Maria Dębska (born May 22, 1991) is a Polish actress. She received the Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actress and a nomination for the Polish Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Kalina Jędrusik in the biographical musical drama film Autumn Girl (2021).
Life and career Dębska was born and raised in Warsaw and studied at the Academy of Music, Łódź before graduating from the Łódź Film School in 2017. Her mother is film director Kinga Dębska. She began her career appearing in episodes of television series such as Na dobre i na złe and Father Matthew. From 2014 to 2017 she was a regular cast member in the soap opera Barwy szczęścia and from 2017 to 2019 in the drama series Wartime Girls. From 2017 to 2020 she played one of leads in the crime series, W rytmie serca. She received Telekamery Award nomination for Best Actress in 2019.
Dębska made her big screen debut appearing in the 2015 comedy-drama film, These Daughters of Mine starring Agata Kulesza, and later co-starred in the horror film, Demon. In 2018 she starred alongside Agata Kulesza in the drama film, Playing Hard receiving International Festival of Independent Cinema Off Camera Award for cast performance. The following year she played Aleksandra Piłsudska in the biographical film, Piłsudski. In 2021 she starred as Kalina Jędrusik in the biographical musical drama film, Autumn Girl. For this role, Dębska won Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actress and received Polish Academy Award for Best Actress nomination. The following year she starred in the romantic comedy film, Letters to Santa 5. In 2024 she starred in the SkyShowtime first original series Deadly Ties, and in 2025 in the Netflix miniseries, Just One Look, a psychological thriller.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2015These Daughters of Mine Zuzia2015Demon Hana2017The Reconciliation Girl from Pharmacy2017Silent Night Jolka2018Plan B Mirek's girlfriend Voice2018Playing Hard MagdaInternational Festival of Independent Cinema Off Camera Award for Best Cast Performance2018Bad Luck Good Love Natalia2019PiłsudskiAleksandra Piłsudska2019Black MercedesAneta Landau2021Autumn GirlKalina JędrusikGdynia Film Festival Award for Best ActressNominated — Polish Academy Award for Best ActressNominated — Zbigniew Cybulski Award2022Letters to Santa 5 Majka2023Mr. Car and the Knights TemplarKaren Petersen 2026 The Doll Kazimiera Wasowska TBAPrzez scianeWieslawa Pajdak Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes2010Na dobre i na złe PianistEpisode: "Medyczny trojkat"2012L for LoveFriend2 episodes2014Father Matthew Paulina WislickaEpisode: "Kurtka"2014Komisarz Alex Agata Łuczak2 episodes2014-2017Barwy szczęścia JagaSeries regular, 56 episodes2018Blinded by the Lights employeeEpisode: "1.1"2017-2019Wartime GirlsZosia Joachim21 episodes2019-2020Our CenturyRóża Freilich-Krönenberg5 episodes2017-2020W rytmie serca Weronika NowackaSeries regular, 75 episodes2020Solid GoldSylwia Czekaj3 episodes2021OsaczonyJustyna WilkońSeries regular, 6 episodes2022Powrót MalwinaSeries regular, 6 episodes2021-2022Kitchen Wiktoria GonczarSeries regular, 40 episodes2023When's the Wedding? Wanda MazurSeries regular, 8 episodes2024-2025Deadly TiesAnna SerafinSeries regular, 6 episodes2025Just One LookGreta RembiewskaSeries regular, 6 episodesTBAPionekAnna SerafinSeries regular
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