Paloma Kwiatkowski | |
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Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | May 29, 1994
Education | Canadian Improv Games |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2012–present |
Paloma Kwiatkowski (born May 29, 1994) is a Canadian film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Thalia Grace in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) and Cody in Bates Motel. She also received four Leo Award nominations and won once in 2018.
Kwiatkowski was born in Vancouver. She lives in Burnaby, British Columbia. [1] Her parents moved to Canada from Poland. [1] As a high school student at Templeton Secondary School, Kwiatkowski took part in theatre, improv, and film-making. [2] She was captain of the improv team which competed in the Canadian Improv Games and received a scholarship to an acting program. [2] [3] Having graduated from high school in 2012, she was accepted into Simon Fraser University's film program but decided to defer her enrollment. [1]
In April 2012, it was announced that Kwiatkowski had been cast as the demi-god Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013). [3] Her portrayal was met with mixed reviews mostly due to the fact she had a small role. Kwiatkowski plays a main role in Sitting on the Edge of Marlene, a 2014 film adaptation of a young adult book by Canadian author Billie Livingston. [4] In August 2013, she was cast in the recurring role of Cody Brennan in the second season of Bates Motel. [5] In May 2014, she joined the cast of an indie film, Who's Driving Doug . [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Whatever it Takes | Tiffany | Short film |
2013 | Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | Thalia Grace | |
Cheat | Madeleine Charbonneau | ||
2014 | Sitting on the Edge of Marlene | Sammie Bell | |
2015 | The Mary Alice Brandon File | Mary Alice Brandon | Short film |
2016 | Who's Driving Doug | Stephanie | |
2017 | The Christmas Calendar | Chey | |
2018 | The Professor | Student | |
2019 | Riot Girls | Scratch | |
Multiverse [7] | Loretta | also known as Entangled | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Bates Motel | Cody Brennan | 6 episodes |
2015 | Wuthering High School | Cathy Earnshaw | Television film |
2016 | Motive | Sadie Novak | Episode: "The Score" |
L'instinct d'une mère | Emily Yates | Television film | |
Supernatural | Magda Peterson | Episode: "American Nightmare" | |
2017 | Garage Sale Mystery: A Case of Murder | Deb Macbeth | Television film |
The Christmas Calendar | Chey | Canadian TV film | |
Travelers | Abigail Paris | Episode: "11:27" | |
Christmas Princess | Chloe | Television film | |
2019 | Unspeakable | Elizabeth Darby Stephens | 4 episodes |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs |
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2014 | 16th Leo Awards | Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture | Sitting on the Edge of Marlene | Nominated | [8] |
2018 | 20th Leo Awards | Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Television Movie | The Christmas Calendar | Won | [9] |
2019 | 21st Leo Awards | Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Unspeakable (episode: "Intent") | Nominated | [10] |
2020 | 22nd Leo Awards | Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture | Nominated | [11] | |
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