Joanna Kulig

Joanna Kulig

Joanna Kulig (Polish: [jɔˈanna ˈkulik]; born 24 June 1982) is a Polish actress and singer. She gained recognition for her starring role in the 2018 historical drama film Cold War, which earned her the European Film Award and the Polish Academy Award for Best Actress. After an unsuccessful attempt at a career as a jazz singer, Kulig enrolled at the AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków, graduating in 2007. She began performing on stage while still in drama school, debuting in the play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her first starring film role in the 2007 drama Wednesday, Thursday Morning won her the award for Best Debut at the Gdynia Film Festival. She received further acclaim for her performance in the 2011 film Elles, which earned her a Polish Academy Award and her second award at the Gdynia Film Festival, both for Best Supporting Actress. Kulig became known for her frequent collaborations with the director Paweł Pawlikowski. She appeared in three of his films: The Woman in the Fifth (2011), the Academy Award-winning Ida (2013) and Cold War (2018). Her other notable credits include the highest-grossing Polish film of all time Clergy (2018), and the Netflix series The Eddy (2020).

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