Aleksandra Maria Woźniak-Miszewska (born 18 January 1975) is a Polish psychologist, and retired film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Kasia in 13 posterunek (1997–2000), Agata Gabriel in Złotopolscy (2005–2008), Jagna Wyszkiewicz in Plebania (2010–2011), Monika Pruska in Linia życia (2011), Dominika Sadowska in Barwy szczęścia (2015–2016), and Zyta Chojnicka in The Clan (2017–2020).
Early life and education Aleksandra Woźniak was born on 18 January 1975 in Warsaw, Poland. She has a degree in Germanic philology, and speaks fluently in English, German, and Polish. She also studied at the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art, however left after a year. In 2020, she also graduated with a degree in psychology from the Faculty of Psychology of the SWPS University in Sopot, Poland.
Career In 1992, at the age of 17, while still being a student, she was cast in a television play play Moje drzewko pomarańczowe, directed by Dorota Kędzierzawska for the Polish Television. In the following years, she also acted in films A Farewell to Maria (1993), Samowolka (1993), Dzień wielkiej ryby (1996), and Spona, and television series Spółka rodzinna (1994), and Sposób na Alcybiadesa (1997). She became well known for her role of Kasia in the Polsat sitcom series 13 posterunek (1997–2000), and later also for her performances as Agata Gabriel in Złotopolscy (2005–2008), Jagna Wyszkiewicz in Plebania (2010–2011), Monika Pruska in Linia życia (2011), Dominika Sadowska in Barwy szczęścia (2015–2016), and Zyta Chojnicka in The Clan (2017–2020). She also appeared in the television series Szpital na perypetiach (2001–2003), Król przedmieścia (2002), Off the Stretcher (2003), Crime Detectives (2006), and Faceci do wzięcia (2006). Additionally, in 2010, she was nominated to the Golden Duck award for her role in the 2008 comedy drama feature film Droga do raju.
Woźniak also hosted children's game show Hugo Family (2002–2003), as well as talk shows Świątek Piątek, czyli goście Aleksandry Woźniak (2003) and Cafe Espresso (2012), and was a presenenter for Romance TV. In 2007, she was a contestant in the game show Jak oni śpiewają.
In 2020, she announced her retirement from acting. Currently, she works as a psychologist, operating her own practice in Gdańsk, Poland.
Personal life Woźniak's first marriage lasted three months. A few years later she married politologist Tomasz Kuszłejko, with the couple divorcing two years later. They had two twin daughters, Julia and Anna Woźniaks, born in 2004. For two years, Woźniak was in a relationship with film and television director Maciej Ślesicki. In 2014, she married her third husband, Szymon Miszewski, with whom she resides in Gdańsk, Poland.
Legacy Woźniak was a subject of a biographical book by Marzanna Graff, titled Optymistki, dedicated to twelve noteworthy women, and published in 2009.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes1992 Janko Muzykant Television play Moje drzewko pomarańczowe Television play1993 A Farewell to Maria Brown-haired girl Feature film Niebieski ptak Light Television play Samowolka Jaga Television film 1996 Dzień wielkiej ryby Patron's daughter Feature film 1998 Spona Ania Feature film 2008 Droga do raju Kasia Feature film 2018 Verliebt in Masuren Wanda Feature film
Television series Year Title Role Notes 1994 Spółka rodzinna Basia Lis 3 episodes 1997 Sposób na Alcybiadesa Ania 3 episodes 1997–2000 13 posterunek Kasia Main role; 82 episodes 1999–2000 Trędowata Marta Episode no. 1 2001–2003 Szpital na perypetiach Zuzanna Recurring role; 30 episodes2002 As Ania Łubieńska 3 episodes Król przedmieścia Jolanta Boruchowicz Episode: "Dziewczyna dla Seweryna" 2002–2003 Hugo Family Herself (host) Game show2003 Off the Stretcher Zuzanna Recurring role; 13 episodes Świątek Piątek, czyli goście Aleksandry Woźniak Herself (host) Talk show 2005–2008 Złotopolscy Agata Gabriel Main role; 204 episodes2006 Crime Detectives Weronika Episode: "Pokonać strach" Faceci do wzięcia Asia Episode: "Śmiech przez łzy" Hela w opałach Mother Episode: "Mała miss" 2007 Jak oni śpiewają Herself (contestant) Game show 2009 39 and a Half Klaudia Episode: "Król nocy" 2010–2011 Plebania Jagna Wyszkiewicz Recurring role; 66 episodes2011 Linia życia Monika Pruska Na dobre i na złe Anna Nawrocka Episode: "Obce ciało" 2012 Cafe Espresso Herself (host) Talk show 2015–2016 Barwy szczęścia Dominika Sadowska Recurring role; 18 episodes 2017–2020 The Clan Zyta Chojnicka Recurring role: 50 episodes
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External links Aleksandra Woźniak at IMDb Aleksandra Woźniak at FilmPolski.pl Aleksandra Woźniak at Filmweb (in Polish) Aleksandra Woźniak at Encyklopedia teatru polskiego (in Polish)