Wanda Opalinska Trailers

National Theatre Live: All of Us TrailerDamilola, Our Loved Boy TrailerA Monster Calls Trailer

Wanda Opalinska is an English-Polish actress, known for playing the part of Polish immigrant and Underworld factory worker Wiki Dankowska in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. Opalinska went to drama school before studying English at the University of Birmingham from 1988 to 1991. She then qualified as an English teacher and taught in South London. She was a teacher of English and Drama at St Thomas More R.C. Secondary School, (Sloane Square, London), before leaving to further her teaching career at Whitgift School (South Croydon). There she was appointed first House Mistress (Ellis's) in the schools 400-year history. During her time at Whitgift her critique of George Orwell's Animal Farm was published by Longman as part of their acclaimed York Notes series. Opalinska joined Coronation Street as a seamstress at the Underworld factory. Opalinska's first on-screen appearance as Wiki was on 26 February 2007. Wiki worked for Underworld manager Carla Connor (Alison King), and witnessed her friend Kasia Barowicz (Irena Rodic) die as she fell down the steps of the Underworld factory. She has appeared in ITV's The Sitcom Trials and the BBC's The Last Laugh. Opalinska then appeared in Waterloo Road in the episode first broadcast on BBC1 on 28 October 2010. (Series 6, Episode 10) Other television appearances include Doctors (BBC One) where she played Sue Pruce and Jackie Reynolds,[ Law and Order UK (ITV) where she played Marta, and Some Girls (BBC Three) where she played the part of Marie (Series One, Episode Three). On 28 February 2013, Opalinska appeared in her first episode of the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Magda Bakowska, the carer for Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker). Opalinska made her final appearance as Magda on 4 March 2013. For theatre, Opalinska was recently in the Royal Court production of Truth and Reconciliation by Debbie Tucker Green. In 2022 she played the roles of Nadia and Marcella in All of Us at the Royal National Theatre.

Most Popular Wanda Opalinska Trailers

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The Vote Trailer (2015)

07 May 2015

On 7 May, churches, school halls, and back rooms of community centres will be turned into polling stations, staffed by council workers and volunteers.

A Monster Calls Trailer (2016)

07 October 2016

12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.

An Inspector Calls Trailer (2015)

13 September 2015

Northern England, 1912. The dinner of a wealthy family is interrupted by Inspector Goole, who only announces that a young woman has committed suicide.

Damilola, Our Loved Boy Trailer (2016)

07 November 2016

Drama exploring the story of ten-year-old Damilola Taylor, who died on a housing estate in South London in 2000.

A Poet in New York Trailer (2014)

30 April 2014

In 1953 Dylan Thomas went to New York for the last time, his marriage a wreck, his drinking out of control.

The PA and the Manhattan Prince Trailer (2023)

26 November 2023

Loyal, quick-thinking Lucy Woods is a Personal Assistant to the stars. Whether it’s juggling couture appointments for the Met Ball or dodging paparazzi on a coffee run, she can deal with any situation.

National Theatre Live: All of Us Trailer (2022)

23 July 2022

Jess has a great life: a job she loves, a sharp sense of humour and a close group of friends. When austerity threatens the world she has worked hard to build, Jess makes a stand to protect those she holds most dear.