Izabela Dąbrowska (born 22 August 1966) is a Polish film, television, and stage actress and comedian. She is best known for the role of Mrs. Basia (based on Barbara Skrzypek) in television series '' The Chairman's Ear'' (2017–2019), and Jasiunia Rostworowska-Fus in '' Blondynka'' (2010, 2013–2021), as well as from films such as '' Mall Girls'' (2009), '' All Will Be Well'' (2007), ''

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'' (2010), '' Three Minutes. 21:37'' (2011), '' Ida'' (2013), ''

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'' (2014), ''

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'' (2016).

Early life and education

Izabela Dąbrowska was born in

Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Biał ...

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. Until the age of three, she lived with her parents in their family home village of Kołodno. Later, they moved to the nearby city of Białystok. She graduated from the Faculty of the Puppetry Art in

, which is a branch of the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in

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, Poland.

Career

Dąbrowska began her career as a

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, and later became a stage actress in 1990. From 1989 to 1990, she worked at the Lalka Theatre in Warsaw, from 1990 to 1991 at the Miniatura City Theatre in

Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...

, in 1995 at the Dramatic Theatre in Warsaw, and in 1999 at the Tadeusz Łomnicki Wola Scene in Warsaw. Since 2005, she has been a member of the Laboratorium Dramatu of the Dramatic Theatre, and Teatr Montownia of the National Academy of Dramatic Art. Since 2010 she has been a member of the Kabaret na Koniec Świata comedy group. Dąbrowska is also a television and film actress. She is best known for the role of Mrs. Basia (based on Barbara Skrzypek) in '' The Chairman's Ear'' (2017–2019), and Jasiunia Rostworowska-Fus in '' Blondynka'' (2010, 2013–2021). She is also known for her roles in films such as '' Mall Girls'' (2009), '' All Will Be Well'' (2007), ''

'' (2010), '' Three Minutes. 21:37'' (2011), '' Ida'' (2013), ''

'' (2014), ''

'' (2016).

Filmography

Films

Television series

References

External links

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