Gosia Dobrowolska
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Gosia Dobrowolska (born Małgorzata Dobrowolska, 2 June 1958, in Kamienna Góra), is a Polish-born Australian actress.
Biography
Template:Expand section She has one brother, Janusz Dobrowolski, who also made a minor appearance in the 1984 film, Silver City.
After moving to Australia in the 1980s, Dobrowolska's first Australian film was Silver City, where she played a Polish immigrant.<ref name="stratton2">Stratton, pp. 49–53.</ref>
Paul Cox specifically wrote the 1991 film A Woman's Tale for Sheila Florance. Directed by Cox, Dobrowolska plays a nurse who befriends an elderly woman (Florance) dying of cancer.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Dreszcze (aka Shivers) | Malgosia | Feature film |
| 1984 | Silver City | Nina | Feature film |
| 1986 | The Surfer | Gina | Feature film |
| 1987 | Around the World in 80 Ways | Nurse Ophelia Cox | Feature film |
| 1988 | Phobia | Renata Simmons | Feature film |
| 1990 | Golden Braid | Terese | Feature film |
| 1991 | A Woman's Tale | Anna | Feature film |
| 1992 | The Nun and the Bandit | Zenaida | Feature film |
| 1992 | Careful | Zenaida | Feature film |
| 1992 | Resistance | Mrs. Wilson | Feature film |
| 1993 | The Custodian | Josie | Feature film |
| 1993 | Touch Me | Sarah | Film short |
| 1994 | Exile | Midwife | Feature film |
| 1996 | Lust and Revenge | Cecilia Applebaum | Feature film |
| 1999 | A Week in the Life of a Man (aka Tydzien z zycia mezcyzny) | Anna Borowski | Feature film |
| 2005 | Doskonale popoludine | Maria Mielczarek | Feature film |
| 2009 | Defect | Marie | Film short |
| 2011 | On Borrowed Time | Herself | Feature film documentary |
| 2014 | Obywatel | Younger Jan's Mother | Feature film |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | City West | Nada Stankovic | TV series, 7 episodes |
| 1984 | The Mike Walsh Show | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1984 | Special Squad | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1987 | Rafferty's Rules | Maz | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1987 | I've Come About the Suicide | Genevieve Lawson | TV film |
| 1987 | Willing and Abel | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1988 | Fields of Fire II | Basia | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1988; 1994 | The Midday Show | Herself (with John Dingwall) | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1988-89 | A Country Practice | Marianna Kubik | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1989 | Fields of Fire III | Basia | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Mission: Impossible | Alina | TV series, Season 2, episode 7: "Target Earth" |
| 1990 | Sunday | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | The Great Air Race (aka Half A World Away) | Thea Rasche | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Tonight Live with Steve Vizard | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | G.P. | Eve Walenska | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | Kevin Rampenbacker and the Electric Kettle | TV film | |
| 1992 | Big Ideas | Anna Novak | TV film |
| 1993 | Seven Deadly Sins | TV series, episode: Greed | |
| 1994 | Midday with Derryn Hinch | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994 | Review | Guest Presenter | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | English at Work | Herself | TV series, 1 episode: "Continence" |
| 1995 | Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River (aka Snowy River: The McGregor Saga) | Svetlana Koromanskaya | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Spellbinder | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1996 | Erotic Tales | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1997 | The Hidden Dimension | Claire | Short film documentary |
| 1997 | Murder Call | Vida Kristov | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | Never Tell Me Never | Nurse Anne | TV film |
| 1999; 2006 | All Saints | Greta Patterson / Vera / Lillian Gehler | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1999 | The Movie Show | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2011 | East West 101 | Yelena | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2020 | The End | Mrs. Bogdanowicz | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2020 | The Secrets She Keeps | Anna Nowak | TV series, 1 episode |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Hamlet | Space Theatre, Adelaide, Sydney Opera House | |
| 1986 | The Marriage | Space Theatre, Adelaide, Sydney Opera House | |
| 1987 | The Poet Assassinated | The Performance Space, Sydney | |
| 1989 | Karamazov | Crossroads Theatre, Sydney | |
| 1995 | Tongue of Stone | ||
| 1996 | Pentecost | Wharf Theatre, Sydney | |
| 1997 | The Stronger / Grushenka | Director | Belvoir Street Theatre |
| 1997 | The Promised Land : Tinsel and Ashes / Feast | Bondi Pavilion | |
| 2004 | Stone Sleeper | Lennox Theatre, Parramatta |
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Sources
- Stratton, D. (1990) The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan: Sydney.
References
External links
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