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MARTA KACZMAREK AWARDS AuCkland International Film Festival Winner - Best Actress Short Film Beast Equity Awards Winner - Outstanding PerformanCe by Rake an Ensemble Cast Drama Series Green Room Award Winner - Best Actress in Independent Cafe SCheherazade Theatre Vinnie Nominee - Best Actress Happy Days Polish Government - Cavalier Cross Cultivating Polish Culture in Australia Awarded THEATRE Sami In Paradise Gita Belvoir Theatre/Dir: Eamon FlaCk Thérèse Raquin Madame Raquin CritiCal Stages/Dir: Gary Abrahams UnCle Vanya Marina Red StitCh ACtors Theatre/Dir: Nadia Tass The Honey Bees Joan Red StitCh ACtors Theatre Roza Roza PolArt 2015 & Tadaria Studio Before I Fell Asleep Narrator AuspiCious Arts ProjeCts Therese Raquin Madame Raquin Theatre Works Songs for Europe Sonja Melbourne Fringe/Dir: Lucas Testro Before I Fell Asleep Narrator AuspiCious Arts ProjeCts Cafe SCheherazade Masha fortyfivedownstairs Home Nikky, Zelijka, ViCky, Marta Perth Int Arts Festival Happy Days Vinnie S BeCkett Tadaria Studio Bred Trap Yannena BlaCk Swan Theatre Co. Milk & Honey Aunt Hilda Perth Theatre Co. Tango Elenora Shadow Industry Waiting For Godot Estragon BlaCk Swan Theatre Co. Hunting CoCkroaChes Anka Theatre ZART Barbakan VoCalist & Songwriter Barbakan ResidenCy (4 years) Night Story TruCk Driver Theatre ZART Ivona PrinCess of Burgundy Queen Margaret Theatre ZART EnChanted Night Girl Theatre ZART Out At Sea Thin Theatre ZART Idiot Aglaya Poland War and PeaCe Natasha Poland Twelfth Night Viola Poland Lysistrata The Girl and the Female Aristophanes - Poland FILM Last Dance Mrs. Ruben Horizon Films/Dir: David Pulbrook The Wedding Party NinoChka Dir: Amanda Jane Shine RaChell Helfgott Dir: SCott HiCks Justice Mrs. Rubinski Dir: Ron Elliott SHORT FILM Beast Sofie Dir: Chris Sferrazza The Last Time I Saw RiChard Nurse Dir: NiCholas Verso TELEVISION Jack Irish - Hell Bent Mrs Anja MiloviCh ABC Superwog Series 2 Mother In Law ABC Harrow Guest: Ruth Hoodlum ProduCtions Playing for Keeps Frederika Channel Ten How To Stay Married Tina Network 10 Rake (Series 3 - 5) ReCurring: Maria ABC TV GlitCh Registrar Perplexing New Reality 15 Studley Street, Abbotsford, VIC 3067 | P +61 3 9416 3047 | [email protected] Page 1 of 2 Other People's Problems (Web series) Dry Cleaner's Wife Seymour Films Wentworth (Series 2 - 5) Guest: Marge Plymouth/Marge Nowak Fremantle Media Newton's Law Zora Lazarenko ABC TV Trip For BisCuits Nana Bridie Robot Panther Mr and Mrs Murder Guest Lead: Malina Cheresniak Fremantle Media The Dr. Blake Mysteries Guest Lead: Romana Novak January Productions Tangle Guest Lead: PsyChiC Southern Star ProduCtions Offspring ReCurring: Sonja Southern Star ProduCtions Rush Helen Southern Star ProduCtions The CirCuit Lead: Ellie ZdybiCka SBS Underbelly Guest Lead: Odinea MiadniCh Channel 9 Streetsmartz Mrs MiloCiniC Channel 9 WildCat ReCurring: Dr Rawshark Network 10 Blue Heelers Mrs Kozinski Channel 7 Sweat Marta Network 10 COMMERCIALS iSeleCt "Deaf Man" Estelle FinCh iSeleCt Estelle FinCh Momentum Energy Lucia Goodoil Films Celebrate The Film Industry Nana Film ViCtoria/The Otto Empire VOICE AntarCtiCa Narrator ABC Radio TRAINING DireCtor & LeCturer - Theatre ProduCtion 4yrs Edith Cowan University, Perth Graduated with DistinCtion 4yrs Ludwik Solski ACademy for the DramatiC Arts, Poland 15 Studley Street, Abbotsford, VIC 3067 | P +61 3 9416 3047 | [email protected] Page 2 of 2 .

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MARTA KACZMAREK AWARDS AucklAnd InternAtionAl Film FestivAl Winner - Best Actress Short Film BeAst Equity AwArds Winner - OutstAnding PerFormAnce by Rake an Ensemble Cast Drama Series Green Room AwArd Winner - Best Actress in Independent CaFe ScheherAzAde TheAtre Vinnie Nominee - Best Actress Happy Days Polish Government - CavAlier Cross CultivAting Polish Culture in AustrAliA AwArded THEATRE Sami In ParAdise GitA Belvoir TheAtre/Dir: Eamon FlAck Thérèse RAQuin MadAme RAQuin CriticAl StAges/Dir: GAry AbrAhAms Uncle VAnyA MarinA Red Stitch Actors TheAtre/Dir: NAdiA Tass The Honey Bees JoAn Red Stitch Actors TheAtre RozA RozA PolArt 2015 & TAdAriA Studio BeFore I Fell Asleep NarrAtor Auspicious Arts Projects Therese RAQuin MadAme RAQuin TheAtre Works Songs For Europe SonjA Melbourne Fringe/Dir: LucAs Testro BeFore I Fell Asleep NarrAtor Auspicious Arts Projects CaFe ScheherAzAde MashA fortyfivedownstairs Home Nikky, ZelijkA, Vicky, MArtA Perth Int Arts FestivAl Happy Days Vinnie S Beckett TAdAriA Studio Bred TrAp YannenA BlAck SwAn TheAtre Co. Milk & Honey Aunt HildA Perth TheAtre Co. Tango ElenorA ShAdow Industry Waiting For Godot EstrAgon BlAck SwAn TheAtre Co. Hunting CockroAches AnkA TheAtre ZART BarbAkAn VocAlist & Songwriter BarbAkAn Residency (4 yeArs) Night Story Truck Driver TheAtre ZART IvonA Princess of Burgundy Queen MArgAret TheAtre ZART EnchAnted Night Girl TheAtre ZART Out At SeA Thin TheAtre ZART Idiot AglAyA PolAnd War And PeAce NatAshA PolAnd TwelFth Night ViolA PolAnd LysistratA The Girl And the FemAle AristophAnes -
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MARTA KACZMAREK Marta has recently toured a self devised one woman show in Polish entitled Roza. Her stage work is always welcomed with strong reviews, including her recent work in The Honey Bees for Red Stitch, Therese Raquin for Theatreworks and fortyfivedownstairs’ production of Cafe Scheherazade for which she won a Green Room Award for Best Actress in Independent Theatre. Marta's TV credits include Mr. & Mrs. Murder, The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Underbelly, Offspring, Rush, Trip for Biscuits, recurring roles on Rake and Wentworth and main cast in The Circuit for SBS. In 2015 the cast of Rake received the the Equity Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama series. Film work includes Scott Hick's award winning feature Shine opposite Geoffrey Rush, The Wedding Party and Last Dance. Marta Kaczmarek graduated from the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Krakow, Poland. Her stage debut as Natasha in Dostoyevsky’s War and Peace has been followed by stage roles such as Aglaya in Idiot, Viola in Twelfth Night, Estragon in Waiting for Godot and Vinnie in Happy Days. For 25 years Marta lived in Perth where she co-founded the iconic Theatre Zart and her book of poems, ‘Ziemia Przybrana (Adopted Earth)’, was published. Following her daughter, Marta has made Melbourne home, directing community projects and Mrozek’s ‘Serenade’ for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. She has been closely involved in a cultural life of the Polish Community in Australia and was awarded a Cavalier Cross by the Polish Government for her longstanding efforts in the cultivation of Polish culture in Australia (2004).
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MARTA KACZMAREK Marta has recently toured a self devised one woman show in Polish entitled Roza. Her stage work is always welcomed with strong reviews, including her work in Uncle Vanya and The Honey Bees for Red Stitch, Therese Raquin for Theatreworks and fortyfivedownstairs’ production of Cafe Scheherazade for which she won a Green Room Award for Best Actress in Independent Theatre. Marta's TV credits include Glitch, Newton's Law, Mr. & Mrs. Murder, The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Underbelly, Offspring, Rush, Trip for Biscuits, recurring roles on Rake and Wentworth and main cast in The Circuit for SBS. In 2015 as a cast member of Rake, Marta received the Equity Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. In 2017 Marta starred in the short film Beast which won Best Australian Film at the Flickerfest International Film Festival. Film work includes Scott Hick's award winning feature Shine opposite Geoffrey Rush, The Wedding Party and Last Dance. Marta graduated from the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Krakow, Poland. Her stage debut as Natasha in Dostoyevsky’s War and Peace has been followed by stage roles such as Aglaya in Idiot, Viola in Twelfth Night, Estragon in Waiting for Godot and Vinnie in Happy Days. For 25 years Marta lived in Perth where she co-founded the iconic Theatre Zart and her book of poems, ‘Ziemia Przybrana (Adopted Earth)’, was published. Marta was a vocalist and a founder of an acoustic band Barbakan, performing her original songs at local venues, on TV and at the Perth International Arts Festival.
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Marta Kaczmarek
MARTA KACZMAREK Marta has recently toured a self devised one woman show in Polish entitled Roza. Her stage work is always welcomed with strong reviews, including her recent work in The Honey Bees for Red Stitch, Therese Raquin for Theatreworks and fortyfivedownstairs’ production of Cafe Scheherazade for which she won a Green Room Award for Best Actress in Independent Theatre. Marta's TV credits include Mr. & Mrs. Murder, The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Underbelly, Offspring, Rush, Trip for Biscuits, recurring roles on Rake and Wentworth and main cast in The Circuit for SBS. In 2015 as a cast member of Rake, Marta received the Equity Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Film work includes Scott Hick's award winning feature Shine opposite Geoffrey Rush, The Wedding Party and Last Dance. Marta Kaczmarek graduated from the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Krakow, Poland. Her stage debut as Natasha in Dostoyevsky’s War and Peace has been followed by stage roles such as Aglaya in Idiot, Viola in Twelfth Night, Estragon in Waiting for Godot and Vinnie in Happy Days. For 25 years Marta lived in Perth where she co-founded the iconic Theatre Zart and her book of poems, ‘Ziemia Przybrana (Adopted Earth)’, was published. Marta was a vocalist and a founder of an acoustic band Barbakan, performing her original songs at local venues, TV and at the Perth International Arts Festival. Following her daughter, Marta has made Melbourne home, directing community projects and Mrozek’s ‘Serenade’ for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. She has been closely involved in a cultural life of the Polish Community in Australia and was awarded a Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta by the Polish Government for her longstanding efforts in the cultivation of Polish culture in Australia (2004).
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