Karolina Wydra Explained

Karolina Wydra
Birth Date:March 5, 1981
Birth Place:Opole, Poland
Years Active:2008present

Karolina Wydra (; born March 5, 1981)[1] is a Polish-American actress and model. She played Dominika Petrova on the Fox medical drama series House, and vampire Violet Mazurski on the HBO dark fantasy series True Blood. Wydra has starred in the fantasy thriller After (2012), and the science fiction film Europa Report (2013). She portrayed Detective Dianne Kubek on ABC's short-lived crime drama series Wicked City and recurred as Izel in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Early life and education

Wydra was born in Opole, Poland[2] with a rare left eye coloboma birth defect in which the iris of the eye does not grow closed during gestation.[3]

Her mother and father were teachers of mathematics and art, respectively.[4] In 1992, she and her family emigrated to Orange County, California, where her parents set up a cleaning business.[4] Her parents separated in 2012, and her mother subsequently moved back to Poland.[4]

Career

In October 1997, Wydra won the Elite Lee Jeans Model Look Contest, which was hosted by Roshumba Williams and Dorian Gregory.[5] She has since appeared in print advertisements for brands such as Armani Exchange, Levi's Red, Calvin Klein, Smashbox Cosmetics, Dooney & Bourke, Charles David, Urban Decay, John Frieda, and Kenneth Cole.[6] [7] [8] Wydra has also appeared as a model on the cover of the German Elle magazine[9] and Oyster magazine.[10]

In 2006, Wydra starred in a Nespresso commercial with George Clooney.[11] In 2008, she co-starred in the comedy-drama film Be Kind Rewind, directed by Michel Gondry, and the sports drama film Sugar, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. She then co-starred in the 2011 romantic comedy film Crazy, Stupid, Love as Jordyn. From 2011 to 2012, she appeared on the seventh and eighth seasons of the Fox medical drama series House, playing the role of Dominika Petrova, an immigrant who marries House in order to obtain a green card.[12] Wydra then had a starring role in the 2012 fantasy thriller After, alongside Steven Strait.[13] The following year, she had a lead role as Katya Petrovna in the science fiction film Europa Report.[14] In March 2013, she was cast in the pilot of NBC's remake of the British drama series Bad Girls.[15]

In 2013 she starred in the Honda Acura ZDX commercial. In 2013, Wydra joined the cast of HBO's fantasy drama series True Blood as Violet Mazurski, a vampire who becomes Jason Stackhouse's girlfriend.[16] [17] In the sixth season, Wydra was a recurring cast member, but was upgraded to the main cast for its seventh and final season.[18] In 2014, Wydra recurred as the character Mara Paxton on the fifth season of FX's drama series Justified, and guest starred as Agent Simone Taylor in an episode of the CBS drama series Scorpion. Wydra then co-starred alongside Aaron Eckhart in the Blumhouse Productions horror film Incarnate (2015), directed by Brad Peyton. In 2015, she joined the cast of ABC's crime drama series Wicked City as Dianne Kubek, a beautiful detective working undercover as a barmaid and drug dealer on the Sunset Strip.[19]

In April 2016, it was announced that Wydra had been cast in the Showtime series revival of Twin Peaks.[20] In August 2016, she joined the Amazon Studios drama series Sneaky Pete in a recurring role.[21]

Personal life

Wydra lives in Los Angeles.

She has one older brother, an accountant, who lives in London.[4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Be Kind RewindGabrielle Bochenski
2008SugarRaquel
2011Crazy, Stupid, LoveJordyn
2012AfterAna
2012EugeneAliceShort
2013Europa ReportKatya Petrovna
2016IncarnateAnna Ember
2019A Score to SettleSimone

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008ChristinaEpisode: "Ten Count"
2011–2012HouseDominika PetrovaRecurring role
2012Bad GirlsKellyUnaired pilot
2013–2014True BloodViolet MazurskiMain role
2014JustifiedMara PaxtonRecurring role
2014ScorpionAgent Simone TaylorEpisode: "Revenge"
2015Wicked CityDianne KubekMain role
2017Sneaky PeteKarolinaRecurring role
2017QuanticoSasha BarinovRecurring role
2017Twin PeaksChloe Episode: "Part 9"
2017MacGyverVera KazakovaEpisode: "Roulette Wheel + Wire"
2019Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.IzelRecurring role (Season 6) 7 episodes
TBAUntitled Vince Gilligan TV seriesAnaMain role

Other credits

Commercials

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Person Details for Karolina I Wydra, "United States Public Records, 1970-2009". FamilySearch.
  2. Web site: Karolina Wydra: From House to True Blood. Fikklefame. March 27, 2013. August 14, 2014.
  3. Web site: Karolina Wydra Biography . IMDb . 2018-09-13 .
  4. Web site: EJ Podcast #046 with Karolina Wydra. EJScott.com. August 16, 2014.
  5. Web site: Bodies in Motion. Los Angeles. Google Books. October 1997.
  6. Web site: Karolina Wydra. Fashion Model Directory. August 13, 2014.
  7. Web site: Model Karolina Wydra for Urban Decay Cosmetics. Scott Nathan Photos.
  8. Web site: Charles David: Fall 2003. LeBook.com.
  9. Web site: Karolina Wydra on the cover of German Elle magazine. Fikkle Fame. March 27, 2013.
  10. Web site: Good Morning Sunshine. Oyster. September 6, 2010.
  11. Web site: 'House', felizmente casado con Karolina Wydra. Heraldo.es. April 18, 2012. August 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140820214518/http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/comunicacion/2012/04/19/house_felizmente_casado_con_karolina_wydra_184554_311.html. August 20, 2014. dead.
  12. Web site: Hot Shots: House's Wife Dominika Returns to Take Down [Spoiler]!]. TVLine. Vlada. Gelman. April 3, 2012.
  13. Web site: Ryan Smith's 'After' Starring Karolina Wydra Gets North American Deal. The Hollywood Reporter. Stuart. Kemp. June 17, 2013. August 13, 2014.
  14. Web site: Europa Report: Movie Reviews. Paste. Annlee. Ellingson. August 6, 2013.
  15. Web site: Amy Smart, Karolina Wydra sign up for NBC's 'Bad Girls' remake. Digital Spy. Ben. Lee. March 2, 2012.
  16. Web site: Karolina Wydra to Portray Eric-Like Vampire on True Blood. Matt. Richenthal. TV Fanatic. March 26, 2013. August 13, 2014.
  17. Web site: 'True Blood' season 6 casts 'House' actress Karolina Wydra in 'badass' role. Andrew. Sims. Hypable. March 26, 2013. August 13, 2014.
  18. Web site: True Blood Exclusive: House Actress Joins Season 6 Cast as Badass Vamp. TVLine. Michael. Ausiello. March 26, 2013. August 13, 2014.
  19. Web site: 'True Blood' Alum Boards ABC's 'L.A. Crime' Anthology. The Hollywood Reporter. Lesley. Goldberg. March 3, 2015.
  20. Web site: Twin Peaks Revival: Complete Cast List Revealed (and It's Bananas). TVLine. Michael. Ausiello. April 25, 2016.
  21. Web site: 'Sneaky Pete' Casts Karolina Wydra & Pej Vahdat In Recurring Roles. Deadline Hollywood. Denise. Petski. August 2, 2016.