# Maya Mishalska

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 |
| 1990 | Destino | Odette Villatoro | Supporting role |
| 1991 | El jugador | French Girl | Film |
| 1992 | El abuelo y yo | Leticia | Supporting role |
| 1994 | Papá soltero | Elisa | 5 Episodes |
| 1994 | Al derecho y al derbez | | |
| 1994 | Novia que te vea | Rebeca "Rifke" Groman | Film |
| 1994 | La reina de la noche | Women | Film |
| 1996 | La sombra del otro | Bernardina del Castillo de Madrigal | Supporting role |
| 1996 | Concierto de Andrea Bocelli en San Juan de Ulúa | Herself/Presenter | Special Programs |
| 1997 | Huracán | Thelma Villarreal de Vargaslugo | Main cast |
| 1997 | Un baúl lleno de miedo | Emilia | Film |
| 1998 | Cilantro y perejil | Vicky | Film |
| 1999 | Amor Gitano | Astrid de Marnier, Countess de Marnier, Countess vda. de Minelli | Main cast |
| 1999-00 | Tres mujeres | Paulina | Supporting role |
| 2000-03 | Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real | Mirna | 2 Episodes |
| 2001 | María Belén | Úrsula Araña | Main cast |
| 2003 | Amor Real | Marianne Bernier de la Roquette/Marie de la Roquette Fuentes Guerra | Main cast |
| 2004-05 | Mujer de Madera | Piedad Villalpando/Caridad Villalpando | Main cast |
| 2005 | 100 Mexicanos Dijeron | Herself | TV Game Show |
| 2007-08 | Pasión | Úrsula Mancera y Ruiz Mendoza | Main cast |
| 2008-09 | Cuidado con el ángel | Blanca Silva de Contreras/Ivette Dorleaque | Recurring role |
| 2011 | Dos Hogares | Pamela Ramos | Recurring role |
| 2012 | Cachito de Cielo | Lucifer "Lucy" | Recurring role |
| 2013 | Corazón Indomable | Carmela | Recurring role |
| 2014 | Calakmul un tesoro para México un legado para la humanidad | Herself/Presenter | Special Programs |
| 2014-15 | Yo no creo en los hombres | Vera Duval | Guest star |
| 2015-16 | A que no me dejas | Maite | Recurring role |
| 2017 | Mi adorable maldición | Elsa Solana viuda de Villavicencio | Main cast |
| 2023 | 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 Sabines - 2012 (Ignacio Lopez Tarso)
* Tick, Tack...Boom - 2014 (Sabina Berman)

## Awards and nominations
### Premios TVyNovelas

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 2005 | Best Female Antagonist | Mujer de Madera | Nominated |
Other Awards :
| Year | Category | Result |
| 1994 | Premio Ariel for Best Actress | Nominated |
| 1995 | Special Mention Chicago Press | Won |
| 1998 | Premios Diosa de Plata for Best Supporting Actress | Won |
| 1999 | Award of the Association of Theatre Critics for Revelation of the Year | Won |
| 2003 | Sol de Oro National Circle of Journalists | Won |
| 2005 | Golden Laurel Quality Mexico to Spain | Won |
| 2006 | Golden Laurel Quality Mexico to Spain | Won |
| 2008 | Sol de Oro National Circle of Journalists for Brilliant Artistic Career | Won |
| 2008 | Gold Chart Latin American Association of Professional Newspapers, Radio and TV for Best Performance in the Telenovela Pasión | Won |
| 2014 | Award for Excellence from the National Chamber of Women | Won |