Alicja Bachleda — Biography
Born on May 12, 1983, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś is a performer, known for her work in both acting and music. Her acting credits include roles in films such as Trade, Ondine, and Pan Tadeusz.
Born in Tampico, Mexico, Alicja is the daughter of Lidia and Tadeusz Bachleda-Curuś, a geologist working abroad at the time of her birth. She has a brother, Tadeusz Bachleda-Curuś, and a half-sister, Urszula Welenc. Her uncle, Adam Bachleda-Curuś, previously served as the mayor of Zakopane, Poland, the city where she spent her formative years. During her upbringing in Poland, Alicja received training at Elżbieta Armatys's Theater, Music and Dance Studio, which included specialized study in Spanish and English. She began higher education at Jagiellonian University, pursuing Iberian studies and cultural studies, but paused her academic pursuits to focus on her burgeoning career. Her acting education also took her to the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City. Concurrently, she studied psychology at the University of California, eventually earning a degree in art history.
Alicja Bachleda began her acting career at the age of fifteen, securing a leading part in the 1999 Polish film Pan Tadeusz, directed by the acclaimed Andrzej Wajda. Four years later, she joined the cast of the Polish television drama Na dobre i na złe. She then expanded her reach to international cinema, featuring in the 2004 German coming-of-age film Sommersturm. In 2007, she returned to Mexico for the filming of the thriller Trade, a production that delved into the harsh realities of human trafficking and also featured Kevin Kline. Her subsequent European project was the historical drama The Beheaded Rooster, where she portrayed a Jewish girl during World War II in Transylvania, Romania. In 2009, she starred in Ondine, a film centered on an Irish fisherman who believes he has captured a selkie, a mythical creature from folklore. In 2012, Bachleda-Curuś took on the role of Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland, in September Eleven 1683, and also appeared in a principal role in The Girl Is in Trouble.
In her personal life, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś welcomed her son Henry on October 7, 2009, in Los Angeles. Henry's father is Irish actor Colin Farrell. The child was baptized on December 29, 2009, at the Catholic Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kraków. It was reported in October 2010 that Farrell and Bachleda-Curuś had ended their relationship.
Born in Tampico, Mexico, Alicja is the daughter of Lidia and Tadeusz Bachleda-Curuś, a geologist working abroad at the time of her birth. She has a brother, Tadeusz Bachleda-Curuś, and a half-sister, Urszula Welenc. Her uncle, Adam Bachleda-Curuś, previously served as the mayor of Zakopane, Poland, the city where she spent her formative years. During her upbringing in Poland, Alicja received training at Elżbieta Armatys's Theater, Music and Dance Studio, which included specialized study in Spanish and English. She began higher education at Jagiellonian University, pursuing Iberian studies and cultural studies, but paused her academic pursuits to focus on her burgeoning career. Her acting education also took her to the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City. Concurrently, she studied psychology at the University of California, eventually earning a degree in art history.
Alicja Bachleda began her acting career at the age of fifteen, securing a leading part in the 1999 Polish film Pan Tadeusz, directed by the acclaimed Andrzej Wajda. Four years later, she joined the cast of the Polish television drama Na dobre i na złe. She then expanded her reach to international cinema, featuring in the 2004 German coming-of-age film Sommersturm. In 2007, she returned to Mexico for the filming of the thriller Trade, a production that delved into the harsh realities of human trafficking and also featured Kevin Kline. Her subsequent European project was the historical drama The Beheaded Rooster, where she portrayed a Jewish girl during World War II in Transylvania, Romania. In 2009, she starred in Ondine, a film centered on an Irish fisherman who believes he has captured a selkie, a mythical creature from folklore. In 2012, Bachleda-Curuś took on the role of Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland, in September Eleven 1683, and also appeared in a principal role in The Girl Is in Trouble.
In her personal life, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś welcomed her son Henry on October 7, 2009, in Los Angeles. Henry's father is Irish actor Colin Farrell. The child was baptized on December 29, 2009, at the Catholic Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kraków. It was reported in October 2010 that Farrell and Bachleda-Curuś had ended their relationship.
