Zofia Wichłacz

Zofia Wichłacz
Wichłacz in 2018
Born (1995-04-05) 5 April 1995 (age 29)
Warsaw, Poland
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Zofia Wichłacz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈzɔfja ˈvixwat͡ʂ]; born 5 April 1995) is a Polish actress. She has appeared in films such as Warsaw 44 and Afterimage, and television programmes such as Medics, The Romanoffs and World on Fire.

Early life

Wichłacz was born in Warsaw, Poland, on 5 April 1995. Her father, Zbigniew Wichłacz, is a camera operator and her mother, Anna Seitz-Wichłacz, is a scenographer. She attended the theatre centre U Machulskich and graduated from the LXIV Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Stanisława Ignacego Witkiewicza in Warsaw.[1]

Career

Wichłacz first appeared in a film about the Warsaw Uprising in 2012. She appeared in the made-for-television film The Morality of Mrs. Dulska in 2013, in one episode of Głęboka woda the same year and in Medics in 2014. She became better known after starring in Warsaw 44, winning two prestigious Polish awards: the Golden Lion for the best female role during the 39th Gdynia Film Festival and the Eagle for the revelation of the year in the 17th Polish Film Awards. Andrzej Wajda had seen Zofia in a play and had decided to cast her in Afterimage, which later turned out to be the director's last production.

In 2019 Wichłacz starred in the drama series DNA, a multi-company production about illegal adoptions, directed by Henrik Ruben Genz and Kasper Gaardsøe.[2] That same year, she portrayed Kasia, a Polish waitress, in the British drama series World on Fire.

In 2021 she had a leading role in the horror film Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight Part 2.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Moralność pani Dulskiej Mela Dulska
Głęboka woda Kasia Rowińska 1 episode
2014 Warsaw 44 Alicja "Biedronka" Saska Polish Academy Award for Discovery of the Year
2016 Afterimage Hania
2017 Spoor Matogi's mother
Amok Zofia Bala
2018 The Romanoffs Nadya 1 episode
1983 Karolina Lis Netflix original
2019 World on Fire Kasia Tomaszeski
DNA Julita Sienko
2021 The Mire Teresa Zarzycka
Receptura Zosia Żakowska
Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight Part 2 Wanessa Kowalczyk
2022 Wotum nieufności Milena Hauer
2023 Warszawianka Zofia Sztajner 6 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2014 Gdynia Film Festival[4] Best Actress Warsaw 44 Won
2015 Polish Film Award[4] Best Actress Warsaw 44 Nominated
Polish Film Award[5] Discovery of the Year Warsaw 44 Won
2017 Berlin International Film Festival[6] European Shooting Star Amok Won

References

  1. ^ "Zdałam maturę, mam rok przerwy". Perspektywy (in Polish). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. ^ Pietrzak, Leon (6 May 2023). "Polska aktorka gwiazdą międzynarodowego kryminału! To początek zagranicznej kariery?". Radio ESKA (in Polish). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. ^ Cembrowska, Alicja (24 March 2021). "Będzie druga część "W lesie dziś nie zaśnie nikt". Znamy datę premiery!". naTemat.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Zofia Wichłacz". castforward.de. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Nominacje 2015". Orły (in Polish). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  6. ^ Lodderhose, Diana (15 December 2016). "European Film Promotion Unveils Its Rising Actors Selection For 20th Shooting Stars Edition". Deadline. Retrieved 21 May 2023.