| Magdalena Cielecka | |
| Birth Date: | 20 February 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Myszków, Poland |
| Education: | AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1995–present |
| Partner: | Andrzej Chyra Bartosz Gelner[1] |
Magdalena Cielecka (born 20 February 1972) is a Polish actress. A five-time Polish Film Award nominee, Cielecka won a Polish Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 2023 historical drama film Anxiety.[2]
Cielecka spent her childhood in the small town of Żarki-Letnisko. In 1995, she graduated from Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna in Kraków. Soon after, she joined the Teatr Stary Theatre Company in Kraków, where she stayed until 2001, when she moved to Warsaw and joined the Teatr Rozmaitości Theatre Company.
Although she made her first cinema appearance quite early in a film by Barbara Sass called Pokuszenie (1995), she initially was known mainly for her work in theatre. A few years later she became widely recognized as an actress and she gained popularity with her cinematic roles such as Samotność w sieci or the TV series Magda M.
At the 2008 Edinburgh International Festival she played the leading role in a critically acclaimed adaptation of Kane's 4.48 Psychosis by the Polish theatre company Teatr Rozmaitości.[3]
On television, she starred in Hotel 52 (2010-13), Days of Honor (2012-13), Pact (2015), Belfer (2016), The Defence (2018-2022), and A Girl and an Astronaut (2023).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Temptation | Anna | Polish Film Festival Award for Best Actress | |
| 1996 | L'Élève | Jeune fille polonaise | ||
| 1998 | Amok | Julia | Nominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Actress | |
| 1999 | Like a Drug | Anna Piwowska | ||
| 2000 | Zakochani (2000) | Zosia Karska | Nominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Actress | |
| 2000 | Egoiści | Anka | Nominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Actress | |
| 2001 | Weiser | Clerk | ||
| 2001 | Listy miłosne | Teresa Lenart | ||
| 2002 | Faithful | Elisa | Short film | |
| 2003 | Powiedz to, Gabi | Baska | ||
| 2004 | Trzeci | Ewa | ||
| 2005 | Po sezonie | Emilia Orlowska | ||
| 2006 | Palimpsest | Hanna | ||
| 2006 | Chaos | Hanna von Bronheim | ||
| 2006 | S@motność w sieci | Ewa | ||
| 2007 | Katyń | Agnieszka Baszkowska | ||
| 2009 | Mniejsze zlo | Actress | ||
| 2009 | Demakijaz | Anita | ||
| 2010 | Wenecja | Joanna | Nominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| 2012 | Byl sobie dzieciak | Irena | ||
| 2015 | The Lure | Divine Furs | ||
| 2016 | United States of Love | Iza | ||
| 2016 | Blind Love | Herself | ||
| 2016 | Pitbull. Niebezpieczne kobiety | Lieutenant Izabela Zych | ||
| 2017 | Heart of Love | Curator | ||
| 2017 | Gwiazdy | Anna Banas | ||
| 2017 | Breaking the Limits | Jerzy's mother | ||
| 2018 | 7 Emotions | Alek's mother | ||
| 2019 | Ciemno, prawie noc | Alicja Tabor | ||
| 2019 | The Song of Names | Anna Wozniak | ||
| 2020 | Kill It and Leave This Town | Girl's Mother on the Tram | Voice | |
| 2023 | You Were Not Supposed to Be Here | Joanna | ||
| 2023 | Anxiety | Malgorzata | Polish Academy Award for Best Actress |