Agata Bronisława Buzek (born 20 September 1976) is a Polish actress and model. She began her career appearing in films The Ballad of the Windshield Washers (1998), The Gateway of Europe (1999), The Hexer (2001) and The Revenge (2002), receiving Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination for latter.
Buzek received Polish Academy Award for Best Actress and Shooting Stars Award for her role in the 2009 comedy-drama film, Reverse. She won her second Polish Academy Award for Best Actress for performance in the 2021 comedy-drama film, My Wonderful Life. Buzek starred in a various internationally-produced films, such as Nightwatching (2007), Hummingbird (2013), The Innocents (2016), High Life (2018), After Blue (2021) and Dovbush (2023).
Early life Buzek, the daughter of Polish politician, former Prime Minister of Poland and President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek, was born in Pyskowice in Gliwice County, Poland. At an early age she had poliomyelitis and was treated in Germany. After studying at a theatre academy in Warsaw, she went to Paris where she worked as a model.
Career Buzek made her screen debut appearing in the 1998 Italian drama film The Ballad of the Windshield Washers and the following year co-starred opposite Kinga Preis and Alicja Bachleda-Curuś in the historical drama film, The Gateway of Europe. She appeared in the 2001 fantasy film The Hexer and reprised her role in the television series the following year. In 2002 she appeared in the comedy film The Revenge, directed by Andrzej Wajda. She guest-starred in the German television series Tatort and Polizeiruf 110, and co-starred in the drama film, Within the Whirlwind (2009).
In 2009, Buzek received Shooting Stars Award at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival for her performance in the comedy-drama film, Reverse. The film and her performance was well-received by international critics. She also received Polish Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and the Polish Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2013 she made her American film debut starring opposite Jason Statham in the action crime drama Hummingbird. She starred in Polish films Fotograf (2014), Performer (2015) and 11 Minutes (2015).
In 2016, Buzek starred alongside Lou de Laâge and Agata Kulesza in the drama film The Innocents receiving Polish Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She received another Best Supporting Actress nomination for performance in A Coach's Daughter (2018). In 2018 she co-starred in the science fiction horror film High Life directed by Claire Denis. She later appeared in the Polish crime drama Dark, Almost Night (2019), a French romantic comedy White as Snow (2019), the German thriller Sleep (2020), the Latvian drama The Pit (2020), the Polish Netflix drama Erotica 2022 (2020), and the French drama Dune Dreams (2021). In 2021 she won her second Polish Academy Award for Best Actress for performance in the comedy-drama film, My Wonderful Life. In 2022 she starred in the psychological drama film Illusion for Netflix. In 2023 she starred in the action fantasy film She Is Conann and the historical adventure film, Dovbush.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1998 Love Me and Do Whatever You Want Larysa Kwitkowska 1998 The Ballad of the Windshield Washers Justyna 1999 The Gateway of Europe Henrietta2001The Hexer Pavetta2002 The Supplement fashion model2002 The Revenge Klara RaptusiewiczównaNominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2006 Valerie Adamczyk2007Rys Rybik2007Nightwatching Titia Uylenburgh2009Within the Whirlwind Lena 2009 Reverse Sabina JankowskaPolish Academy Award for Best ActressShooting Stars Award at the 60th Berlin International Film FestivalPolish Film Festival Award for Best ActressZłota Kaczka Award for Best Actress2011Father, Son & Holy Cow Anna2011Lena Danka2012In a Bedroom Klaudia2013Hummingbird Sister Cristina2014 Foreign Body Katarzyna2014 Fotograf Kasia Przybylska2014Jeziorak Wilhelmina2015 11 Minutes Climber2015Performer Owner2016 The Innocents Sister MariaNominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2017The Man with the Magic Box Doctor2018A Coach's Daughter KamilaNominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2018Pearl Serena2018 High Life Nansen2019Dark, Almost Night Anna Lipiec2019White as Snow La femme slave2019I Am Lying Now Kai2020Sleep Trude2020 The Pit Smaida2020Erotica 2022 Mrs B 2021Dune Dreams Claudia2021After Blue Kate Bush2021My Wonderful Life Joanna LisieckaPolish Academy Award for Best Actress2022Illusion Hanna2023 Dovbush Yablonowska2023 She Is Conann Conann 45TBALeaving Eden Nadi Post-production
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