Maja Ostaszewska (born 3 September 1972) is a Polish actress.
Biography
She was born in Kraków, the daughter of Polish musician Jacek Ostaszewski, of the Ostoja Clan. Ostaszewska was raised Buddhist. She started her acting training in her native Kraków and later graduated from the PWST in 1996. She has since acted mostly at the Teatr Rozmaitości in Warsaw, working with well-known Polish directors such as Krystian Lupa, Krzysztof Warlikowski and Grzegorz Jarzyna.
In 1993, during her acting training, she played a small role in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List, although her actual real film debut was in 1997 with the TV movie "Przystań." For this role, she received the Best Actress Award at the Polish Film Festival held in Gdynia in 1998.
Ostaszewska played one of the main characters in Academy Award-nominated Andrzej Wajda's Katyń.
In 2012 she received the Telekamera Award for Best Actress, and in February 2013 she received a Wiktor Award nomination for TV acting.
Personal life
She is in a relationship with Polish cinematographer Michał Englert, son of actor Maciej Englert. She has with him two children: son Franciszek (born 2007) and daughter Janina (born 2009). Maja is a vegetarian and Buddhist. She is also known for her support of the LGBT community.
Filmography
Schindler's List (1993) – Frantic Woman
Przystań (1998) – Karolina
Prymas - trzy lata z tysiąca (2000) – Sister Leonia
Egoiści (2000) – Client at an advertising agency
Where Eskimos Live (2002) – Girl at the hotel
The Pianist (2002) – Woman with Child
Changes (2003) – Marta Mycinska
Solidarność, Solidarność... (2005) – Adult Maja (episode 'Father') S@motność w sieci (2006) – Doctor Katyn (2007) – Anna Ile waży koń trojański? (2008) – Lidka Janosik: A True Story (2009) – Margeta Uwikłanie (2011) – Agata Szacka Przepis na życie (Recipe for life) (2011-2013, TV Series) – Beata Darmięta In the Name Of (2013) – Ewa Jack Strong (2014) – Hania Ziarno prawdy (2015) – Weronika Szacka (voice) Body (2015) – Anna Panie Dulskie (2015) – Melania Dulska Pitbull: Nowe porządki (2016) – Olka Pitbull. Niebezpieczne kobiety (2016) – Olka Diagnosis (2017-2018) – Anna Nowak Never Gonna Snow Again (2020) Broad Peak (2022) – Ewa Dyakowska-Berbeka Green Border (2023) – Julia