Anna Maria Mucha (born 26 April 1980) is a Polish actress. She is best known to Western audiences as Danka Dresner in Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Schindler's List. In Poland, she is known for her regular role in the soap opera L for Love (2003–present).
A 2009 winner of Poland's Dancing with the Stars, she was a judge on the country's version of So You Think You Can Dance called You Can Dance – Po prostu tańcz! in 2010.
Life and career Mucha was born and grew up in Warsaw. She graduated from Stefan Batory High School in 1999.
In 1990, she was cast as Sabinka in Andrzej Wajda's film Korczak about Polish-Jewish humanitarian Janusz Korczak. Her most important role came in 1993 when she was cast as Danka Dresner in Steven Spielberg's film Schindler's List. She followed it with roles in the films Miss Nobody (1996) directed by Wajda, Młode wilki 1/2 (1997) and Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (2000) directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. In 2000, she portrayed a prostitute named Lili in the film Boys Don't Cry, after which she did not appear in movies for the next 10 years.
Since 2003, Mucha has been a member of the main cast of the soap opera L for Love. She posed nude for the October 2009 issue of Playboy Poland. That year, she won season 10 of Poland's Dancing with the Stars with professional Rafał Maserak. In 2010, she was a judge on season 5 of the Polish version of So You Think You Can Dance called You Can Dance – Po prostu tańcz!. In 2011, she returned to cinema screens with a role in the comedy film Och, Karol 2. She was also cast as the lead in the 2011 television series Prosto w serce.
Filmography +Year(s)TitleRoleNotes1990Korczak Sabinka1990FeminaGirl1991Przeklęta Ameryka Karolina Szymańska1992Kuchnia polska Anna Biesiekierska1 episode1992Sprawa kobiet (Le Violeur Impuni) Agnes1993–94Bank nie z tej ziemiHaniaEpisode: "Dar Hermesia"1993Schindler's ListDanka Dresner1995–98Matki, żony i kochankiKlara1996Miss NobodyKasia Bogdańska1997Młode wilki 1/2Anna1999Na dobre i na złeKinga RadwańskaEpisode: "Siostrzana miłość"2000Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted DiseaseSecretary2000Boys Don't CryLili2001Marszałek PiłsudskiWanda Juszkiewiczówna1 episode2003–presentL for LoveMagda Marszałek2008Jak oni śpiewająHerselfSeason 4 contestant2009Teraz albo nigdy!Olga6 episodes2009Taniec z gwiazdamiHerselfSeason 10 contestant (winner)2010Usta ustaAnita5 episodes2010You Can Dance – Po prostu tańcz!HerselfSeason 5 judge2011Och, Karol 2Mira2011Prosto w serceMonika MilewskaMain role2013-2014Monsters vs. Aliens Susan Murphy / GinormicaPolish dubbing2015UwikłaniIzaEpisode: "Iza. W obronie własnej"2015O mnie się nie martwZuzanna Szałaj5 episodes2015Nie rób scenHerselfEpisode: "Randka"2016Pitbull. Nowe porządki Kinia2019Miszmasz czyli kogel mogel 3Bożena2019Za marzeniaMiss Gabi8 episodes2019To był rok!HerselfSeason 1 panellist2020W rytmie sercaKarolina Bednarska2 episodes2020Dance Dance DanceHerselfSeason 2 judge2021Komisarz MamaKlara2 episodes2021Miłość, seks i pandemiaKajaFilm2022Miłość, seks i pandemiaKajaMiniseries2022Koniec świata, czyli kogel-mogel 4Bożena2022Niewidzialna wojnaEwaFilm2023Niewidzialna wojnaEwaMiniseries
Taniec z gwiazdami Mucha competed in the 10th season of Polish Dancing with the Stars – Taniec z gwiazdami with professional Rafał Maserak, and was voted the winner in the final. Week #Dance/SongJudges' scoreResultPavlovićWodeckiTyszkiewiczGaliński1Waltz / "Dancing like Lovers"8 898No elimination2Rumba / "Time After Time"991010Safe3Tango / "El Tango de Roxanne"10101010Safe4Foxtrot / "Hello"10101010Safe5Samba / "La Mucura"89108Safe6Quickstep in American Smooth / "Back In Town"1010109Safe7Jive / "Rockin' Robin"5885Safe8Viennese waltz / "Noce i dnie"10101010Safe9Cha-cha-cha / "Easy Lover" Waltz / "Dobranoc"1010101010101010Safe10Paso Doble / "Paso Royale" Foxtrot / "As Time Goes By"1010101010101010Safe11Semi-finalsTango / "Hey Sexy Lady"Salsa / "Coge La Botella"101010101010109Bottom two12FinalsRumba / "Time After Time"Quickstep in American Smooth / "Back In Town"Freestyle / "Niech żyje bal"101010101010101010101010Winner External links
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