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Marysia Kay (born 14 December 1975 in
Kilmarnock Kilmarnock ( ; ; , ), meaning "the church of Mernóc", is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland. The town has served as the administrative centre of East Ayrshire Council since 1996 and is the region's main ...
, Scotland) is a retired Scottish actress, singer, and fight performer. She is best known for her role in ''
Forest of the Damned ''Forest of the Damned'' (known in the United States as ''Johannes Roberts' Demonic'') is a 2005 British horror feature film directed by Johannes Roberts. Plot Five friends have a car accident and fall into the clutches of fallen angels w ...
''.


Early life

Kay was born in
Kilmarnock Kilmarnock ( ; ; , ), meaning "the church of Mernóc", is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland. The town has served as the administrative centre of East Ayrshire Council since 1996 and is the region's main ...
,
East Ayrshire East Ayrshire (; ) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. The headquarters of the council are located on London Roa ...
, in the west of Scotland and attended
Glasgow University The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as ''Glas.'' in post-nominals; ) is a public research university in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by papal bull in , it is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ...
. She moved to London in 2002 and, in 2006, studied drama at
City Literary Institute City Lit is an adult education college in Holborn, central London, founded by the London County Council in 1919, which has charitable status. It offers part-time courses across four schools and five "centres of expertise", covering humanities an ...
in
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and
stage combat Stage combat, fight craft or fight choreography is a specialised technique in theatre designed to create the illusion of physical combat without causing harm to the performers. It is employed in live stage plays as well as operatic and ballet pr ...
with BASSC. She is a
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n and active within Britain's
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community.


Career

Her first audition was for ''
Forest of the Damned ''Forest of the Damned'' (known in the United States as ''Johannes Roberts' Demonic'') is a 2005 British horror feature film directed by Johannes Roberts. Plot Five friends have a car accident and fall into the clutches of fallen angels w ...
''. Her appearances include the short films ''Record & Erase'' and ''Short Lease'', and the
horror movie Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit physical or psychological fear in its viewers. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements of the genre include monsters, apocalyp ...
''Colour from the Dark'' (filmed in Italy and based upon
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's "
The Colour Out of Space "The Colour Out of Space" is a science fiction/horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in March 1927. In the tale, an unnamed narrator pieces together the story of an area known by the locals as the "blasted heath" (mo ...
"), starring
Debbie Rochon Debbie Ann Rochon (born November 3) is a Canadian actress and former stage performer, best known for her work in independent film and counterculture films. Early life When Rochon was ten years old, her parents were deemed unfit to raise her, ...
. She also appeared in Alex de Campi's music video for "Those Rules" by The Schema, journalist
Rhodri Marsden Rhodri Marsden (born 1 October 1971) is a London-based writer and musician. Journalism Prior to the demise of the print edition of ''The Independent'', Marsden wrote a technology column for nearly ten years, along with other columns on a range o ...
's experiment in using the Internet to attempt pop success. During October/November 2010, she directed a production of "Marlowe", a dramatisation of the life of
Christopher Marlowe Christopher Marlowe ( ; Baptism, baptised 26 February 156430 May 1593), also known as Kit Marlowe, was an English playwright, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the English Renaissance theatre, Eli ...
, for the Broken Biscuit Theatre company. It was staged at the Hot Tap Theatre, in
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,
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.


Filmography


Films


Television


Stage

* ''Babalon'' (2005) * ''Samadhi'' (2005) * ''Breathing Corpses'' (2006) * ''The Memory of Water'' (2006) * ''Hedda Gabler'' (2006) * ''The Tempest'' (2006) * ''Hedda Gabler'' (2009)


Discography


Studio albums


Music videos

* The Schema – "Those Rules You Made" * The Puppini Sisters – "Jilted"


Awards and nominations

Kay was named Best Actress at the 2010 British Horror Film Awards for her performance in ''Short Lease'', directed by
Prano Bailey-Bond Prano Bailey-Bond (born 1982) is a Welsh film director and writer. Her debut feature film, ''Censor (2021 film), Censor'', premiered in 2021. Early life and education Bailey-Bond was born in 1982 and grew up in Wales. She studied at London Col ...
and Jennifer Eiss. This 14-minute chiller was itself named Best Film.


References


External links


Interview with MJ Simpson
*
Kay's official website

The Trees of Eternity – Marysia Kay: Live Journal

Official MySpace
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kay, Marysia 1975 births Living people Actors from Kilmarnock Scottish film actresses Alumni of the University of Glasgow Scottish people of Polish descent British Wiccans Scottish modern pagans Actresses from East Ayrshire