Aleksandra Woźniak

Aleksandra Woźniak
Woźniak in 2008.
Born
Aleksandra Maria Woźniak
(1975-01-18) 18 January 1975
Warsaw, Poland
EducationSWPS University
Occupations
  • Psychologist
  • Actress
Years active1992–2020
SpouseSzymon Miszewski (m. 2014)
Children2

Aleksandra Maria Woźniak-Miszewska[a] (born 18 January 1975; Polish:[ˈvɔʑ.ɲak]) is a Polish psychologist, and retired film and television acress. She is best known for her roles as Kasia in 13 posterunek (1997–2000), Złotopolscy (2005–2008), Jagna Wyszkiewicz in Plebania (2010–2011), Monika Pruska in Linia życia (2011), Dominika Sadowska in Barwy szczęścia (2015–2016), and Zyta Chojnicka in The Clan (2017–2020).

Early life and education

Aleksandra Woźniak was born on 18 January 1975 in Warsaw, Poland.[1] She has a degree in Germanic philology, and speaks fluently in English, German, and Polish. She also studied at the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art, however left after a year.[2] In 2020, she also graduated with a degree in psychology from the Faculty of Psychology of the SWPS University in Sopot.[3]

Career

In 1992, at the age of 17, while still being a student, she was cast in a television play play Moje drzewko pomarańczowe, directed by Dorota Kędzierzawska for the Polish Television.[2] In the following years, she also actead in films A Farewell to Maria (1993), Samowolka (1993), Dzień wielkiej ryby (1996), and Spona, and television series Spółka rodzinna (1994) and Sposób na Alcybiadesa (1997). She became well known for her role as Kasia in the Polsat sitcom series 13 posterunek (1997–2000), and later also for her performances as Agata Gabriel in Złotopolscy (2005–2008), Jagna Wyszkiewicz in Plebania (2010–2011), Monika Pruska in Linia życia (2011), Dominika Sadowska in Barwy szczęścia (2015–2016), and Zyta Chojnicka in The Clan (2017–2020). She also appeared in the television series Szpital na perypetiach (2001–2003), Król przedmieścia (2002), Off the Stretcher (2003), Crime Detectives (2006), and Faceci do wzięcia (2006). Additionally, in 2010, she was nominated to the Golden Duck award for her role in the 2008 comedy drama feature film Droga do raju.[1][4]

Woźniak also hosted children's gameshow Hugo Family (2002–2003), as well as talk shows Świątek Piątek, czyli goście Aleksandry Woźniak (2003) and Cafe Espresso (2012), and was a presenenter for Romance TV. In 2007, she was a contestant in the gameshow Jak oni śpiewają.[4][5]

In 2020, she announced her retirement from acting. Currently, she is a psychologist, operating her own practice in Gdańsk.[3]

Private life

Woźniak's first marriage lasted three months. A few years later she married politologist Tomasz Kuszłejko, with the couple divorcing two years later. They had two twin daughters, Julia and Anna Woźniaks, born in 2004.[6][7] For two years, Woźniak was in a relationship with a film and television director Maciej Ślesicki.[8] In 2014, she married her third husband, Szymon Miszewski, with whom she resides in Gdańsk.[9]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Janko MuzykantTelevision play
Moje drzewko pomarańczoweTelevision play
1993 A Farewell to MariaBrown-haired girl Feature film
Niebieski ptakLight Television play
SamowolkaJaga Television film
1996 Dzień wielkiej rybyPatron's daughter Feature film
1998 SponaAnia Feature film
2008 Droga do rajuKasia Feature film
2018 Verliebt in MasurenWanda Feature film

Television series

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Spółka rodzinnaBasia Lis 3 episodes
1997 Sposób na AlcybiadesaAnia 3 episodes
1997–2000 13 posterunekKasia Main role; 82 episodes
1999–2000 TrędowataMarta Episode no. 1
2001–2003 Szpital na perypetiachZuzanna Recurring role; 30 episodes
2002 AsAnia Łubieńska 3 episodes
Król przedmieściaJolanta Boruchowicz Episode: "Dziewczyna dla Seweryna"
2002–2003 Hugo FamilyHerself Gameshow; programme host
2003 Off the StretcherZuzanna Recurring role; 13 episodes
Świątek Piątek, czyli goście Aleksandry WoźniakHerself Talkshow; programme host
2005–2008 ZłotopolscyAgata Gabriel Main role; 204 episodes
2006 Crime DetectivesWeronika Episode: "Pokonać strach"
Faceci do wzięciaAsia Episode: "Śmiech przez łzy"
Hela w opałachMother Episode: "Mała miss"
2007 Jak oni śpiewająHerself Gameshow; contestant
2009 39 and a HalfKlaudia Episode: "Król nocy"
2010–2011 PlebaniaJagna Wyszkiewicz Recurring role; 66 episodes
2011 Linia życiaMonika Pruska
Na dobre i na złeAnna Nawrocka Episode: "Obce ciało"
2012 Cafe EspressoHerself Talkshow; programme host
2015–2016 Barwy szczęściaDominika Sadowska Recurring role; 18 episodes
2017–2020 The ClanZyta Chojnicka Recurring role: 50 episodes

Notes

References

  1. ^ ab"Aleksandra Woźniak". filmpolski.pl (in Polish).
  2. ^ ab"Uciekła ze szkoły teatralnej". swiatseriali.interia.pl (in Polish). 10 May 2012.
  3. ^ ab"Aleksandra Woźniak rzuciła aktorstwo i została psychologiem. 'Ta decyzja to nie był dylemat, to było dla mnie oczywiste'". dziendobry.tvn.pl (in Polish). 20 May 2020.
  4. ^ abSergiusz Królak (3 August 2021). "Rola w '13 posterunku' stała się jej 'przekleństwem'. Jak dziś wygląda życie Aleksandry Woźniak?". plejada.pl (in Polish).
  5. ^"Aleksandra Woźniak w roli prezenterki". kultura.onet.pl (in Polish). 30 November 2012.
  6. ^"Aleksandra Woźniak może się pochwalić pięknymi córkami! Tak dziś wyglądają bliźniaczki Julia i Anna Woźniak". telemagazyn.pl (in Polish). 24 August 2025.
  7. ^Elwira Szczepańska (18 January 2022). "Córki Aleksandry Woźniak z '13 posterunku' wyrosły na gwiazdy Instagrama. Chętnie eksponują swoje wdzięki". jastrzabpost.pl (in Polish).
  8. ^Agnieszka Święcicka (23 May 2022). "'Życie w złotej klatce'. Tak Aleksandra Woźniak nazwała swój związek z reżyserem Maciejem Ślesickim". plejada.pl (in Polish).
  9. ^Iwona Góralczyk (22 August 2025). "Kasia z '13 Posterunku' pokazała męża – zdjęcia. Tak wygląda Szymon Miszewski, mąż Aleksandry Woźniak". expressbydgoski.pl (in Polish).
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