Agata Buzek

Agata Bronisława Buzek (born 20 September 1976) is a Polish actress and model. She began her career appearing in films The Ballad of the Windshield Washers, The Gateway of Europe (1999), The Hexer (2001) and The Revenge (2002), receiving Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination for latter.

Buzek received Polish Academy Award for Best Actress and Shooting Stars Award for her role in the 2009 comedy-drama film, Reverse. She won her second Polish Academy Award for Best Actress for performance in the 2021 comedy-drama film, My Wonderful Life. Buzek starred in a various internationally-produced films, such as Nightwatching (2007), Hummingbird (2013), The Innocents (2016), High Life (2018), After Blue (2021) and Dovbush (2023).

Early life Buzek, the daughter of Polish politician, former Prime Minister of Poland and President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek, was born in Pyskowice in Gliwice County, Poland. At an early age she had poliomyelitis and was treated in Germany. After studying at a theatre academy in Warsaw, she went to Paris where she worked as a model.

Career Buzek made her screen debut appearing in the 1998 Italian drama film The Ballad of the Windshield Washers and the following year co-starred opposite Kinga Preis and Alicja Bachleda-Curuś in the historical drama film, The Gateway of Europe. She appeared in the 2001 fantasy film The Hexer and reprised her role in the television series the following year. In 2002 she appeared in the comedy film The Revenge, directed by Andrzej Wajda. She guest-starred in the German television series Tatort and Polizeiruf 110, and co-starred in the drama film, Within the Whirlwind (2009).

In 2009, Buzek received Shooting Stars Award at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival for her performance in the comedy-drama film, Reverse. She also received Polish Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and the Polish Academy Award for Best Actress. She starred in Polish films Fotograf (2014), Performer (2015) and 11 Minutes (2015).

In 2016, Buzek starred alongside Lou de Laâge and Agata Kulesza in the drama film The Innocents receiving Polish Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

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