Marysia Kay

Marysia Kay (born 14 December 1975 in Kilmarnock, Scotland) is a retired Scottish actress, singer, and fight performer. She is best known for her role in Forest of the Damned.

Marysia Kay
Marysia Kay (2007)
Born	Marysia Kolodziej (1975-12-14) 14 December 1975 (age 48) Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Other names	Marysia K., Amethyst
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, fight performer[1]
Years active	since 1990
Website	http://www.marysia.online

Early life

Kay was born in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, in the west of Scotland and attended Glasgow University. She moved to London in 2002 and, in 2006, studied drama at City Literary Institute in Covent Garden and stage combat with BASSC.^[2] She is a Wiccan^[3] and active within Britain's pagan community.^[4]

Career

Her first audition was for Forest of the Damned. Her appearances include the short films Record & Erase and Short Lease, and the horror movie Colour from the Dark^[5] (filmed in Italy and based upon HP Lovecraft's "The Colour Out of Space"), starring Debbie Rochon.^[6]

She also appeared in Alex de Campi's music video for "Those Rules" by The Schema,^[7] journalist Rhodri Marsden's experiment in using the Internet to attempt pop success.

During October/November 2010, she directed a production of "Marlowe", a dramatisation of the life of Christopher Marlowe,^[8] for the Broken Biscuit Theatre company. It was staged at the Hot Tap Theatre, in New Cross, south London.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1995	Flowers of the Forest	Hostel Girl
1996	Stella Does Tricks	coach passenger	Uncredited[9]
2004	Forest of the Damned	Fallen Angel (as Marysia K.)	(US title: Johannes Roberts' Demonic original title Forsaken Forest)[10]
2005	Bare Naked Talent	Daisy Filler	(a.k.a. Hardcore: A Poke Into The Adult Film Orifice)[11]
	The Tragedy of Albert
	White Admiral
	The Scent of Roses
2006	Cashback	Girl in Galler
	Tony Blair: Rock Star	Tony Blair's Girlfriend
	Fight Night
	The Job	Mina	Short
	The Runner
	The Seamstress
	Bikini Blitzkrieg I and II	Pricilla and Puketta
	When Evil Calls	Alice	[12][failed verification][13][failed verification]
2007	Messages	Women in Taxi
	Colour from the Dark	Alice	[14][15][16]
	Stardust	photo double	Uncredited[17]
	Tiny Town
2008	The Other Boleyn Girl		Uncredited[18]
	Life Goes On	TBC	[19]
	Craving
	Forest of the Damned 2	Angel 1	[20]
	The Scar Crow	Vanessa	[21]
2009	Born of Hope	fight performer	[22]
	Idol of Evil	Heather	[23]
	Ouija Board	Ghost	[24]
	Zombie Women of Satan	Red Zander	[25][26]
	Blood + Roses	Jane	[27]
	The Seance
	Karl the Butcher vs Axe	Martha
	The Witch Sisters Trilogy
2010	Made in Dagenham	River Plant Worker	[28]
	Short Lease	Maura Jameson	Best Actress – 2010 British Horror Film Awards Best Film – 2010 British Horror Film Awards
2011	Grave Tales	Vicky
	Unwelcome

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2005	Trial & Retribution: The Lovers	Kidnapped Girl	Episode: "The Lovers Part 1" Uncredited
2011	Take Me Out	Herself	British dating show

Stage

• Babalon (2005)
• Samadhi (2005)
• Breathing Corpses (2006)
• The Memory of Water (2006)
• Hedda Gabler (2006)
• The Tempest (2006)
• Hedda Gabler (2009)

Discography

Studio albums

Album	Note
Past History	[29]

Music videos

• The Schema – "Those Rules You Made"
• The Puppini Sisters – "Jilted"

Awards and nominations

Kay was named Best Actress at the 2010 British Horror Film Awards^{[citation needed]} for her performance in Short Lease, directed by Prano Bailey-Bond and Jennifer Eiss. This 14-minute chiller was itself named Best Film.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Born of Hope at IMDb
2. "Members – Marysia Kay". BASSC. Retrieved 18 August 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. Simpson, MJ (11 January 2014). "interview: Marysia Kay". Cult films and the people who make them. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
4. "Past courses and workshops". Treadwells. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010.
5. James Gracey (15 July 2009). "Behind the Couch: Colour From the Dark". Watching horror films from behind the couch. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
6. "Un'artista a tutto tondo: Marysia Kay". Horror Mania (in Italian). Edizioni Master. October 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
7. Alex de Campi (Director) (2007). The Schema, "Those Rules". YouTube (Music video). Retrieved 26 September 2007.
8. "Marlowe, directed by Marysia Kay". Londontheatre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
9. "Stella Does Tricks (1996)". IMDb.
10. "Interview: Marysia of The Forsaken Forest Movie". MoviesOnline. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
    - Moviemaven. "Forest of the Damned Review". Horror Movies. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
11. "Hardcore: A Poke Into the Adult Film Orifice (2005)". IMDb.
    - Simpson, MJ. "Hardcore". MJSimpson. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2007.
12. "When Evil Calls Reviews". Total Sci-Fi. 1 June 2008. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
13. "When Evil Calls Mobile Horror Trailer". Horror Movies. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
14. "Colour from the Dark (2008)". Horror Society. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
15. Watt, Mike (5 June 2010). "Movie Outlaw: Movie Outlaw: COLOUR FROM THE DARK (2010)". Movieoutlaw.blogspot.com. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
16. "unrated.co.uk". www.unrated.co.uk.
17. spiffarriffic (10 August 2007). "Stardust (2007)". IMDb.
18. Lauren Hutchison (29 February 2008). "The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)". IMDb.
19. "Marysia Kay". IMDb.
20. "Forest of the Damned 2 (2011)". IMDb.
21. "Scar Crow at LIFF 2009". London Independent Film Festival. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
    - "Cinema". National Media Museum. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
22. "Born of Hope credits – Fight Performers".^{[permanent dead link]}
23. MovieHype (19 April 2011). "Idol of Evil (2009)". IMDb.
24. "Ouija Board". MJSimpson. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
25. "Zombie Women of Satan". Break. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
26. "Zombie Women Of Satan" (in Chinese). Zwosthemovie. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
27. markthetranny (9 October 2010). "Blood + Roses (2010)". IMDb.
    - "Blood + Roses". Independent Runnings. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
    - Rob (16 September 2009). "Blood + Roses – a review". Excuses And Half Truths. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
28. "Made in Dagenham (2010)". IMDb. 20 September 2010.
29. "Past History track listing". Last FM. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.

External links

• Interview with MJ Simpson
• Marysia Kay at IMDb
• Kay's official website
• The Trees of Eternity – Marysia Kay: Live Journal
• Official MySpace