Marianna Palka

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Marianna Palka
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Palka in 2019
Born
Marianna Bronislawa Barbara Palka

(1981-09-07) 7 September 1981 (age 42)
Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation(s)Actress, producer, director, screenwriter
Years active2001–present

Marianna Bronislawa Barbara Palka (born 7 September 1981) is a Scottish actress, producer, director, and writer. She is the writer, director and star of the film Good Dick , which screened at the Sundance Film Festival. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Palka was born to Polish immigrant parents in Glasgow, Scotland. At the age of 17, Palka moved to New York City to study at the Atlantic Theater Company. [2]

Career

Palka wrote, directed and starred in Good Dick , which competed in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. [5] The film also featured Jason Ritter, Martin Starr, Mark Webber, Charles Durning and Tom Arnold. The New York Times said the film "surmounts its indie-movie quirkiness with exceptional acting and a sincere belief in the salvation of its wounded characters". [1] Palka returned to 2010 Sundance Film Festival as a Juror with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. [6]

Palka appeared in Peter Mullan's Neds, Jeremiah Jones' Restive, Bryce Dallas Howard's When You Find Me, Nathan Sutton's Autumn Wanderer and Sylvia Sether's King of Norway. In 2014, Palka produced and was the subject of the HBO Lucy Walker documentary The Lion's Mouth Opens , which follows the process of Palka discovering she has inherited the genetic mutation that causes Huntington’s disease, and which was nominated for an Emmy Award and shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination. Palka made a cameo in the HBO series Girls as Jessa's (Jemima Kirke) sister. As of 2017, Palka appears as Reggie 'Vicky the Viking' Walsh in the Netflix series G.L.O.W .

Palka wrote, directed and starred in Bitch , based on a true story from Scottish doctor R.D. Laing of a mother acting like a dog after a psychotic break. The film made its round in film festivals around the world, after its world premiere at 2017 Sundance Film Festival. [7] In 2017, Palka directed the feature film EGG starring Christina Hendricks, Alysia Reiner and Anna Camp and produced by Michele Ganeless. [8]

Theatre

In 2010, Palka performed in Love, Loss, and What I Wore at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. In 2012, she was in The Ensemble Theater in Santa Barbara, California, reading of The Good Soldier. She appeared in Martin McDonagh's The Lonesome West at the Actor's Gang Theatre, Los Angeles, and in Conor McPherson's Dublin Carol at the Ensemble Theatre Company.

Personal life

Palka was in a relationship with Jason Ritter from 1999 to 2013. [9]

Awards

Filmography

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Actor
Theater

Sources

  1. 1 2 Catsoulis, Jeannette (16 October 2008). "A Standoff Between Longing and Denial". The New York Times .
  2. 1 2 3 4 Dawson, Nick (10 October 2008). "Director Interviews: Marianna Palka, Good Dick". Filmmaker .
  3. 1 2 Olsen, Mark (15 October 2008). "To the store for film idea". Los Angeles Times .
  4. Chocano, Carina (10 October 2008). "Odd premise but a sweet tale". Los Angeles Times .
  5. Dawson, Nick. "Marianna Palka, Good Dick | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  6. 1 2 Addicott, Brooks (31 January 2010). "2010 Sundance Film Festival Announces Awards" (Press release). Sundance Film Festival .
  7. Lodge, Guy (27 January 2017). "Film Review: 'Bitch'". Variety. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  8. McNary, Dave (17 July 2017). "Christina Hendricks, Alysia Reiner, Anna Camp Join Comedy 'Egg'". Variety. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  9. https://www.papermag.com/la-is-for-lovers-jason-ritter-marianna-palka-1425511987.html
  10. Howard, Bryce Dallas (2006). "2006 Glamour Reel Moments: Orchids". Glamour .
  11. Garcia, Nyle Cavazos (2009). "BETTY FILE 43 (part 1 of 3)". Nyle Cavazos Garcia.
  12. Brandes, Philip (18 April 2006). "Aging failure worth visiting in 'Dublin'". Los Angeles Times .

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