Agnieszka Urszula Dygant (born 27 March 1973) is a Polish actress. She is a two-time Telecameras winner for Best Actress.
Biography
Dygant has a sister 17 years younger named Natalia. She attended high school at the in Warsaw. In her teenage years, she sang in the punk band Dekolt.
On 23 November 1997, Dygant made her theater debut. In 1998, she graduated from Łódź Film School and received the Łódź Voivode's award for the role of Julia in the play Letnica at the 16th Theater School Festival in Łódź, and won second prize at the 19th Stage Song Review in Wrocław, performing Agnieszka Osiecka's song "Sing-Sing" with Maciej Pawłowski's band. That same year, she made her television debut in Polsat's comedy mini-serial . She gained national fame for her roles as Maria "Mariola" Weiss-Korzycka in the TVP2 medical drama series Na dobre i na złe (2001–2009) and as Franciszka Zofia "Frania Maj" Skalska in TVN's comedy series Niania (2005–2009; Polish adaptation of CBS's The Nanny). She also has a minor role as Toruviel in the 2002 Polish television adaptation of The Witcher.
In 2000, she starred in the music video of the band Myslovitz, awarded with Fryderyk, "For You". In 2007, she became the second Polish star to advertise L'Oréal's Garnier brand products.
She received nine Telecameras nominations in the actress category, winning twice (2006, 2008) and placing second four times (2005, 2007, 2009, 2015).
In 2007, she received the Star of Smile at the VIII Festival of Good Humor in Gdańsk and two Golden Horseshoes at the Cieszyn Festival "Wakacyjne Kadry" for the best female role in a comedy series (Niania) and the best female role in a sensational series (Fala zbrodni).
Personal life Dygant was married to . She currently cohabits with the director and screenwriter Patrick Yoka, with whom she has a son, Xawery (born 2010).
In an interview with Gazeta Wyborcza in October 2022, Dygant declared herself to be a feminist and a supporter of the right to abortion.https://www.wysokieobcasy.pl/wysokie-obcasy/7,178360,29000675,nie-chce-miec-smutnego-zycia.html?disableRedirects=true
Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 1998 Farba Ola 2001–2009 Na dobre i na złe Mariola Regular role 2003–2007 Fala zbrodni Daria "Czarna" Westman Regular role 2005–2009 Niania Frania Maj Main character 2006 Just Love Me Agata 2011 Letters to Santa Karina Lisiecka 2012–2015 True Law Agata Przybysz Main character 2015 Letters to Santa 2 Karina Lisiecka 2016 Pitbull. New Orders "Kura" 2017 Botoks Dr Beata Winkler Letters to Santa 3 Karina Lisiecka 2018 Botoks Dr Beata Winkler TV series based on the film of the same name Women of Mafia Daria "Nanny" Wawrzyniak Women of Mafia Daria "Nanny" Wawrzyniak TV series based on the film of the same name 2019 Women of Mafia 2 Daria "Nanny" Wawrzyniak 2024 The Thaw Maria Lańska Season 2 2026 Genialna M. Marta Main character
Dubbing Geronimo Stilton (TV series) (2010–2015) – Thea Stilton Rio (2011) and Rio 2 (2014) – Julia Cars 2 (2011) – Liliana Lifting
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