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Marysia Kay 
Marysia Kay (2007)Born 14 December 1975
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, ScotlandOther names Marysia K., Amethyst Occupation actress
singer[1]
fight performer[2]Years active since 1990 Website http://www.marysia.com Marysia Kay (born on 14 December 1975 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) is a Scottish actress and fight performer.
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Biography
Kay grew up in Ayrshire and attended Glasgow University. She moved to London in 2002, and in 2006, studied drama at City Literary Institute in Covent Garden and stage combat with BASSC.[3] She is active within Britain's pagan community.[4]
Career
Her first audition was for Forest of the Damned. Her most recent appearances include the short films Record & Erase and Short Lease, and the horror movie Colour from the Dark[5] (filmed in Italy and based upon HP Lovecraft's "The Colour Out of Space"), starring Debbie Rochon.[6]
She also featured in Alex de Campi's music video for "Those Rules" by The Schema,[7] journalist Rhodri Marsden's experiment in using the internet to attempt pop success.
During October/November 2010, she directed a production of "Marlowe", a dramatisation of the life of Christopher Marlowe,[8] for the Broken Biscuit Theatre company; it was staged at the Hot Tap Theatre, in New Cross, south London.
Awards
Kay was named 'Best Actress' at the 2010 British Horror Film Awards,[citation needed] for her performance in Short Lease, directed by Prano Bailey-Bond & Jennifer Eiss. This 14-minute chiller was itself named 'Best Film'.[citation needed]
Select Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 1995 Flowers of the Forest 1996 Stella Does Tricks coach passenger uncredited[9] 2004 Forest of the Damned (US title: Johannes Roberts' Demonic original title Forsaken Forest)[10][11] 2005 Bare Naked Talent Daisy Filler (AKA Hardcore: A Poke Into The Adult Film Orifice)[12][13] The Tragedy of Albert White Admiral The Scent of Roses The Job Trial & Retribution: The Lovers 2006 Cashback Tony Blair: Rock Star Fight Night The Runner The Seamstress Bikini Blitzkrieg I and II When Evil Calls [14][not in citation given][15][not in citation given] 2007 Messages Colour from the Dark Alice [16][17][18] Stardust photo double uncredited[19] Tiny Town 2008 The Other Boleyn Girl uncredited[20] Life goes On Craving Forest of the Damned 2 Angel 1 [21] The Scar Crow [22][23] 2009 Born of Hope fight performer [24] Idol of Evil Heather [25] Ouija Board ghost [26] Zombie Women of Satan [27][28] Blood + Roses Jane [29][30][31] The Seance Karl the Butcher vs Axe The Witch Sisters Trilogy 2010 Made in Dagenham River Plant Worker [32] Stage
- Babalon (2005)
- Samadhi (2005)
- Breathing Corpses (2006)
- The Memory of Water (2006)
- Hedda Gabler (2006)
- The Tempest (2006)
- Hedda Gabler (2009)
Music videos
- The Schema - Those Rules You Made
Discography
Albums
Year Album Past History References
- ^ Last FM Profile
- ^ Born of Hope at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ http://www.bassc.org/showmember.php?membid=1
- ^ http://www.treadwells-london.com/past_courses_and_workshops.html
- ^ http://watchinghorrorfilmsfrombehindthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/07/colour-from-dark.html
- ^ "Un'artista a tutto tondo: Marysia Kay" (in Italian). Horror Mania (Edizioni Master). October 2007. http://pics.livejournal.com/marysiak/pic/000xkg8r/g96. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ Alex de Campi (Director) (2007). The Schema, "Those Rules" (Music video). The Schema. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8cF9hnr4pB4. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
- ^ Marlowe, directed by Marysia Kay
- ^ Stella Does Tricks cast list
- ^ http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_1068.html
- ^ http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_reviews_310.htm
- ^ Bare Naked Talent IMDb page
- ^ Simpson, MJ. "Hardcore". Reviews. MJSimpson.co.uk. http://www.mjsimpson.co.uk/reviews/hardcore.html. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ^ http://totalscifionline.com/reviews/1525-when-evil-calls
- ^ http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_6708.html
- ^ http://www.horrorsociety.com/2010/03/07/reviewcolour-from-the-dark-2008/
- ^ http://movieoutlaw.blogspot.com/2010/03/movie-outlaw-colour-from-dark-2010.html
- ^ http://www.unrated.co.uk/reviews/review_246.htm
- ^ 'Stardust' on IMDb
- ^ 'The Other Boleyn Girl' on IMDb
- ^ 'Forest of the Damned 2' on IMDb
- ^ http://studio63.org.uk/liff/scarcrow.htm
- ^ http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/FilmAndImax/Film_detail.asp?filmid=8504
- ^ Born of Hope credits - Fight Performers
- ^ 'Idol of Evil' on IMDb
- ^ http://www.mjsimpson.co.uk/reviews/ouijaboard.html
- ^ http://horror.break.com/zombie-women-of-satan/most-popular/
- ^ http://www.zwosthemovie.com/
- ^ 'Blood + Roses' on IMDb
- ^ http://www.bloodandrosesmovie.com/
- ^ http://excusesandhalftruths.com/2009/09/16/blood-roses-a-review/
- ^ 'Made in Dagenham' on IMDb
- ^ Past History track listing
External links
Categories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- Scottish actors
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
- British people of Polish descent
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