Julia Krynke
Julia Krynke | |
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Born |
Opole, Poland | 20 November 1979
Occupation | Actress, voice artist |
Years active | 1998–present |
Julia Krynke (born 20 November 1979) is a multilingual Polish actress, voice over artist and trained classical musician based in London, UK. She is known in the UK for her roles in TV series Spooks, Holby City and The Street, and has had a successful career in cinema, theatre and TV in Germany, Poland and Ireland. She is fluent in Polish, English and German.
Education
Krynke is a graduate of the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Wroclaw,[1] Poland (1998-2002) and the Centre for Theatre Practices Gardzienice, Poland (2001–2003) and has attended the Michael Chekhov Studio London, UK (2008-).[2] She studied Grand Piano and Flute at the State Music School (1986-1997) in Opole, Poland.
Career
Julia Krynke has worked extensively in film, television and theatre in Poland, Germany, Ireland, and the UK.
Soon after the completion of her studies, Julia made her big-screen debut playing one of the lead roles in the much-acclaimed Distant Lights, directed by Hans-Christian Schmid (Germany, 2003). The film received many awards - including the FIPRESCI prize[3] and the German Critics’ Association Award - and was nominated for the Golden Bear at The Berlin Film Festival.
From 2003-2008, Krynke went on to appear in a number of popular Polish television series whilst performing full-time in the Teatr Polski (Warsaw), Teatr Nowy (Poznan), Teatr Nowy (Lodz) and Scena In Vitro (Lublin).[4]
In 2006, Julia made a well-received debut on the Irish stage as Monica in Dermot Bolger’s The Townlands of Brazil (dir. Ray Yeates).
In 2007, Krynke appeared regularly as Mela in the Irish television series The English Class.
In 2008, Julia moved to London to take classes at the Michael Chekhov Studio. She has been based in London since.
From 2009 onwards, Krynke took a series of further English-speaking parts, most notable of which was that of Olenka in the Bafta award-winning BBC drama series The Street (wr. Jimmy McGovern dir. David Blair). She also played Bibi Saparova in season eight of Spooks (dir. Alrick Riley).
During the same period, Julia also appeared in televised roles in Germany, including that of Olga Sarpei in the ZDF series SOKO Leipzig Leipzig.
Krynke works regularly with European independent film-makers. She starred in German director’s Saschko Frey’s Echos (2009), winner of the Friedrich-Wilhelm Murnau Kurzfilmpreis. Julia made the experimental noir Muse with Italian film-maker Massimo Salvato[5] and has collaborated with British directors Jessica Townsend,[6] Esther Richardson[7] and Nick Cohen.[8]
In 2012, Krynke took a lead televised role – Milena Kintrup – in the German-Austrian-Swiss series Tatort: Das Wunder von Wolbeck (dir. Matthias Tiefenbacher).[9][10]
In spring 2013, Polish audiences could watch her as Mira Ziemska in the television series Lekarze (‘Doctors’).
Julia has won theatrical prizes in her native Poland. She was the first contestant ever to receive all three major awards in one year at 20th Festival of Theatre Schools in 2002: the Best Actor Award, Audience Award and Critics’ Award for the role of Gileta in the play The Topsy-Turvy Princess (wr. Calderon de la Barca, dir. Remigiusz Brzyk).[11] Krynke was also given Second Prize in the Ogolnopolski Przeglad Piosenki Aktorskiej in Zamosc (a Polish singing contest for actors).
Filmography
- 2013: Lekarze (TV) .... Mira Ziemska (Poland)[12]
- 2012: Tatort (TV) .... Milena Kintrup (Germany)[13]
- 2011: Holby City (TV) .... Ania Green[14]
- 2010: Trivia (TV) .... Danuta (Ireland)[15]
- 2010: Humane Resources .... Recruitment Consultant (United Kingdom)
- 2010: Cake .... Agata (United Kingdom)
- 2009: The Street (TV) Olenka (United Kingdom)[16]
- 2009: SOKO Leipzig (TV) Olga Sarpei (Germany)[17]
- 2009: Spooks (TV) .... Bibi Saparova (United Kingdom)[18]
- 2009: Erratum .... Edyta (Poland)
- 2009: Muse .... Ludmilla (United Kingdom)[19]
- 2008: Foxes .... Anna (Ireland/Czech Republic/Slovakia)
- 2007: The English Class (TV) .... Mela (Ireland)[20][21][22][23]
- 2007: Die Echoes .... Lydia (Germany)[24]
- 2007: Plebania (TV) .... Monika (Poland)[25]
- 2007: Odwroceni (TV) .... Journalist (Poland)[26]
- 2006: First Love (TV) .... Julia Derwisz (Poland)[27]
- 2006: Smell of the Coffee .... Ruda (Poland/Italy)[28]
- 2005: Kryminalni (TV) .... Anna Rybik (Poland)[29]
- 2005: AugenBlick .... Ana (Germany)
- 2005: Triangle of Incidents .... Magda (Poland)[30]
- 2005: Lesson .... French Teacher (Poland)[31]
- 2004: Trzy kropki .... Mother, Daughter (Poland)[32]
- 2003: Kasia i Tomek (TV) .... Edyta Kartacz (Poland)
- 2003: Distant Lights .... Beata (Germany)[33]
Awards and honours
- 1st Actors’ Award for the roles of Gileta and Kaleria at the 20th Festival of Theatre Schools, Lodz 2002[34]
- Critics’Award for Actor’s Individuality at the 20th Festival of Theatre Schools, Lodz 2002
- Audience Award for the role of Gileta at the 20th Festival of Theatre Schools, Lodz 2002
- 2nd Award in Ogolnopolski Przeglad Piosenki Aktorskiej (Nationwide contest for an Actor-performed song), Zamosc 1998
Theatre
- 2009: Dementia Diaries by Maria Jastrzebska .... Mrs Alicja (directed by Mark C. Hewitt, Blank Productions) (United Kingdom)
- 2008: Nic co ludzkie by Artur Palyga .... Maria, Antonina, Szara (directed by Pawel Passini, Piotr Ratajczak, Luksz Witt-Michalowski, The World Premiere Scene InVitro in Lublin) (Poland)
- 2006: The Townlands of Brazil by Dermot Bolger .... Monica (directed by Ray Yeates, Axis Arts Centre, Dublin) (Ireland)[35]
- 2005: Zona Tenebrarum based on Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse and Asketike: Salvatores dei by Nikos Kazantzakis .... Hermina (directed by Przemyslaw Wasilkowski, Torino/Warsaw) (Italy/Poland[36]
- 2005: Tinderbox based on the story by Hans-Christian Andersen .... Princess (directed by Katarzyna Deszcz, The New Theatre in Lodz) (Poland)[37]
- 2005: Run For Your Wife by Ray Cooney .... Barbara Smith (directed by Ryszard Nyczka, The New Theatre in Lodz) (Poland)
- 2005: Dulle Griet by Stanislaw Grochowiak .... Naga (directed by Marek Pasieczny, The New Theatre in Lodz) (Poland)[38]
- 2004: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett .... Mary Lennox (directed by Karol Suszka, The New Theatre in Lodz) (Poland)[39]
- 2004: Warsaw Uprising: A Mother’s Story by Kaz Braun .... Elzbieta (directed by Kaz Braun, The New Theatre in Lodz) (Poland)[40][41]
- 2004: Friar Minor by Stanislaw Brejdygant .... Maria (directed by Stanislaw Brejdygant, The New Theatre in Lodz) (Poland)[42]
- 2004: On the Heights of Despair by Marcin Jarnuszkiewicz .... Lady (Marcin Jarnuszkiewicz, The New Theatre in Lodz) (Poland)[43]
- 2003: Dozywocie by Aleksander Fredro .... Rozia (directed by Szczepan Szczykno, The New Theatre in Lodz) (Poland)[44]
- 2003: Jealousy by Esther Vilar .... Iris (Aldona Figura, The New Theatre, in Lodz) (Poland)[45]
- 2002: The Adventures of Sindbad the Sailor adapted by Boleslaw Lesmian .... Sea Devil (directed by Jaroslaw Kilian, The Polish Theatre in Warsaw) (Poland)
- 2002: Ksiezniczka na opak wywrocona by Pedro Calderon de la Barca .... Gileta (directed by Remigiusz Brzyk, National Theatre Academy in Wroclaw) (Poland)[46][47]
- 2002: Summerfolk by Maxim Gorky .... Kaleria (directed by Bozena Baranowska, National Theatre Academy in Wroclaw) (Poland)[48]
- 2002: The Wedding by Stanislaw Wyspianski .... Zosia (directed by Janusz Wisniewski, The New Theatre in Poznan) (Poland)
Musical Score Composing
- 2002: Summerfolk by Maxim Gorky .... A scene[49] (directed by Bozena Baranowska, National Theatre Academy in Wroclaw) (Poland)
References
- ↑ "Absolwenci Wydziału Aktorskiego PWST im. Ludwika Solskiego w Krakowie Filia we Wrocławiu - Rok akademicki 1979-1983"|
- ↑ "Theatrical Career of Julia Krynke"|
- ↑ "FIPRESCI for Lichter"|
- ↑ "Theatrical Career of Julia Krynke"|
- ↑ "Director’s Lounge"|
- ↑ "Human Resources"|
- ↑ "The Cake"|
- ↑ "Nick Cohen- Lessons in Lifesaving"|
- ↑ "10 Jahre Tatort aus Münster - Best of"|
- ↑ "Tatort: Das Wunder von Wolbeck"|
- ↑ "1wsza Nagroda dla Julii Krynke za role Gilety"|
- ↑ "Lekarze Season 2, Episode 10"|
- ↑ "Tatort: Das Wunder von Wolbeck Season 1, Episode 851"|
- ↑ "Holby City: Clash of the Titans Season 13, Episode 23"|
- ↑ "Trivia Season 1, Episode 3"|
- ↑ "The Street Season 3, Episode 4"|
- ↑ "SOKO Leipzig: Die Hand Season 15, Episode 5"|
- ↑ "Spooks Season 8, Episode 2 "|
- ↑ "Muse"|
- ↑ "The English Class: Meet Myles Brennan Season 1, Episode 1"|
- ↑ "The English Class: Secrets & Lies Season 1, Episode 2"|
- ↑ "The English Class: Love Hurts Season 1, Episode 3"|
- ↑ "The English Class: Enemy at the Gates Season 1, Episode 4"|
- ↑ "Friedrich-Wilhelm Murnau Kurzfilmpreis in 2009"|
- ↑ "Plebania"|
- ↑ "Julia Krynke w Odwroconych"|
- ↑ "Pierwsza Milosc"|
- ↑ "Zapach kawy"|
- ↑ "Kryminalni: Ucieczka Season 3, Episode 5"|
- ↑ "Trojkat zdarzen"|
- ↑ "Lekcja"|
- ↑ "Trzy kropki"|
- ↑ "Original title: Lichter"|
- ↑ "1wsza Nagroda dla Julii Krynke za role Gilety"|
- ↑ "The Guardian, Monday 27 November 2006"|
- ↑ "Przemek Wasilkowski: Zona Tenebrarum na motywach „Wilka stepowego” Hermana Hessego oraz „Sztuki ascezy” Nikosa Kazantzakisa"|
- ↑ "Krzesiwo – wortal teatralny"|
- ↑ "Szalona Greta"|
- ↑ "Burnetta Tajemniczy Ogród"|
- ↑ "Powstanie Warszawskie - Opowiesc Matki"|
- ↑ "Rozmowa z K. Braunem"|
- ↑ "Mniejszy Brat"|
- ↑ "Na szczytach rozpaczy"|
- ↑ "Dożywocie Fredry"|
- ↑ "Zazdrosc na deskach Teatru Nowego"|
- ↑ "1wsza Nagroda dla Julii Krynke za role Gilety"|
- ↑ "Ksiezniczka na opak wywrocona 'Pedro Calderona de la Barci"|
- ↑ "Letnicy: informacje o spektaklu"|
- ↑ "Letnicy - Obsada, Muzyka"|