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Marta Kaczmarek | |
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| Born | 24 April 1955 Krasnystaw, Poland |
| Citizenship | Poland, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, director |
| Years active | 1976-present |
| Children | 1 |
Marta Kaczmarek is a Polish-Australian theatre, television and film actress.
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Marta Kaczmarek | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 April 1955 Krasnystaw, Poland |
| Citizenship | Poland, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, director |
| Years active | 1976-present |
| Children | 1 |
Marta Kaczmarek is a Polish-Australian theatre, television and film actress.
Kaczmarek was born in Krasnystaw, Poland, and trained at the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Krakow. She moved to Perth, Western Australia, with her husband and daughter in the 1980s before moving to Melbourne in 2007. [1]
After a career in theatre, Kaczmarek's first Australian film role was opposite Geoffrey Rush in Shine . [2] [ better source needed ]
Kaczmarek has had guest roles in numerous Australian television series as well as recurring roles in Wild Kat, Offspring , Rake and Wentworth . [3]
Between 2007 and 2010, she played the lead role of Ellie Zdybicka in the SBS drama The Circuit alongside Gary Sweet and Aaron Pedersen.
Kaczmarek arrived in Perth in the 1980s and worked as a dancer, waitress, real estate agent, actor, director and lecturer at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Her book of poems, Ziemia Przybrana(Adopted Earth), was published in 2004.
Following her daughter Kasia Kaczmarek, Marta moved to Melbourne in 2007, directing community projects in Glenroy and Albion as well as a production for the 2010 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[ citation needed ]
In 2004, Kaczmarek was awarded a Cavalier's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland by the Polish government for her longstanding efforts in the cultivation of Polish culture in Australia. [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Shine | Rachel | |
| 1996 | Sweat | Mart | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Blue Heelers | Ivana | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Justice | Mrs. Rubinski | |
| 2001 | Wild Kat | Lydia Raushark | 13 episodes |
| 2007-10 | The Circuit | Ellie Zdybicka | 12 episodes |
| 2008 | Underbelly (TV series) | Odinea Mladenich | 1 epiosde |
| 2009 | Rush | Helen | 1 episode |
| 2010 | The Wedding Party | Russian Woman | |
| Tangle | Psychic | 1 episode | |
| Offspring (TV series) | Sonja | 7 episodes | |
| 2012 | Last Dance | Mrs. Ruben | |
| 2013 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Klara Krol | 1 episode |
| Mr & Mrs Murder | Malina Cheresniak | 1 episode | |
| The Last Time I Saw Richard | Nurse | Short | |
| 2014–2018 | Rake [6] | Maria Vargas | 12 episodes |
| 2017 | Beast | Sophie | Short |
| Newton's Law | Zora | 1 episode | |
| Trip for Biscuits | Nana | 1 episode | |
| Glitch (Australian TV series) | Registrar | 1 episode | |
| 2014-2017 | Wentworth | Marge Nowak | 7 episodes |
| 2018 | How to Stay Married | Tina | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Playing for Keeps (TV series) | Ferderikia | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Harrow | Ruth Kovacs | Series 3 episode 2 |
| 2021 | Jack Irish | Anja | 2 episodes |
| SuperWog | Mother in Law | 2 episodes | |
| 2023 | North Shore | Neighbour | 1 episode |
| 2024 | Human Error | Deaconess Naomi | |
| 2024 | Ricky Stanicky | Mimi Jacobs | |
| 202? | Windcatcher | Lou |
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