- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Lena Góra is an actresses and a filmmaker.
Her portrayal of her own mother in Imago, a movie which she also wrote, got her recognition and awards such as the Best Polish Actress in Leading Role during 48. FPFF, the film also won best music and the Silver Lions as well as the FIPRESCI Critics Award for Best Film during 2023 Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
To quote Cineuropa "(...) she dives into it head first, relying on her perfect instincts to create one of the most memorable arthouse film characters of late."
Lena is also starring as the lead character alongside Academy Award nominee John Hawkes in Roving Woman, a feature film, which she also co-wrote, Executive Produced by another Oscar nominee, Wim Wenders which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in New York, 2022.
Born in Poland, Lena began her acting career in Polish theater and at 16 she went on to perform on stage in London and New York. Her TV debut was the female lead role in the 2019 CANAL+ awarded TV series The King of Warsaw.
In 2021 Lena starred in the feature film Traveling Light alongside Danny Huston, shot in Los Angeles, directed by British director Bernard Rose. She is also starring in a NETFLIX Original Feature, a dark comedy titled Night At The Kindergarten and Saint, a crime-romance based in 1986.
Lena is the winner of the Bella Women's Golden Angel Award for Best European Actress 2023, Silver Lions and Best Actress in Leading Role at 48. FPFF. She is represented exclusively by LBI Entertainment.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Bebout
- Lena has been shot by Cedric Buchet, David Sims for W magazine and appeared in Vogue Italy, VICE, iD and LOVE magazines.
- Lena was born in Poland to Slawek Góra, a figurative artist and Ela aka Malwina, a singer in a number of 80's alternative polish post-punk bands.
- Lena began acting at a young age in local theatre in Poland staring in productions such as Electra, The Trial and Romeo & Juliet. At 16 she left home and went on to perform on stage in London and New York.
- In spring 2016 she was one of 10 Strong Women portrayed by Alistar Guy, exhibition opened on may 4th at Smythson of Bond Street, London; other models included Daphne Guiness, Melanie Griffith and Tippi Hedren.
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