Agata Trzebuchowska

Agata Trzebuchowska (; born 12 April 1992) is a Polish screenwriter, film director and actress. She debuted in the film industry playing the title role in the 2013 film Ida for which she was nominated for many festival and industry awards. She works as a journalist for Przekrój.

Discovery Ida director Paweł Pawlikowski was having trouble finding an actress to play his title character, so he put out word to the Warsaw film community to be on the lookout for talent. Trzebuchowska was spotted by a friend of Pawlikowski, Agnieszka Szumowska, sitting in a cafe reading a book. Trzebuchowska had no acting experience or plans to pursue an acting career, but agreed to meet with Pawlikowski because she was a fan of his 2004 film My Summer of Love.

Filmography 2013: Ida as Ida 2016: Heat (director, screenwriter) 2018: The Kindler and The Virgin in The Field Guide to Evil (assistant director) 2019: Vacancy (director, screenwriter) 2020: Never Gonna Snow Again as woman at the concert (cameo) 2022: Performance as Jadzia (short) 2025: Erupcja as Ula

Awards and nominations WorkAwardCategoryResult Ida 38th Gdynia Polish Film Festival Rising Elle Star Award 2nd Film Acting Festival in Wrocław Best Actress 5th Les Arcs Film Festival Best Actress Prize 21st Prowincjonalia Festival of the Film ArtJańcio Wodnik Award for Best Actress 16th Polish Academy Film Awards Discovery of the Year 9th TVP Kultura Guarantee of Culture Award Award in Film Category for Actress Duo 5th Avvantura Film Forum Zadar Best Actress Prize 27th European Film Awards Best Actress 27th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Most Promising Performer