 February 2019.
  60. ↑ "Gwiazdy Plejady rozdane! Kto triumfował w tym roku?". fakt.pl (in Polish). 20 May 2019.
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