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Anna Próchniak is a Polish actresses who became interested in ballet and contemporary dance at an early age and trained as a dancer until deciding to switch to theatre. She graduated from the acting department of the Lodz Film School. She has received several Polish and international awards including the Award for Best Debut (First Contact Festival in Torun) and the Award for Best Acting Duo (with Joanna Osyda - International Festival of Modern Drama "Kolyada-Plays" in Yekaterinburg) for her theatre debut in "Natasha's Dream" in Teatr Powszechny in Warsaw. On the big screen, Anna Próchniak made her debut with the role of Irmina in the film "Shameless" (dir. Filip Marczewski) for which she was nominated for The Golden Duck Award. The movie had it's international premiere at the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2012. For the role of Kama in "Warsaw 44" (dir. Jan Komasa) she received the ELLE Rising Star Award at the 39th Gdynia Film Festival, the Piotr Lazarkiewicz Award for Young Talent during the Polish Film Festival in Los Angeles and a nomination for the Award of Zbyszek Cybulski. She starred in Oscar-nominated Anne Fontaine's movie, "The Innocents" which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2016 and the Northern Irish film "Bad Day For the Cut" (dir. Chris Baugh) which premiered at the same festival the following year. One of her latest features "Oleg" (dir. by Juris Kursietis) had it's international premiere in the Director's Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival in 2019.

Agnieszka Suchora is a Polish actress who completed her studies at the Aleksander Zelwerowicz Theatre Academy in Warsaw in 1990. She made her acting debut at the Contemporary Theatre in Warsaw, where she has been associated with this theater since her debut. She gained popularity for her role in the TV series Daleko od noszy (2003). Her notable roles in movies include Mlode wilki (1995), Silent Night (2017), and Operation Hyacinth (2021).

Chris Cugowski was born on 18 July 1998 in Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo (2014), The Secret History of WW2 (2021) and Przyjaciólki (2012).

Malgorzata Buczkowska was born on 25 August 1976 in Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Krew z krwi (2012), Gleboka woda (2011) and Twarza w twarz (2007).

Aleksander Bach was born as a son of a Polish photographer in Lublin, Poland. He emigrated with his parents to Germany in the early 80's. He attended to the Düsseldorf Institute for Music and Media where he graduated in Audio and Video Engineering, Dipl. Ing. (FH) in 2006. In parallel he studied piano at the Robert-Schumann University of Music in Düsseldorf in 2000-2006. Having independently shot several music videos and a music documentary in China and Japan, Aleksander took his post-graduate in Advertising Film at the acclaimed Baden-Württemberg/Ludwigsburg film academy in 2009. Between 2008 and 2011 Aleksander received several awards. Amongst others: the Cannes "YOUNG DIRECTOR AWARD" both in 2008 and 2009, the "NEW YORK FESTIVAL" in 2009 and the "ART DIRECTORS CLUB" in 2010. "Stars", directed by Aleksander Bach, is an exceptionally moving production worthy of some of the world's most gifted and well known film directors." Yda Jury, 24th June 2009

Inspired mostly by music, his work stands for visual and enthralling films with an individual handwriting.

Agnieszka Paszkowska was born on 4 July 1960 in Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Strazacy (2015), A Few People, a Little Time (2005) and M jak milosc (2000). She died on 23 November 2017 in Konstancin-Jeziorna, Mazowieckie, Poland.

Leopold Borkowski was born on 15 August 1919 in Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for The Search (1948), Najdluzsza wojna nowoczesnej Europy (1980) and Bitwa pod Warna (1980). He died on 15 December 2001 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

Monika Obara was born on 21 February 1980 in Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for A Few People, a Little Time (2005), Milczenie jest zlotem (2010) and M jak milosc (2000).

Bohdan Lazuka was born on 31 October 1938 in Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Hello, Fred the Beard (1978), Przygoda z piosenka (1969) and Zuzanna i chlopcy (1961).

Anita Sokolowska is a Polish actress who graduated from the National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz. She began her career on stage, debuting in "Sluby panienskie" and later gained recognition for her roles in "Król Lear" and "Hamlet". She worked with theaters such as the Juliusz Osterwa Theatre and Nowy Theatre in Lodz. Her television career started with a role in Tredowata (2000). She gained popularity for her roles in the TV series Na dobre i na zle (1999) and Przyjaciólki (2012). In 2024, she won the 14th edition of Dancing with the Stars. Taniec z gwiazdami (2014).

Rosa Luxemburg was born on 5 March 1871 in Zamosc, Lublin Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire [now Zamosc, Lubelskie, Poland]. She was a writer, known for Valitsen rohkeuden (1977). She was married to Gustav Lübeck. She died on 15 January 1919 in Berlin, Germany.

Olga Rossa is a storyteller, who shares the means of creation through directing, screenwriting, producing and she's a professionally trained actress and singer. Her focus lays in the midst of so-called 'real life experience' and symbolism. She takes delight in the simplicity of form and delivery, always stressing the details and the importance of performance.

Olga has been acting for 17 years, graduated "Drama" at De Montfort University and performed in variety of short films and recently two feature films. Her behind-the-camera journey started of writing and staging a play "Elusive" at university, followed by developing career as a 1st Assistant Director. Her latest short film, Hello Midnight, won awards at over 30 film festivals, including multiple awards for directing.

She's a proud proprietress of natural gold hair. Slavic by blood, the citizen of the world by choice. Pays attention to the work ethic and highly involves intuition in every work relationship.

Mieczyslawa Cwiklinska was a Polish actress, comedienne and singer. For more than 50 years on the stage, she was one of Poland's most outstanding comedic actors and singers.

She appeared on both stage and in film, and did operettas and the classics. She received numerous awards including commendations from the Polish national government. She was a member of her country's National Theatre.

On April 25, 1950, she celebrated the golden jubilee of her career in the theatre and was awarded highest honours by the Polish government.

Aleksandra Radwan is a Polish actress. She graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw in 2014. She gained early recognition for her role as Agata Kochanska in the TV series Na Wspólnej (2003). She is also known for her portrayal of Princess Wasylisa of Halshany in the TV series The Crown of the Kings (2018). Her acting career includes performances at Teatr Kwadrat in Warsaw.

Anna Paliga was born on 28 April 1997 in Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Cracow Monsters (2022), Iluzja (2022) and Republika dzieci (2021).

Horst Köhler was born on 22 February 1943 in Heidenstein, General Government/German Occupied Poland [now Skierbieszów, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland]. He was an actor, known for Durch die Wüste (1963), Die Mongolenschlacht (1966) and Der Geist des Geldes (2007). He was married to Eva Luise Köhler. He died on 1 February 2025 in Berlin, Germany.

Bartlomiej Wiater was born on 13 January 1993 in Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Little Rose 2 (2023), Control (2018) and Na Wspólnej (2003).

Krzysztof Zalewski was born on 24 August 1984 in Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland. He is an actor and composer, known for The Resistance Fighter (2019), Legendy Polskie Smok (2015) and Na noze (2016).

Tomasz Lengren was born on 7 March 1945 in Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland. He was an actor and director, known for Tanie pieniadze (1986), The Devil (1972) and Interrogation (1989). He died on 9 July 2008 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

Alexander Toluboff was born in 1882 in Lublin, Poland, Russian Empire [now Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland]. He was an art director and production designer, known for Stagecoach (1939), Algiers (1938) and Vogues of 1938 (1937). He was married to Theodora MacManus. He died on 1 July 1940 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA.

Dorota 'Kookoo' Kuduk is a Polish actress best known for her performance in the Oscar-Winning Ida (2013), and, Klezmer (2015), as well as numerous Polish theatre and television roles. Kuduk won the "Best Actress" award for her role in Klezmer at the 13th Warsaw Jewish Film Festival in Poland. Early career: Kuduk graduated from the Polish State School of Film, Television and Theatre in Lodz making her theatrical debut in 2009. She continued to study under the artistic supervision of Beata Fudalej. In 2012 she played Ophelia in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" at the STU Theatre in Krakow. She lives and works in Warsaw and Krakow.

Nina Petrovna Khrushcheva was born on 14 April 1900 in Wasylów, Lublin Governorate, Russian Empire [now Lubelskie, Poland]. She was married to Nikita Khrushchev. She died on 8 August 1984 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].

Tomasz Wiszniewski was born on 1 June 1958 in Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland. He was a director and writer, known for Where Eskimos Live (2002), Wszystko bedzie dobrze (2007) and We All're Made of Coal (2004). He died on 20 November 2016 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

Mieczyslaw Czechowicz was born on 28 September 1930 in Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for The Tin Drum (1979), Lalka (1978) and Janosik (1974). He was married to Eugenia John. He died on 14 September 1991 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.

Katarzyna Dolinska was born on 14 February 1985 in Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland.