Anna Mucha
Polish actress
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::summary Polish actress ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Anna Mucha |
| image | Anna Mucha.jpg |
| caption | Mucha in 2018 |
| birth_name | Anna Maria Mucha |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Warsaw, Poland |
| citizenship | Poland |
| alma_mater | Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute |
| occupation | |
| years_active | 1990present |
| spouse | |
| children | 2 |
| :: |
| name = Anna Mucha | image = Anna Mucha.jpg | caption = Mucha in 2018 | birth_name = Anna Maria Mucha | birth_date = | birth_place = Warsaw, Poland | citizenship = Poland | alma_mater = Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute | occupation = | years_active = 1990present | agent = | party = | spouse = | children = 2 Anna Maria Mucha (born 26 April 1980) is a Polish actress. She is best known to Western audiences as Danka Dresner in Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Schindler's List. In Poland, she is known for her regular role in the soap opera L for Love (2003–present).
A 2009 winner of Poland's Dancing with the Stars, she became a judge on the country's version of So You Think You Can Dance called You Can Dance – Po prostu tańcz! in 2010.
Life and career
Mucha was born and grew up in Warsaw. She graduated from Stefan Batory High School in 1999.
In 1990, she was cast as Sabinka in Andrzej Wajda's film Korczak about Polish-Jewish humanitarian Janusz Korczak. Her most important role came in 1993 when she was cast as Danka Dresner in Steven Spielberg's film Schindler's List. She followed it with roles in the films Miss Nobody (1996) directed by Wajda, Młode wilki 1/2 (1997) and Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (2000) directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. In 2000, she portrayed a prostitute named Lili in the film Boys Don't Cry, after which she did not appear in movies for the next 10 years.
Since 2003, Mucha has been a member of the main cast of the soap opera L for Love. She posed nude for the October 2009 issue of Playboy Poland. That year, she won season 10 of Poland's Dancing with the Stars with professional Rafał Maserak. In 2010, she was a judge on season 5 of the Polish version of So You Think You Can Dance called You Can Dance – Po prostu tańcz!. In 2011, she returned to cinema screens with a role in the comedy film Och, Karol 2. She was also cast as the lead in the 2011 television series Prosto w serce.
Filmography
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| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Korczak | Sabinka | |
| 1990 | Femina | Girl | |
| 1991 | Przeklęta Ameryka | Karolina Szymańska | |
| 1992 | Kuchnia polska | Anna Biesiekierska | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Sprawa kobiet (Le Violeur Impuni) | Agnes | |
| 1993–94 | Bank nie z tej ziemi | Hania | Episode: "Dar Hermesia" |
| 1993 | Schindler's List | Danka Dresner | |
| 1995–98 | Matki, żony i kochanki | Klara | |
| 1996 | Miss Nobody | Kasia Bogdańska | |
| 1997 | Młode wilki 1/2 | Anna | |
| 1999 | Na dobre i na złe | Kinga Radwańska | Episode: "Siostrzana miłość" |
| 2000 | Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease | Secretary | |
| 2000 | Boys Don't Cry | Lili | |
| 2001 | Marszałek Piłsudski | Wanda Juszkiewiczówna | 1 episode |
| 2003–present | L for Love | Magda Marszałek | |
| 2008 | Jak oni śpiewają | Herself | Season 4 contestant |
| 2009 | Teraz albo nigdy! | Olga | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Taniec z gwiazdami | Herself | Season 10 contestant (winner) |
| 2010 | Usta usta | Anita | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | You Can Dance – Po prostu tańcz! | Herself | Season 5 judge |
| 2011 | Och, Karol 2 | Mira | |
| 2011 | Prosto w serce | Monika Milewska | Main role |
| 2013-2014 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Susan Murphy / Ginormica | Polish dubbing |
| 2015 | Uwikłani | Iza | Episode: "Iza. W obronie własnej" |
| 2015 | O mnie się nie martw | Zuzanna Szałaj | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Nie rób scen | Herself | Episode: "Randka" |
| 2016 | Pitbull. Nowe porządki | Kinia | |
| 2019 | Miszmasz czyli kogel mogel 3 | Bożena | |
| 2019 | Za marzenia | Miss Gabi | 8 episodes |
| 2019 | To był rok! | Herself | Season 1 panellist |
| 2020 | W rytmie serca | Karolina Bednarska | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Dance Dance Dance | Herself | Season 2 judge |
| 2021 | Komisarz Mama | Klara | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Miłość, seks i pandemia | Kaja | Film |
| 2022 | Miłość, seks i pandemia | Kaja | Miniseries |
| 2022 | Koniec świata, czyli kogel-mogel 4 | Bożena | |
| 2022 | Niewidzialna wojna | Ewa | Film |
| 2023 | Niewidzialna wojna | Ewa | Miniseries |
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''Taniec z gwiazdami''
Mucha competed in the 10th season of Polish Dancing with the Stars – Taniec z gwiazdami with professional Rafał Maserak, and was voted the winner in the final. ::data[format=table] | 12 Finals | Rumba / "Time After Time" Quickstep in American Smooth / "Back In Town" Freestyle / "Niech żyje bal" | 10 10 10 | 10 10 10 | 10 10 10 | 10 10 10 | Winner | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ::
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