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MARTA KACZMAREK Eyes: Hazel/Green Hair: Dark Brown Height: 1.63 Playing Age: 50-70 AWARDS 2015 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast Drama Series: RAKE Winner Equity Awards 2012 Best Actress in Independent Theatre: Cafe Scheherazade Winner Green Room Award 2012 Best Actress: Happy Days Nominee Vinnie 2004 Cavalier Cross for cultivating Polish culture in Australia Awarded Polish Government TRAINING 2007 Director & Lecturer - Theatre Production 4yrs Edith Cowan University, Perth 1976 Graduated with Distinction 4yrs Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts, Poland FILM CREDITS 2015 Beast Sofie SF Dir: Chris Sferrazza 2012 The Last Time I Saw Richard Nurse SF Dir: Nicholas Verso 2011 Last Dance Mrs. Ruben Dir: David Pulbrook 2009 The Wedding Party Ninochka Dir: Amanda Jane 1996 Shine Rachell Helfgott Dir: Scott Hicks 1995 Justice Mrs. Rubinski Dir: Ron Elliott TELEVISION CREDITS 2016 Wentworth - Series 5 Guest: Marge Novak Fremantle Media 2016 Newton's Law Zora Lazarenko ABC TV 2016 Trip For Biscuits Nana Bridie Robot Panther 2016 Film Victoria Nana TVC 2016 ISELECT Estelle TVC 2015 Rake - Series 4 Recurring: Maria ABC TV 2013 Wentworth - Series 2 Guest: Marge Novak Fremantle Media 2013 Rake - Series 3 Recurring: Maria ABC TV 2012 Mr and Mrs Murder Guest Lead: Malina Cheresniak Fremantle Media 2012 The Dr. Blake Mysteries Guest Lead: Romana Novak January Productions 2010 Tangle - Series 2 Guest Lead: Psychic Southern Star Productions 2010 Offspring Recurring: Sonja Southern Star Productions 2009 Rush - Series 2 Helen Southern Star Prod 2008 The Circuit - Series 2 Lead: Ellie Zdybicka SBS 2007 Underbelly Guest Lead: Odinea Miadnich Channel 9 2006 The Circuit Lead: Ellie Zdybicka SBS 2005 Streetsmartz Mrs Milocinic Channel 9 2000 Wildcat Recurring: Dr Rawshark Network 10 1997 Blue Heelers Mrs Kozinski Channel 7 1996 Sweat Marta Network 10 STAGE CREDITS 2016 The Honey Bees Joan Red Stitch Actors Theatre 2015-16 Roza Roza PolArt 2015 & Tadaria Studio 2014 Before I Fell Asleep Narrator Auspicious Arts Projects 105 Rupert St Marta Kaczmarek 1 PO Box 1732 Collingwood 3066 P +61 3 9078 0678 F +61 3 9078 0900 E [email protected] 2014 Therese Raquin Madame Raquin Theatre Works 2013 Songs for Europe Sonja Dir: Lucas Testro 2013 Before I Fell Asleep Narrator Auspicious Arts Projects 2011 Cafe Scheherazade Masha fortyfivedownstairs 2007 Home Nikky, Zelijka, Vicky, Marta Perth Int Arts Festival 2002 Happy Days Vinnie S Beckett Tadaria Studio 1999 Bred Trap Yannena Black Swan Theatre Co. 1998 Milk & Honey Aunt Hilda Perth Theatre Co. 1998 Tango Elenora Shadow Industry 1994 Waiting For Godot Estragon Black Swan Theatre Co. 1992 Hunting Cockroaches Anka Theatre ZART 1992 Barbakan Vocalist & Songwriter Barbakan - 4 years 1990 Night Story Truck Driver Theatre ZART 1987 Ivona Princess of Burgundy Queen Margaret Theatre ZART 1984 Enchanted Night Girl Theatre ZART 1984 Out At Sea Thin Theatre ZART 1981 Idiot Aglaya Poland 1981 War and Peace Natasha Poland 1980 Twelfth Night Viola Poland 1980 Lysistrata The Girl and the Female Aristophanes - Poland VOICEOVER CREDITS 2014 Antarctica Narrator ABC Radio 105 Rupert St Marta Kaczmarek 2 PO Box 1732 Collingwood 3066 P +61 3 9078 0678 F +61 3 9078 0900 E [email protected].

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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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PARADISE Yalin Ozucelik Belvoir Presents SAMI in PARADISE Based on the Suicide by NIKOLAI ERDMAN Adapted by EAMON FLACK & the COMPANY Directed by EAMON FLACK
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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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