Katarzyna Figura (born March ) is a Polish actress. She is sometimes
billed as "Kasia Figura", as in Prêt-à -Porter (Ready to Wear),
Robert Altman's film.Figura was born in Warsaw, Poland. She graduated
from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw and continued her
studies at the Parisian Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique. She is one of
the most recognized and popular actresses in the contemporary Polish
film industry. She often played blond bombshells, prostitutes, and
wives of rich men. Recently, she has changed her image radically in
favor of more mature characters, very often sorrowful and
embittered.Katarzyna Figura still appears in TV shows. For many years,
she has been featured in single episodes of popular sitcoms, and has
regularly appeared in the show Witches (since ). In , she made her
come-back to theater after a long-term absence. Her role in Alina to
the West by Paweł Miśkiewicz in the Warsaw Drama Theater was highly
regarded by the critics. She shaved her head for that role,
consequently breaking from her sex symbol image. She played in Teatr
Współczesny between and . Branded a Polish Marilyn Monroe after her
role in Radosław Piwowarski's film Pociąg do Hollywood (), her first
big part. She lost out for roles in The Player (), Dracula () and
Goldeneye ().She was awarded two Golden Lions Awards for Best Actress
( and ) at the Gdynia Film Festival as well as the Eagle Award ().
billed as "Kasia Figura", as in Prêt-à -Porter (Ready to Wear),
Robert Altman's film.Figura was born in Warsaw, Poland. She graduated
from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw and continued her
studies at the Parisian Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique. She is one of
the most recognized and popular actresses in the contemporary Polish
film industry. She often played blond bombshells, prostitutes, and
wives of rich men. Recently, she has changed her image radically in
favor of more mature characters, very often sorrowful and
embittered.Katarzyna Figura still appears in TV shows. For many years,
she has been featured in single episodes of popular sitcoms, and has
regularly appeared in the show Witches (since ). In , she made her
come-back to theater after a long-term absence. Her role in Alina to
the West by Paweł Miśkiewicz in the Warsaw Drama Theater was highly
regarded by the critics. She shaved her head for that role,
consequently breaking from her sex symbol image. She played in Teatr
Współczesny between and . Branded a Polish Marilyn Monroe after her
role in Radosław Piwowarski's film Pociąg do Hollywood (), her first
big part. She lost out for roles in The Player (), Dracula () and
Goldeneye ().She was awarded two Golden Lions Awards for Best Actress
( and ) at the Gdynia Film Festival as well as the Eagle Award ().
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