Dorota Kolak (born 20 June 1957) is a Polish actress and professor. She received two Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''I Am Yours'' (2009) and '' United States of Love'' (2016), and two

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nominations for performances in ''United States of Love'' (2016) and '' Playing Hard'' (2018).

Life and career

Kolak was born and raised in Kraków, Poland. She graduated from the

AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków AST National Academy of Theatre Arts (Polish language, Polish: ''Akademia Sztuk Teatralnych w Krakowie'', often shortened to AST), is a drama school based in Kraków and Wrocław, Poland. It was founded in 1946 by actor Juliusz Osterwa, who took ...

in 1980 and later began perform in various stage productions. She also worked as an acting teacher. In 2015 she received a master's degree at the

Łódź Film School The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Łódź (), commonly known as the Łódź Film School (), is a Polish film school for future actors, directors, photographers, camera operators, and television staff. It was founded on 8 ...

. In 1996, Kolak received Meritorious Activist of Culture and the Cross of Merit. In 2008 she received Silver

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from

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. In 2024, Kolak received Golden Medal. Kolak has appeared in more than 70 movies and television series during her career. On television, she starred in ''Radio Romans'' (1994–95), ''Pensjonat Pod Róza'' (2004–06), '' Recipe For Life'' (2011–13) and '' Barwy szczęścia'' (2007–18). She made her big screen debut in 1998 and later played number of supporting roles in various movies. She received two Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''I Am Yours'' (2009) and '' United States of Love'' (2016). For ''United States of Love'', Kolak also received her first

nomination. She received her second Polish Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for '' Playing Hard'' (2018). Kolak starred in the 2020 Netflix miniseries '' The Woods''. She also starred in Netflix films '' The Getaway King'' (2021) and '' Too Old for Fairy Tales'' (2022). In 2023, she was cast in the Polsat comedy series, ''

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''.

Selected filmography

*'' Vinci'' (2004) *''

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'' (2006) *''I Am Yours'' (2009) *''Fear of Falling'' (2011) *''

Life Feels Good ''Life Feels Good'' () is a 2013 Polish drama film directed by Maciej Pieprzyca. It won the jury, audience and ecumenical prizes at the Montreal World Film Festival. Plot It tells the story of Mateusz Rosiński who has cerebral palsy in Poland ...

'' (2013) *'' United States of Love'' (2016) *''

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'' (2016) *''Konwój'' (2017) *'' Playing Hard'' (2018) *'' The Getaway King'' (2021) *'' Too Old for Fairy Tales'' (2022) *''Delivery by Christmas'' (2022) *''I Believe in Santa'' (2023)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolak, Dorota Recipients of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis Recipients of the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis 1957 births Polish film actresses Polish stage actresses Polish television actresses Academy lecturers at the Music Academy of Gdańsk Living people Actresses from Kraków