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Marta Kaczmarek MARTA KACZMAREK Eyes: Hazel/Green Hair: Dark Brown Height: 1.63 Playing Age: 52-68 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 Cherie 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 2013 Wentworth - Series 2 Guest: Marge Plymouth 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 2014 Before I Fell Asleep Narrator Auspicious Arts Projects 2014 Therese Raquin Madame Raquin Red Stitch Actors Theatre 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, Zeljka, Vicky, Marta Perth Int Arts Fesl 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 105 Rupert St Marta Kaczmarek 1 PO Box 1732 Collingwood 3066 P +61 3 9078 0678 F +61 3 9078 0900 E [email protected] 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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