The show business is not equal for all who aspire to be an actor/actress, most never make it, and the lucky few find fame at their own time. Wiktoria Filus is taking her shot at fame, and the amazing thing is, the actress only started acting professionally in 2019. At the age of 25, Wiktoria is getting her chance to shine, and it was a grueling process for the actress to get her talked about role in the Netflix series The Woods.
Wiktoria Filus was born on 9 October 1994, to her parents in Poland. The actress wanted to have a career in show business, and to realize her dream, Wiktoria attended National Film School in Lodz. The actress is the fifth year student at the school. She acquired skills such as classical and contemporary dance and honed it all during her time at the school.
Wiktoria Filus is 25 years old and she is starring in the Netflix series The Woods.
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The actress trained hard for a career in show business, and the fruits of her labor came to fruition in 2019. Her first professional role came in 2019, and a year later, the actress was hired to appear in a mysterious Netflix series. The casting process was a long one for Wiktoria, who said the process was a multi-stage. She read for different roles, and after an extensive process, the actress landed the role of a lifetime.
Wiktoria Filus Plays Laura Goldsztajn in the Netflix Series The Woods
The second Polish Netflix is an adaptation of the thriller book The Woods by the popular novelist Harlan Coben. Netflix signed a multi-book deal with the writer, which allows the streaming giant to adapt different books from his catalog. After two English adaptation of Coben’s book, The Woods is instead going to be a Polish production with a Polish setting and cast and crew from Poland.
The Woods follows Pawel Kopinski, a reputed prosecutor working in Warsaw, who is working on a case of a lifetime. But the discovery of a body opens old wounds for the lawyer, igniting memories of his lost sister from almost two decades ago. The discovery of the body also leads to the possibility of his sister probably being alive. Not only does the prosecutor starts hoping, but the body also unearths past secrets, which may make him question everything he knows.
Wiktoria Filus plays Laura Goldsztajn in the Netflix series The Woods.
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Wiktoria Filus plays young Laura Goldsztajn in the new Netflix series. She was in a summer camp along with Pawel, and they were together when his sister went missing along with another boy. The Woods follows two timelines, one in 1994 and the other in 2019, Wiktoria’s character appears in 1994 with young Pawel, and they come together again after the discovery of a body in 2019.
Netflix released the new series on 12 June 2020. The Woods cast includes Grzegorz Damiecki as Pawel Kopinski, Agnieszka Grochowska as Laura Goldsztajn, Hubert Milkowski as young Pawel Kopinski, Wiktoria Filus as young Laura Goldsztajn, with Jacek Koman, Ewa Skibinska, Magdalena Czerwinska and Adam Ferency also appearing.
The Career of Wiktoria Filus – Casting Process of The Woods
Wiktoria Filus started her acting career with a movie in 2019.
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The first role of her career was in the movie Reaction of the Chain while studying at the National Film School in Lodz. In 2019 she appeared in the movie Nothing is Lost; also, she appeared on the TV shows Rodzinka.pl. She appeared in the movie called The Hater in 2020, and now the actress appears in the Netflix series The Woods.
In an interview, the actress said she read for two different roles during the casting process. The actress classified the process of getting cast in the show as an adventure. After finishing her casting process, she realized the character she was playing in the new series. While talking about the setting of the show, Wiktoria said she had to work with her adult counterpart to flesh out the idea behind the character.
Wiktoria Filus is Married to Her Husband, Maciej Filus
Wiktoria Filus is married to her husband Maciej Filus.
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Wiktoria Filus is making a career in the Polish film industry, and during her endeavor, she has had loving and strong support behind her. Maciej Filus was first seen on the actress’ Instagram page on 9 July 2014. We have seen multiple posts on the image sharing site of the two sharing loving moments.
Wiktoria Filus is married to her husband, Maciej Filus. Though there are no pictures of their wedding, the captions of their photos lead us to believe the loving couple got married a long time ago.
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