Kinga Anna Preis (born 31 August 1971) is a Polish actress. She is six-time Polish Film Awards–winner: four times for Best Supporting Actress in Tuesday (2001), In Darkness (2011), The Mighty Angel (2014), and I Never Cry (2020), and two times for Best Actress in Silence (2001) and The Collector (2005). She also four-time Gdynia Film Festival-winner.
Life and career Preis was born in Wrocław and graduated from Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in 1996. Her father was Austrian. In 1995 she joined Wrocław Polish Theatre and since then appeared in many stage productions. In 1997 she made her television debut starring in the comedy series, Room 107 and later big screen debut in the drama film Farba. In 1998, Preis received Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress and Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination for Monday. In 1999 she starred in the historical drama film The Gateway of Europe receiving another Polish Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
In 2000, Pries starred in the comedy-drama film, Tuesday, winning her first Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The following year she won her first Polish Academy Award for Best Actress and Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actress for Silence. She won her second Polish Academy Award for Best Actress for starring in the 2005 drama film, The Collector. In 2006, she received the Zbigniew Cybulski Award for best young actress. She later starred in Four Nights with Anna (2008) and The Dark House (2009). Preis later received Best Supporting Actress Awards for performances in In Darkness (2011), The Mighty Angel (2014), and I Never Cry (2020).
On television, Preis was regular cast member in Removals (2000–01), Boza podszewka. Czesc druga (2005–06), Ja to mam szczęście! (2012), Blood for the Blood (2015), Pakt (2016), The Trap (2018), Our Century (2019–2020), Rysa (2021), Lead Children (2026) and most notable long-running drama series, Father Matthew (as of 2008). In 2020, she received Telekamery Award for Best Actress.
In 2010, Preis was decorated with Golden Cross of Merit. In 2011, she was awarded the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes1997Farba Majka1998Monday RenataGdynia Film Festival Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress1999The Gateway of Europe HalaNominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2000Dom PirkówPirks' mother2000TuesdayRenataPolish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2001SilenceMagdalena "Mimi"Polish Academy Award for Best ActressGdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actress2003SymmetryDawid's WifeNominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2004Nigdy w zyciu! Kinga2005The CollectorGosia BednarekPolish Academy Award for Best ActressGdynia Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress2006Fundacja Kazia2006Samotność w sieci Iwona2006StatycsiBożena Popławska-OchmanNominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Actress2006Co słonko widziało Brunette2007Louise's GardenAnna Swiatek2008Jeszcze raz Grazyna2008Four Nights with AnnaAnnaNominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Actress2008Scratch Zosia2009Idealny facet dla mojej dziewczyny Plesicowa2009Włatcy móch: Ćmoki, czopki i mondzioły JowitaVoice2009The Dark HouseBożena Dziabasowa Nominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Actress2010JoannaStaszka KopećNominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2011Suicide RoomPsychiatrist2011Milion dolarówBożenka2011RoseAmeliaNominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2011In DarknessWanda SochaPolish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2014The Mighty AngelManiaPolish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2014Gods Ewka's MotherNominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2015The Lurethe nightclub singerNominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2016Wszystko graRoma2016Prosta historia o morderstwieTeresa2018Plan B Natalia201853 Wars Krystyna2020I Never Cry Ola's MotherPolish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2021Back Then Elzbieta Makowska2022The Silent TwinsSister Nowak2022Na chwile, na zawsze Mother of Candy2022Prawdziwe zycie aniolów Agnieszka2023Swieto ognia JózefinaGdynia Film Festival Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated — Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress2024Wiecej Joanna
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