Szadkowski Biography
Zuzanna Szadkowski is an actress of Polish-American nationality well-known for her portrayal of Dorota Kishlovsky in the CW teen drama series Gossip Girl. In addition, Szadkowski made appearances on Guiding Light, Girls, The Good Wife, Search Party, The Knick, and Sopranos. In the record-breaking five all-star casts of Nora and Delia Ephron’s Love, Loss, and What I Wore, she made her stage debut in New York.
How old is Szadkowski? Age
The Gossip Girl actress is 45 years old as of 22 October 2023. She was born in 1978 in Warsaw, Poland.
Zuzanna Szadkowski Family – Education
Regarding her Polish accent and sense of national pride that she showcases in Gossip Girl, she stated, “Being a Polish native, I can relate to her in that regard. I hope I’m doing the accent justice—it’s based on folks in my own family.” She graduated from Columbia University’s Barnard College and the Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University with a Master of Fine Arts in acting.
Szadkowski Height
Zuzanna stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches.
Gossip Girl
Zuzanna appeared as Dorota Kishlovsky on the CW teen drama series Gossip Girl. Blair Waldorf’s quirky, endearing, and frequently irritable maid is Countess Dorota Kishlovsky. Even though she is merely the Waldorfs’ maid, she frequently plays a crucial role in providing Blair with direction and counsel. Blair knows that Dorota is the only person she can trust with her plans and secrets, and Dorota is totally devoted to and protective of Blair in return. For instance, Dorota informs Blair that her mother kept her father away after he fails to return for Thanksgiving in Blair Waldorf Must Pie. Dorota frequently finds herself in the thick of Chuck Bass and Blair’s comical arguments. Dorota is more of a supporting character in the first two seasons, spending nearly all of her time at the Waldorf penthouse.
Dorota is mostly portrayed in the first season as a constant fixture of the Waldorf penthouse. Blair comes to see her as a motherly figure. Dorota is more frequently spotted with Blair in Season 2, where she also lends a hand with her cunning. Blair gets punished for hazing the new teacher, but Dorota ends up doing the dirty work of picking up trash by hand. Additionally, Dorota sneaks in and gives Blair and her friends illegal phones after the school implements a new regulation prohibiting cell phones during class. Blair frequently brings Dorota along with her in the second season, demonstrating how much Blair has come to rely on her as a friend.
Blair views Dorota as a motherly figure, despite Blair’s frequent claims that she is her boss. Blair’s mother even gets a little jealous during Blair and Louis’ wedding as she knows Dorota was able to be a better mother than she was. Blair has a great deal of affection for Dorota since she frequently finds her doing something for her, usually entailing cunning. Blair frequently turns to Dorota for assistance in an indirect manner, and Dorota is well-known for remaining loyal to Blair—even when she is caught doing something against his instructions.
The Knick
She appeared as Nurse Pell: Nurse at the Knick in the American medical period drama television series The Knick. In order to reduce morbidity and mortality, Knickerbocker Hospital in New York City must overcome obstacles in medical practice and knowledge in 1900. Surgeon and former addict Dr. John Thackery strikes a balance between his addictions and his desire to advance medicine. Black American surgeon Dr. Algernon Edwards, who attended Harvard, finds it difficult to keep the respect of the predominantly white staff and the segregated city. The hospital wants to continue operating and providing high-quality care while drawing in affluent patients.
The Gilded Age
Szadkowski appeared as Mabel Ainsley, George Russell’s secretary in the American historical drama television series The Gilded Age. The show centers on Marian Brook, a young woman adjusting to the stiff social scene of 1882 New York City who becomes sucked into daily disputes between the old money van Rhijn-Brook family and the new money Russell family. On New York’s Upper East Side, the two live across 61st Street from Fifth Avenue. Conflicts between the upper and high middle classes, the African-American upper class, and the domestic staff who take care of their every need are all explored in the series.
Szadkowski Movies and TV Credits
Zuzanna has appeared in several films including;
Movies
♦ 2020 – Minyan
♦ 2020 – Worth
♦ 2020 – Ill Feelings
♦ 2018 – Pigeon
♦ 2016 – Loserville
♦ 2015 – Growing Up and Other Lies
♦ 2013 – Butterflies of Bill Baker
♦ 2012 – Where Is Joel Baum?
♦ 2011 – Tower Heist
TV Shows
♦ 2022 – The Gilded Age
♦ 2021 – Bull
♦ 2021 – Modern Love
♦ 2021 – Gossip Girl
♦ 2017 – Search Party
♦ 2016 – The Good Wife
♦ 2015 – Elementary
♦ 2015 – Girls
♦ 2014–2015 – The Knick
♦ 2009 – Guiding Light
♦ 2007–2012 – Gossip Girl
♦ 2007 – Law & Order: Criminal Intent
♦ 2007 – The Sopranos
♦ 2006 – Law & Order: Criminal Intent