Oliwia Zalewa

Oliwia Zalewa (born November 13, 1998, in Żory) is a Polish film and theater actress, as well as a casting director. She developed her interest in acting during her studies at the Acting Department of the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Wrocław, where she specialized in dramatic acting. In 2024, she was awarded the Małgorzata Napiórkowska Award for the best student.

As an actress, she made her debut in 2024 alongside Rafał Kronenberger at the Kochanowski Theatre in Opole, in the two-person play *Mamoburger* by Sarah Kosar. The performance, directed by Maciej Konopiński, was created as part of the Actor’s Initiative Scene. During her studies, she also performed in the play *Preparadiso. Reality Show*, which received an award at the 12th Forum of Young Directors in Kraków.

She made her film debut in 2022 as Joanna in the short film *Bajka o słoniu i jamniku* (*A Fairy Tale About an Elephant and a Dachshund*), which won first place in the "Fiction and Animation" category at the 19th Ustka Film Festival UFF(o)A.

In 2023, she served as the casting director for the short film *Rycerz* (*A Knight*), directed by Michał Cygan. The film had its world premiere at the Splat!FilmFest in 2023 in Warsaw.