Katarzyna Anna "Kasia" Smutniak (; born 13 August 1979) is a Polish-Italian

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Personal life

Smutniak was born in

Piła Piła (german: Schneidemühl) is a city in northwestern Poland and the capital of Piła County, situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Its population as of 2021 was 71,846, making it the third-largest city in the voivodeship after Poznań ...

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. Her father,

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Zenon Smutniak, is a military pilot and served in the

Polish Air Force The Polish Air Force ( pl, Siły Powietrzne, , Air Forces) is the aerial warfare branch of the Polish Armed Forces. Until July 2004 it was officially known as ''Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej'' (). In 2014 it consisted of roughly 16,425 mi ...

. At 16, she obtained a glider pilot's license. Her mother was a nurse. She had a daughter, Sophie, in 2004 with Italian actor

Pietro Taricone Pietro Taricone (4 February 1975 – 29 June 2010) was an Italian actor, television personality, and reality show contestant on '' Grande Fratello''. An avid athlete and extreme sport enthusiast, he was nicknamed "O’ guerriero" ('The Warrior') ...

who died in an accident in 2010. She had a son, Leone, in 2014 with Italian film producer

Domenico Procacci Domenico Procacci (born 8 February 1960) is an Italian film producer. Life and career Born in Bari, Procacci debuted as a producer in the late 1980s, when he co-founded with Renzo Rossellini and others the production company Vertigo. In 199 ...

. The couple later married in September 2019. In addition to Polish, Smutniak is fluent in Russian,

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Filmography

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Barbarossa Barbarossa, a name meaning "red beard" in Italian, primarily refers to: * Frederick Barbarossa (1122–1190), Holy Roman Emperor * Hayreddin Barbarossa (c. 1478–1546), Ottoman admiral * Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Uni ...

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The Fourth State ''The Fourth State'' (german: Die vierte Macht) is a 2012 German thriller film directed by Dennis Gansel and starring Moritz Bleibtreu, Kasia Smutniak, Max Riemelt, Rade Serbedzija, Mark Ivanir and Isabella Vinet. It premiered in Germany on March ...

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In Treatment ''In Treatment'' is an American drama television series for HBO, produced and developed by Rodrigo Garcia, based on the Israeli series '' BeTipul'' ( he, בטיפול), created by Hagai Levi, Ori Sivan and Nir Bergman. The series is about a ...

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Welcome Mr. President ''Welcome Mr. President'' ( it, Benvenuto Presidente!) is a 2013 Italian comedy film directed by Riccardo Milani and starring Claudio Bisio. Plot Giuseppe Garibaldi is a modest librarian in a small town in Piedmont. He loves to read, transmit cu ...

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Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award assigned each year, since 1946, by ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists") the association of Italian film critic ...

, - , 2014 , , '' Fasten Your Seatbelts'' , , Elena, ,

Nominated—

David di Donatello for Best Actress The David di Donatello Award for Best Actress ( it, David di Donatello per la migliore attrice protagonista) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the outstandin ...

, - , 2016 , , '' Perfect Strangers'' , , Eva, , , - , 2017 , , '' Marito e Moglie'' , , Sofia, , , - , rowspan="3" , 2018 , , '' Loro'' , , Kira, ,

Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award presented annually since 1946 by the '' Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists"), the association of Italian film criti ...

Nominated—

David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress The David di Donatello Award for Best Supporting Actress ( it, David di Donatello per la migliore attrice non protagonista) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the ...

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Il ragazzo più felice del mondo ''Il ragazzo più felice del mondo'' () is a 2018 comedy-mockumentary film directed by Gipi. The film premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival The 75th Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 8 Septemb ...

'' , , Herself , , , - , 2019 , , '' Dolce Fine Giornata'' , , Anna , , , - , rowspan="2" , 2020 , , ''

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* * 1979 births Living people Italian actresses Italian female models Polish actresses Polish female models Polish expatriates in Italy Nastro d'Argento winners Polish emigrants to Italy 21st-century Italian actresses {{Poland-actor-stub