Barbara Kurzaj

Barbara Jonak, née Kurzaj (born 26 December 1975), is a Polish film, theatre and television actress.

Life and career She was born on 26 December 1975 in Kraków. In 1994, she made her debut by performing in Elias Canetti's play The Wedding staged in the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków. In 1999, she graduated from the National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków. Apart from the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre, she also performed at Kraków's Old Theatre and the Silesian Theatre in Katowice.

In 2005, she was awarded the Leon Schiller Prize by the Polish Union of Stage Actors (ZASP) for her performances in Nondum and Merylin Mongoł stage plays. In 2007, she appeared in Agnieszka Holland's political drama TV series Ekipa.

Her notable film roles are featured in Kinga Dębska's 2015 comedy film These Daughters of Mine and Jan Komasa's 2019 drama film Corpus Christi.

Appearances in film and television 1999: Tydzień z życia mężczyzny – killer 2000: Enduro Bojz – Ewa 2000–2001: Miasteczko – Ela's colleague 2001: Samo niebo – actress (episode 3) 2001: Inferno – Anka 2002: Wolny przejazd – Natasza 2003: Bez końca – girl 2004: W dół kolorowym wzgórzem – Zośka 2004: Ono – Ewa's friend 2004: Oficer – "doliniara" (episodes 7 and 10) 2005: Boża podszewka (episode 14) 2005: Oda do radości – Danka (part 1) 2006: Strajk – Elwira 2006: Królowie śródmieścia – Bożena's secretary (episodes 5–7) 2006: Na cz@tach – Monika 2006: Co słonko widziało – Ewa 2007: Katyń 2007: Ekipa – Patrycja 2008: Wichry Kołymy – prisoner 2008–2011: Ojciec Mateusz – Teresa (episode 1); SPA worker (episode 31); pathomorphologist (episode 93) 2008: Glina – Helena Kuchciak (episode 20) 2009: Generał – neighbour (episode 2) 2009: Generał – zamach na Gibraltarze – Ala 2009–2010: Blondynka – Viola 2010: Ratownicy – Julita Kędzior (episode 2) 2010: Milczenie jest złotem – Marysia 2010: Maraton tańca – sister Cezaria since 2010: Barwy szczęścia – Sabina Nowak-Tomala 2011: Ki – Iwo 2011–2013: Głęboka woda – Edyta Zając 2012: Paradoks – Grażyna (episode 4) 2013: Komisarz Alex – Markowska, Kaja's mother (episode 51) 2013: Stacja Warszawa – prosecutor 2015: These Daughters of Mine – Iza Kwiecień 2015: Czerwony pająk – prostitute 2016: Ojciec Mateusz – Gabriela Frączek (episode 192) 2016: Na dobre i na złe – Maja (episode 657) 2016: Bóg w Krakowie – Irena, Ola's boss 2017: Komisarz Alex – Natalia Rogalska (episode 116) 2018: Za marzenia – headmistress 2018: Dzień czekolady – Dawid's mother 2019: Szóstka – Teresa 2019: Corpus Christi – widow 2022: Hold Tight 2022: The Office PL