Born: May 12, 1983, Tampico, Mexico
Early days. Father- Tadeusz Bachleda-Curus, a geologist teaching at a university in Mexico; mother- Lidia. Alicja spent the first three months of her childhood in Mexico. Her last name "Bachleda" indicates that she is part of one of the biggest and most famous families of Polish highlanders, Gorals in Polish. Alicja graduated from 5th High School in Krakow in the class of general studies with extensive teaching in Spanish and English. She also speaks German and French fluently. As a 19 year old Alicja moved to United States to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City and the world-famous film and television school in Los Angeles.
Acting career. As a 15 year old, Alicja landed a lead role in the 1999 film Pan Tadeusz, directed by the legendary Polish Acadamy Award winning director Andrzej Wajda. Four years later, she won a role in Na dobre i na zle, Poland's answer to Grey's Anatomy. Alicja then began crossing over into mainstream films outside of Poland, appearing in the German film Sommersturm in 2004. She returned to Mexico to film the 2007 thriller Trade, starring Kevin Kline. The film gave an unflinching look at the world of human trafficking. Critics disparaged the film, but all noticed the charismatic girl who played the kidnapped victim. Alicja then returned to Europe to play a Jewish girl in the historical drama Der gekopfte Hahn. Alicja's next film was 2009's Ondine where she acts alongside her partner Colin Farrell. On 19 February 2010 Alicja was a celebrity guest on the Irish Talk Show "Xpose", along with Jon Voight, Brendan Gleeson and director Neil Jordan. From May 24 to May 29, 2010 Alicja participated as the only woman juror in the 35th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, Poland. Alicja is scheduled to star in an upcoming movie, The Absinthe Drinkers, set in 19th century Europe. As of August 2010, Alicja is set to star in a movie titled, The Girl Is In Trouble. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California with her partner, Colin Farrell and their son Henry Tadeusz Farrell. As of May, 2007 she is a member of the European Film Academy. She is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
Filmography. The Absinthe Drinkers (USA, 2010); Friendship! (Germany, USA 2010); Ondine (Ireland, USA, 2009); Cocoşul decapitat (German title: Der gek�pfte Hahn, English title: The Beheaded Rooster) (Romania, Hungary 2008); Trade (USA, 2007); Comme des voleurs (English title: Stealth) (Switzerland, France 2006); Das Blut der Templer (English title: Code of the Templars) (Germany, 2004); Sommersturm (Germany, 2004); Na dobre i na złe (TV series, Poland, 2002�2004); Herz im Kopf (Germany, 2001);Wrota Europy (English title: The Gateway of Europe) (Poland, 1999); Pan Tadeusz (Poland, 1999), directed by Andrzej Wajda; Syzyfowe Prace (Poland, 1998); Tajemnica szkolnego dzwonka (Poland, Theatre of television, 1993)
Singing career. Alicja started singing at the age of 6. She was a representative of the Polish National TV at the following international festivals: Rovinj, Croatia � 1995, Munich, Germany - 1995, Nesebar, Bulgaria -1995, Riga, Latvia- 1996 and Battipaglia, Italy - 1996. Alicja's musical talent has taken her around the world, and she has performed on such occasions as the UNICEF concerts in Warsaw. In 1999, she sang "Pielgrzym z gor", (Pilgrim from the mountains), a song dedicated to the Pope John Paul II on the occasion of his 80th birthday. In 2001 Alicja performed the song "Ich verlier' mich gern in dir" from "Herz im Kopf" movie soundtrack. In May 2005 she recorded an album of 12 songs composed by Wladyslaw Szpilman, the man portrayed by Adrien Brody in Roman Polanski's The Pianist (2002). On October, 2009 Alicja re-released her debut CD "Klimat" in the United States. Alicja sang a duet with her cousin Andrzej Bachleda, titled "It's gonna be fine" in his album "Time Ruines", 2010.
Awards, distinctions. 2007 � 23rd Boston Film Festival � best actress for Trade; 2007 - Vallarta Film Festival (Mexico) - best actress for Trade; 2008- honorary citizenship of the city of Tampico, Mexico.
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