Weronika Rosati

Weronika Rosati was is an international actress. Born in 1984 in Warsaw, her polish- american-hungarian mother is a famous fashion designer and her Italian father is a respected politician/economist now a depute at the european parliament. She has been working in films since she was a teenager , she became a Polish sensation after appearing in numerous popular tv series and achieved both stardom and recognition at the age go 19 with her first screen appearance in the lead female role of Gemma in "Pitbull"- a cop thriller classic. She attended the prestigious Lodz film school and then moved to New york where for two years she studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute. In the meantime she followed her career in Polish film working with such heat filmmakers as Krzysztof Zanussi in "Foreign Body" ( which premiered at the International Toronto film festival), Agnieszka Holland " In darkness" ( nominated for an oscar for best foreign film), and in many other feature films and tv shows. In 2013 Weronika played the role of Pestka in the World War 2 drama " Manhunt" which got international critical acclaim - she got her first Polish Film Academy nomination for best actress for her role and she got numerous awards including the Pola Negri prize for her portrayal of a young Jewish woman trying to save her sister from death. Rosati works often in France ( where she lived as a child and speaks fluent french) - she played a lead in tv film for france 2 television in "La Dame de Pique" and in Jerome Salle "burma conspiracy" opposite Tomer Sisley and Sharon Stone. Her first big breakthrough in the US was in 2011 when she was cast by Michael Mann in "Luck" the HBO original tv series starring Dustin Hoffman. She played a poker dealer Naomi , the love interest of Jason Gedrick and appeared in 4 episodes. From the she worked constantly in other tv show and films including " True detective' season 2, "Ncis", "The Iceman" posit Michael Shannon, "Bullett to the head" opposite Sylvester Stallone, directed by Walter Hill, "Last Vegas" with Michael Douglas and "Rosemary's baby' for NBC. In 2015 Weronika completed " USS Indianapolis : men of courage" a highly anticipated world war 2 drama directed by Mario Van Peebles. where she played Nicolas cage wife. She also will appear as a guest star on a new TBS comedy show "the Detour", as well as a French agent in a lead guest star on the popular show"supernatural" directed by John Badham. She just wrapped a historical epic international co-production produced by Fred Roos "music, war and love" directed by Martha Coolidge where she stars opposite Stellan Skarsgaard. Rosati is a household name in Europe where she was also a spokesperson for Avon cosmetics and Pantene among others. currently lives in Los Angeles. Show less «