Joanna Kulig-Bochniak (born June 24, 1982) is a Polish actress and singer. Noted for performing in different languages, she has worked in film, television and radio as well as on stage. She is the recipient of a European Film Award and two Polish Film Awards, and her work has been recognised at various film festivals. In 2018, Polish magazine Wprost included her among the 50 most influential Poles for her contributions to the cinema of Poland. After an unsuccessful attempt at a career as a jazz singer, Kulig enrolled at the AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków, graduating in 2007. She began performing on stage while still in drama school, debuting in the play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her first starring film role in the 2007 drama Wednesday, Thursday Morning won her the award for Best Debut at the Gdynia Film Festival. She received further acclaim for her performance in the 2011 film Elles, which earned her Best Supporting Actress at the Polish Film Awards and Gdynia Film Festival. Kulig was born on 24 June 1982 in Krynica, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. Her mother worked as a cook at a local kindergarten and her father was a folk poet. She was raised in a musical family along with four siblings—two older brothers and two younger sisters—in Muszynka. One of her sisters, Justyna Schneider, is also an actress and adopted their great-grandmother's surname to avoid confusion as their first names are similar 요안나 쿨리크(1982년생, Krynica-Zdrój, Poland) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 녹스 고즈 어웨이, 쉬 캠 투 미, 콜드 워가 있으며, 그 외에도 Czas honoru, '마스터스 오브 디 에어' - Masters of the Air, 해나, Na krawędzi, 헨젤과 그레텔: 마녀 사냥꾼, 파더랜드, O mnie się nie martw, 납의 아이들, 디 에디, The Office PL, 바르샤바의 스파이, 아뉴스 데이 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 파더랜드에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2027년 Dziki, dziki wschód에 출연했다. 2026년 파더랜드에서 Jazz Band Singer 역을 맡았다. 2026년 Proud에서 Teresa Mielnicz 역을 맡았다.