Agata Kulesza

Actress
Writer

A young doctor uncovers lead poisoning in children near a steelworks. Despite state opposition, she strives to treat the sick kids.

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Lead Children (2026)

Agata Kulesza is a Polish actress who works in theater and cinema. She graduated with distinction from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz Theatre Academy in Warsaw. She has been part of the artistic team at the Ateneum Theater in Warsaw since 2011. Kulesza's role in Rose (2011) earned her the Best Actress award from the Polish Film Awards. She gained international recognition for her role in the movie Ida (2013), for which she received the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress and her second Polish Film Awards for Best Actress.

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Awards
- 16 wins & 25 nominations total

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Known for

Ida

7.4

Wanda

2013

The Hater

7.1

Beata Santorska

2020

Suicide Room

6.6

Beata

2011

Cold War

7.5

Irena

2018

Credits

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Actress

Lead Children
7.5
TV Mini Series
- Prof. Krystyna Berger
- 2026
Television Theater
7.7
TV Series
- Sofia Antonowna
- Woman
- Konstancja Lubienska ...
- 1998–2025
Good Home
7.2
- Mother of Goska
- 2025
A Polish Family
6.1
TV Series
- Maria
- 2011–2025
The Breslau Murders
6.8
TV Mini Series
- Gerda Holtz
- 2025
Blood for Blood
7.3
TV Series
- Carmen Rota-Majewska
- 2012–2025
The Partisan
5.1
- Stefania Skarbek
- 2024
Innego konca nie bedzie
6.3
- Mother
- 2024
Simona Kossak
6.0
- Elzbieta Kossak
- 2024
The Convict
7.1
TV Series
- Judge Alicja Mazur
- 2021–2024
The Teacher
7.4
TV Series
- Pathologist Roztocka
- 2023
Green Border
6.4
- Basia
- 2023
Pati
7.2
TV Series
- Judge Alicja Mazur
- 2023
Mój agent
6.2
TV Series
- Agata Kulesza
- 2023
Wilk
6.9
TV Mini Series
- Mother of Ada
- 2021

Writer

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Personal details

Official site
- Actress' agent
Height
- 5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
Born
- September 27, 1971
- Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland
Spouse
- Marcin Figurski2006 - 2020 (divorced, 1 child)

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Trivia
Agata and dancing partner Stefano Terrazzino were the winners of Taniec z gwiazdami (2005) (the eighth edition of the Polish version of 'Dancing with the Stars'). She was the first winner to donate the reward to charity.

Quotes
[on Paweł Pawlikowski] He is a wonderful filmmaker, very focused, very intent on what he wants to achieve. He was also very open to discussion when we first met and decided the details of Wanda as a whole person. I know he did a lot of research for this picture and I had a feeling of a partnership when we worked together - that was very valuable for me.