Maya Mishalska (born Miroslawa Maja Miszalska Harasymowicz on December 8, 1971, in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish-born Mexican actress, violinist and TV presenter.
Biography She began playing the violin at the age of six. Through ten years of studies at the Music Conservatory, she looked for an opportunity to experiment in theatre. Her passion for acting surged after participating in a play by Federico Garcia Lorca.
A few years later, she arrived in Mexico City to begin acting studies. After enrolling in Televisa's Centro de Estudios Artisticos (CEA), her talent and beauty was noticed by producers. From that moment on, she has been busy appearing in various telenovelas, plays and films.
She speaks five languages: Polish, Spanish, French, English and a little Russian.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1990Destino Odette Villatoro Supporting role1991 El jugador French Girl Film1992 El abuelo y yo LeticiaSupporting role1994 Papá soltero Elisa 5 Episodes Al derecho y al derbez Novia que te vea Rebeca "Rifke" Groman Film La reina de la noche Women Film 1996 La sombra del otro Bernardina del Castillo de Madrigal Supporting roleConcierto de Andrea Bocelli en San Juan de Ulúa Herself/Presenter Special Programs 1997 HuracánThelma Villarreal de Vargaslugo Main cast Un baúl lleno de miedo EmiliaFilm1998 Cilantro y perejil Vicky Film1999 Amor Gitano Astrid de Marnier, Countess de Marnier, Countess vda. de MinelliMain cast1999-00 Tres mujeres PaulinaSupporting role2000-03 Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real Mirna 2 Episodes2001 María Belén Úrsula ArañaMain cast2003 Amor Real Marianne Bernier de la Roquette/Marie de la Roquette Fuentes Guerra Main cast 2004-05Mujer de Madera Piedad Villalpando/Caridad VillalpandoMain cast 2005100 Mexicanos Dijeron Herself TV Game Show2007-08 PasiónÚrsula Mancera y Ruiz Mendoza Main cast2008-09 Cuidado con el ángel Blanca Silva de Contreras/Ivette DorleaqueRecurring role 2011Dos Hogares Pamela RamosRecurring role 2012 Cachito de Cielo Lucifer "Lucy" Recurring role2013 Corazón Indomable CarmelaRecurring role2014 Calakmul un tesoro para México un legado para la humanidadMaya Mishalska presenta "Calakmul un tesoro para México un legado para la humanidad"Herself/Presenter Special Programs2014-15 Yo no creo en los hombres Vera DuvalGuest star2015-16 A que no me dejas Maite Recurring role 2017 Mi adorable maldición Elsa Solana viuda de Villavicencio Main cast2023 Golpe de suerte Constanza
Theater
Aladino, el musical Pedro y el lobo (Sergei Prokofiev) Un hogar sólido (Elena Garro) La dama del alba (Alejandro Casona) Bodas de Sangre (Federico García Lorca) Blithe Spirit (Noël Coward) Las tres hermanas (Anton Chekhov) El retablo jovial (Alejandro Casona) Honor (Joanna Murray-Smith) Sueño De Una Noche Con SabinesFestival Internacional de Teatro 2012, "Sueño de una noche con Sabines" - 2012 (Ignacio Lopez Tarso) Tick, Tack...BoomObra de Sabina Berman "Tick, Tack...Boom" - 2014 (Sabina Berman)
Awards and nominations
Premios TVyNovelas Year Category Telenovela Result 2005 Best Female Antagonist Mujer de Madera
+Other Awards YearCategory Result1994 Premio Ariel for Best Actressrowspan=1 1995 Special Mention Chicago Pressrowspan=9 1998 Premios Diosa de Plata for Best Supporting Actress1999 Award of the Association of Theatre Critics for Revelation of the Year 2003 Sol de Oro National Circle of Journalists 2005Golden Laurel Quality Mexico to Spain20062008 Sol de Oro National Circle of Journalists for Brilliant Artistic CareerGold Chart Latin American Association of Professional Newspapers, Radio and TV for Best Performance in the Telenovela Pasión2014 Award for Excellence from the National Chamber of Women
References
External links
Maya Mishalska at the Yahoo Maya Mishalska at the Blogspot Biography of Maya Mishalska at the Esmas