Marta Kaczmarek

Marta Kaczmarek is a Polish-Australian theatre, television and film actress.

Marta Kaczmarek
Born	(1955-04-24) 24 April 1955 (age 69) Krasnystaw, Poland
Citizenship	Poland, Australia
Occupation(s)	Actress, director
Years active	1976-present
Spouse	Kristof (Krzysztof) Kaczmarek
Children	Kasia Kaczmarek

Early life

Kaczmarek was born in Krasnystaw, Poland, and trained at the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Krakow. She moved to Perth, Western Australia, with her husband Kristof (Krzysztof) and daughter Kasia in the 1980s,^[1] where she worked as a dancer, waitress, real estate agent, actor, director and lecturer at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Along with her husband, they formed Theatre Zart.^[2]

Career

After a career in theatre, Kaczmarek's first Australian film role was opposite Geoffrey Rush in Shine.^{[3][better source needed]}

Kaczmarek has had guest roles in numerous Australian television series as well as recurring roles in Wild Kat, Offspring, Rake and Wentworth.^[4]

Her book of poems, Ziemia Przybrana (Adopted Earth), was published in 2004.

Following her daughter, actress Kasia Kaczmarek, Marta moved to Melbourne in 2007, directing community projects in Glenroy and Albion and a production for the 2010 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.^[5]

Between 2007 and 2010, she played the lead role of Ellie Zdybicka in the SBS drama The Circuit alongside Gary Sweet and Aaron Pedersen.

Personal life

Kaczmarek is married to actor / director Kristof (Krzysztof) Kaczmarek and their daughter is actress Kasia Kaczmarek.

In 2004, Kaczmarek was awarded a Cavalier's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland by the Polish government for her longstanding efforts in the cultivation of Polish culture in Australia.^[6]

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category	Result
2004	Marta Kaczmarek	Cavalier's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland	Longstanding efforts in the cultivation of Polish culture in Australia	Honoured[7]
2011	Arnold Zable's Cafe Scheherazade	Green Room Award	Best Female Performer	Won[8]
2015	Rake	Equity Ensemble Award		Won [citation needed]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Sweat	Marta	1 episode
1997	Blue Heelers	Ivana	1 episode
2001	Wild Kat	Dr Lydia Raushark	13 episodes
2007-10	The Circuit	Ellie Zdybicka	12 episodes
2008	Underbelly	Odinea Mladenich	1 episode
2009	Rush	Helen	1 episode
2010	Tangle	Psychic	1 episode
	Offspring	Sonja	7 episodes
2013	The Doctor Blake Mysteries	Klara Krol	1 episode
	Mr & Mrs Murder	Malina Cheresniak	1 episode
2014–2018	Rake[9]	Maria Vargas	12 episodes
2017	Newton’s Law	Zora	1 episode
	Trip for Biscuits	Nana	1 episode
	Glitch	Registrar	1 episode
2014-2017	Wentworth	Marge Nowak	7 episodes
2018	How to Stay Married	Tina	1 episode
2019	Playing for Keeps	Ferderikia	2 episodes
2020	Harrow	Ruth Kovacs	Season 3, episode 2
2021	Jack Irish	Anja	Season 3: "Hell Bent", 2 episodes
	Superwog	Mother in Law	2 episodes
2023	North Shore	Dima	2 episodes
2024	Human Error	Deaconess Naomi	1 episode

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Shine	Rachel	Feature film
1998	Justice	Mrs. Rubinski
2010	The Wedding Party	Russian Woman	Feature film
2012	Last Dance	Mrs. Ruben	Feature film
2013	The Last Time I Saw Richard	Nurse	Short film
2017	Beast	Sophie	Short film
2024	Windcatcher	Lou
2024	Ricky Stanicky	Mimi Jacobs	Feature film

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
	War and Peace	Natasha	Stage debut
	Idiot	Aglaya
	Twelfth Night	Viola
1993	Night Story		Artsite for Perth Festival
1993	Waiting for Godot		Hole in the Wall Theatre, Perth with Black Swan State Theatre Company
1998	Milk and Honey		Playhouse, Perth with Perth Theatre Company
2010	Serenade	Director	The Dog Theatre, Melbourne for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2011	Cafe Scheherazade	Masha	Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne
2014	Thérèse Raquin	Madame Raquin	Theatre Works, Melbourne
2016	The Honey Bees	Joan	Red Stitch Actors Theatre, Melbourne
2016	Uncle Vanya	Marina the Nurse	Red Stitch Actors Theatre, Melbourne
2018	Sami in Paradise	Gita	Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney
2019	Escaped Alone	Lena	Red Stitch Actors Theatre, Melbourne
2023	Crocodiles	Helen	Northcote Town Hall with Darebin Arts Speakeasy

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References

1. Lexi Cottee (12 August 2014). "Marta Kaczmarek: Always ready to role". The Weekly Review. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
2. "Theatre Zart".
3. "Shine". IMDb.
4. K.E. Weber (7 March 2012). "Marta Kaczmarek – Actor, Survivor and Green Room Award Nominee". Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
5. "Marta Kaczmarek".
6. "Marta Kaczmarek". Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
7. "Marta Kaczmarek". Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
8. "2011 Awards". Green Room Awards. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
9. "Australian Television: Rake: Cast".
10. "AusStage".
11. "Marta Kaczmarek".

External links

• Marta Kaczmarek at IMDb