Agnieszka Grochowska (, born 31 December 1979) is a Polish film and theatre actress. She is a two-time recipient of Polish Film Awards having won the Polish Academy Award for Best Actress in 2013 and the Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2024.
Life
She was born on 31 December 1979 in Warsaw. She graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw in 2002. In 2003, she started working at the Studio Theatre in Warsaw.
She is the recipient of the 2007 Shooting Stars Award. For her role in Shameless (2012), she received the Polish Academy Award for Best Actress, while her performances in The Welts (2004), In Darkness (2011) and Walesa. Man of Hope (2013) earned her three additional nominations. Grochowska was also recognised as the Best Actress for her role in the Norwegian comedy film Upperdog (2009) at the Amanda Awards, and received Polish Film Festival Awards for Trzy minuty. 21:37 (2011) and Obce niebo (2015). She was nominated for the Kanon Award, awarded at the Kosmorama International Film Festival in Trondheim. Her other notable roles include Julia in Just Love Me (2006) and Joanna in Expecting Love (2008). She had a supporting role in the 2018 musical drama Teen Spirit where she played the mother of Elle Fanning's character, Marla.
Grochowska was honoured with the Gold Cross of Merit and the Bronze Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis by the Polish government for her contributions to Polish culture.
Since July 2004, she has been married to director Dariusz Gajewski. In 2012 their first son was born — Władysław, and in 2016 the second — Henryk.
Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 2004 En Route Kazia 2004 The Welts Tania Nominated—Polish Academy Award for Best ActressNominated—Jameson People's Choice Award for Best ActressNominated—Golden Duck Award for Best Polish Actress 2005 Nina's Journey Nina Rajmic 2006 Just Love Me Julia 2006 We're All Christs Young Adaś Miauczyński's mother 2007 Ekipa Dorota Television series 2008 Expecting Love Joanna Malczyk 2009 Upperdog Maria Amanda Award for Best ActressNominated—The Kanon Award for Best Actress 2010 Beyond the Steppes Nina Ostend Film Festival Award for Best Actress 2011 Trzy minuty. 21:37 Language teacher Polish Film Festival Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated—Zbigniew Cybulski Award 2011 Nie opuszczaj mnie Joanna Rolska Nominated—Zbigniew Cybulski Award 2011 80 Million Anka 2011 In Darkness Klara Keller Polish Film Festival Award for Best ActressNominated—Polish Academy Award for Best ActressNominated—Zbigniew Cybulski Award 2012 Shameless Anka Polish Academy Award for Best ActressNominated—Zbigniew Cybulski Award 2013 Walesa: Man of Hope Danuta Wałęsa Nominated—Polish Academy Award for Best Actress 2015 Child 44 Nina Andreyeva 2015 Obce niebo Basia Polish Film Festival Award for Best ActressBest Actress award in Polish Feature Film Competition at International Festival of Independent Cinema Off Camera 2015 Persona Non Grata Irina 2017 Polizeiruf 110 Anna Kowalska Television seriesEpisode: "Das Beste für mein Kind" 2018 Teen Spirit Marla 2019 Nielegalni Ewa Dębska Television series 2019 Sanctuary Dr Kowalska Television series7 episodes 2019–present Motyw Anna "Czarna" Czarnecka Television seriesMain cast 2020 My Wonderful Wanda Wanda 2020 The Woods Laura Goldsztajn MiniseriesMain cast2021Leave No Traces Grazyna Popiel2022How I Fell in Love with a Gangster Milena 'Czarna'2022Hold TightLaura Goldsztajn-Kopińska2023 Mother's Day Nina Nowak2023 Scarborn Maria Giżyńska 2024 Unpredictable Martyna 2024 Brat Agnieszka, mother of Dawid and Michał
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