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Anna Mucha
Mucha in 2018
Born
Anna Maria Mucha

(1980-04-26) 26 April 1980 (age 44)
Warsaw, Poland
CitizenshipPoland
Alma materLee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Marcel Sora
(m. 2010)
Children2

Anna Maria Mucha (born 26 April 1980) is a Polish actress. She is best known to Western audiences as Danka Dresner in Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Schindler's List. In Poland, she is known for her regular role in the soap opera L for Love (2003–present).

A 2009 winner of Poland's Dancing with the Stars, she became a judge on the country's version of So You Think You Can Dance called You Can Dance – Po prostu tańcz! in 2010.

Life and career

Mucha was born and grew up in Warsaw. She graduated from Stefan Batory High School in 1999.

In 1990, she was cast as Sabinka in Andrzej Wajda's film Korczak about Polish-Jewish humanitarian Janusz Korczak. Her most important role came in 1993 when she was cast as Danka Dresner in Steven Spielberg's film Schindler's List. She followed it with roles in the films Miss Nobody (1996) directed by Wajda, Młode wilki 1/2 (1997) and Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (2000) directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. In 2000, she portrayed a prostitute named Lili in the film Boys Don't Cry, after which she did not appear in movies for the next 10 years.

Since 2003, Mucha has been a member of the main cast of the soap opera L for Love. She posed nude for the October 2009 issue of Playboy Poland. That year, she won season 10 of Poland's Dancing with the Stars with professional Rafał Maserak. In 2010, she was a judge on season 5 of the Polish version of So You Think You Can Dance called You Can Dance – Po prostu tańcz!. In 2011, she returned to cinema screens with a role in the comedy film Och, Karol 2. She was also cast as the lead in the 2011 television series Prosto w serce.

Filmography

Year(s) Title Role Notes
1990 Korczak Sabinka
1990 Femina Girl
1991 Przeklęta Ameryka Karolina Szymańska
1992 Kuchnia polska Anna Biesiekierska 1 episode
1992 Sprawa kobiet (Le Violeur Impuni) Agnes
1993–94 Bank nie z tej ziemi Hania Episode: "Dar Hermesia"
1993 Schindler's List Danka Dresner
1995–98 Matki, żony i kochanki Klara
1996 Miss Nobody Kasia Bogdańska
1997 Młode wilki 1/2 Anna
1999 Na dobre i na złe Kinga Radwańska Episode: "Siostrzana miłość"
2000 Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease Secretary
2000 Boys Don't Cry Lili
2001 Marszałek Piłsudski Wanda Juszkiewiczówna 1 episode
2003–present L for Love Magda Marszałek
2008 Jak oni śpiewają Herself Season 4 contestant
2009 Teraz albo nigdy! Olga 6 episodes
2009 Taniec z gwiazdami Herself Season 10 contestant (winner)
2010 Usta usta Anita 5 episodes
2010 You Can Dance – Po prostu tańcz! Herself Season 5 judge
2011 Och, Karol 2 Mira
2011 Prosto w serce Monika Milewska Main role
2013-2014 Monsters vs. Aliens Susan Murphy / Ginormica Polish dubbing
2015 Uwikłani Iza Episode: "Iza. W obronie własnej"
2015 O mnie się nie martw Zuzanna Szałaj 5 episodes
2015 Nie rób scen Herself Episode: "Randka"
2016 Pitbull. Nowe porządki Kinia
2019 Miszmasz czyli kogel mogel 3 Bożena
2019 Za marzenia Miss Gabi 8 episodes
2019 To był rok! Herself Season 1 panellist
2020 W rytmie serca Karolina Bednarska 2 episodes
2020 Dance Dance Dance Herself Season 2 judge
2021 Komisarz Mama Klara 2 episodes
2021 Miłość, seks i pandemia Kaja Film
2022 Miłość, seks i pandemia Kaja Miniseries
2022 Koniec świata, czyli kogel-mogel 4 Bożena
2022 Niewidzialna wojna Ewa Film
2023 Niewidzialna wojna Ewa Miniseries

Taniec z gwiazdami

Mucha competed in the 10th season of Polish Dancing with the StarsTaniec z gwiazdami with professional Rafał Maserak, and was voted the winner in the final.

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Pavlović Wodecki Tyszkiewicz Galiński
1 Waltz/ "Dancing like Lovers" 8 8 9 9 Safe
2 Rumba/ "Time After Time" 9 9 10 9 Safe
3 Tango/ "El Tango de Roxanne" 10 10 10 10 Safe
4 Foxtrot/ "Hello" 10 10 10 10 Safe
5 Samba/ "La Mucura" 8 9 10 8 Safe
6 Quickstep in American Smooth/ "Back In Town" 10 10 10 9 Safe
7 Jive/ "Rockin' Robin" 5 8 8 5 Safe
8 Viennese Waltz/ "Noce i dnie" 10 10 10 10 Safe
9 Cha-cha-cha/ "Easy Lover"
Waltz/ "Dobranoc"
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Safe
10 Paso Doble/ "Paso Royale"
Foxtrot/ "As Time Goes By"
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Safe
11 Semi-finals Tango/ "Hey Sexy Lady"
Salsa/ "Coge La Botella"
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
Bottom Two
12 Finals Rumba/ "Time After Time"
Quickstep in American Smooth/ "Back In Town"
Freestyle/ "Niech żyje bal"
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Won