About Joanna Kołaczkowska
Joanna Dorota Kołaczkowska (de domo Chuda, primo voto Matysik, 22 June 1966 – 17 July 2025) was a Polish cabaret performer, theatre actress, songwriter and radio presenter. She was widely recognized as one of the most prominent figures in Polish cabaret in the early 21st century, particularly through her long-standing involvement with the Hrabi Cabaret troupe, with which she performed from 2002 until 2025. == Life and career == Kołaczkowska was born Joanna Dorota Chuda on 22 June 1966 in Polkowice. Her mother was an accountant at the Mining Works Company in Lubin, while her father died when she was five. She had an older sister, Agnieszka, who married Dariusz Kamys. In her early years, she was part of a folk dance group and trained in both figure skating and speed skating. She graduated in cultural and educational pedagogy from the Pedagogical University in Zielona Góra, now integrated into the University of Zielona Góra. While studying at university, she met Adam Nowak, who in 1987 encouraged her to audition for the cabaret troupe Drugi Garnitur. She remained with the ensemble until 1989, after which she joined Potem Cabaret as a performer and contributed as a writer to several of its sketches. Between 1991 and 1993, she appeared with Potem as a supporting act for Stanisław Tym’s productions at the Rampa Theatre.
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