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Marianna Palka is a Actor, Director, Author and Producer British born on 7 september 1981 at Glasgow (United-kingdom)

Marianna Palka

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Birth name Marianna Bronislawa Barbara Palka
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 7 september 1981 (42 years) at Glasgow (United-kingdom)

Marianna Palka is a Scottish screenwriter, director, actor, photographer and model. She is the co-star of the film Good Dick. She is the subject of the short documentary The Lion's Mouth Opens.

Biography

Palka was born and brought up in Glasgow and moved to New York City at age 17 to study at the Atlantic Theater Company. She wrote, directed and stars alongside longtime boyfriend Jason Ritter (whom she has been in a relationship with since meeting in Queens in October 1999), Martin Starr, Mark Webber, Charles Durning and Tom Arnold in Good Dick. It was self released in the US in 2009. At the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Palka was a Sloan Juror with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Later that year she performed in "Love Loss and What I Wore" at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.

Palka appeared in Peter Mullan's 2011 film Neds. Palka played the lead role of JEVA in director Jeremiah Jones independent film Restive. She appeared in the short Spoonful (by director Jenee LaMarque) and in Bryce Dallas Howard's second film, When You Find Me. She played a Scottish book store worker/hipster in director Nathan Sutton's film Autumn Wanderer. She starred in director Sylvia Sether's short film, King Of Norway. In 2012 she was in The Ensemble Theater in Santa Barbara, California, reading of The Good Soldier. She appeared in Martin McDonagh's The Lonesome West at the Actor’s Gang Theatre, Los Angeles, and in Conor McPherson's Dublin Carol at the Ensemble Theatre Company.

Usually with

Jason Ritter
Jason Ritter
(3 films)
Jeremy Glazer
Jeremy Glazer
(1 films)
Martin Starr
Martin Starr
(2 films)
Seth Gabel
Seth Gabel
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Marianna Palka (8 films)

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Actress

We Are Boats, 1h48
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy
Actors Angela Sarafyan, Luke Hemsworth, Graham Greene, Amanda Plummer, Graham Greene, Jack Falahee
Roles Marko
Rating56% 2.803542.803542.803542.803542.80354
Les vies s'entremêlent et se connectent lorsque Francesca navigue dans le monde vivant en rencontrant des étrangers au moment précis où elle en a besoin.
Bitch
Bitch (2017)
, 1h33
Directed by Marianna Palka
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy
Actors Marianna Palka, Jaime King, Brighton Sharbino, Jason Ritter, Martin Starr, Sol Rodríguez
Roles Jill Hart
Rating52% 2.6055352.6055352.6055352.6055352.605535
Pas facile la vie de femme au foyer quand on a quatre enfants indisciplinés sur les bras et que le mari brille par son absence. Jill en sait quelque chose et finit par préférer se passer la ceinture autour du cou que de continuer à subir cet enfer matrimonial. Alors qu’elle balance sinistrement au-dessus de la table à manger, son esprit lui survit. C’est sous une nouvelle forme bestiale qu’elle entend mener une vie de chien à ceux qui l’ont poussé à bout.
Contracted: Phase II, 1h18
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Marianna Palka, Anna Lore, Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams, John Ennis, Richard Riehle
Roles Crystal Young
Rating50% 2.506052.506052.506052.506052.50605
After the events in the previous film Riley (Matt Mercer) has begun showing symptoms of the same illness that caused Samantha (Najarra Townsend) to turn into a zombie. Panicking, Riley decides that he needs to track down the person who first infected Samantha, BJ (Morgan Peter Brown), in the hopes of gaining a cure. However BJ has his own agenda, as he is more than willing to continue to spread the disease to other victims.
Forever
Forever (2015)

Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Actors Deborah Ann Woll, Ioan Gruffudd, Luke Grimes, John Diehl, Rhys Coiro, Seth Gabel
Roles Kate
Rating54% 2.710182.710182.710182.710182.71018
Alice is a young investigative reporter who suffers a loss but finds an enigmatic community where she starts to find her will to live and love again surrounded by people who have suffered in some way. The film revolved around the idea of taking care of others as well as learning how to take care of one’s self.
The Lion's Mouth Opens
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about health care
Actors Marianna Palka, Seth Gabel, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jason Ritter, Michael Uppendahl
Rating78% 3.942123.942123.942123.942123.94212
Documentary about actress and film director Marianna Palka's struggles with Huntington's disease.
Neds
Neds (2010)
, 2h4
Directed by Peter Mullan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Gangster films
Actors Peter Mullan, Marcus Nash, Gary Lewis, David McKay, Marianna Palka, Steven Robertson
Roles Beth
Rating68% 3.4478953.4478953.4478953.4478953.447895
Neds is a dark coming-of-age film that follows the story of John McGill, a young boy growing up in 1970s Glasgow. John is a brilliant student who excels in his studies at school, but his studious nature often comes into conflict with his family's working-class background and gang-riddled neighbourhood. John's mother is a part-time hospital worker and his father is an abusive alcoholic who works as a tool maker. His older brother, Benny, is the leader of a neighbourhood gang called the Young Car-D. On a visit his Auntie Beth, who now lives in New York, encourages John to leave Scotland to pursue opportunities there when he is older.
Good Dick
Good Dick (2008)

Directed by Marianna Palka
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Marianna Palka, Jason Ritter, Tom Arnold, Mark Webber, Martin Starr, Eric Edelstein
Roles The Woman
Rating62% 3.148453.148453.148453.148453.14845
Jason Ritter plays a video store clerk who stalks, spies on and manipulates a reclusive woman, played by Marianna Palka who often comes to the video store where he works and rents soft-core porn. Eventually, despite his strong optimism, her dislike of sex and resulting defensiveness drives them apart. It is revealed toward the end of the film that her dislike of both sex and relationships was fueled by sexual abuse at the hands of her father. The film ends with a confrontation with her father, and ultimately Ritter's character reuniting with her.

Director

Bitch
Bitch (2017)
, 1h33
Directed by Marianna Palka
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy
Actors Marianna Palka, Jaime King, Brighton Sharbino, Jason Ritter, Martin Starr, Sol Rodríguez
Rating52% 2.6055352.6055352.6055352.6055352.605535
Pas facile la vie de femme au foyer quand on a quatre enfants indisciplinés sur les bras et que le mari brille par son absence. Jill en sait quelque chose et finit par préférer se passer la ceinture autour du cou que de continuer à subir cet enfer matrimonial. Alors qu’elle balance sinistrement au-dessus de la table à manger, son esprit lui survit. C’est sous une nouvelle forme bestiale qu’elle entend mener une vie de chien à ceux qui l’ont poussé à bout.
Good Dick
Good Dick (2008)

Directed by Marianna Palka
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Marianna Palka, Jason Ritter, Tom Arnold, Mark Webber, Martin Starr, Eric Edelstein
Rating62% 3.148453.148453.148453.148453.14845
Jason Ritter plays a video store clerk who stalks, spies on and manipulates a reclusive woman, played by Marianna Palka who often comes to the video store where he works and rents soft-core porn. Eventually, despite his strong optimism, her dislike of sex and resulting defensiveness drives them apart. It is revealed toward the end of the film that her dislike of both sex and relationships was fueled by sexual abuse at the hands of her father. The film ends with a confrontation with her father, and ultimately Ritter's character reuniting with her.

Scriptwriter

Bitch
Bitch (2017)
, 1h33
Directed by Marianna Palka
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy
Actors Marianna Palka, Jaime King, Brighton Sharbino, Jason Ritter, Martin Starr, Sol Rodríguez
Roles Writer
Rating52% 2.6055352.6055352.6055352.6055352.605535
Pas facile la vie de femme au foyer quand on a quatre enfants indisciplinés sur les bras et que le mari brille par son absence. Jill en sait quelque chose et finit par préférer se passer la ceinture autour du cou que de continuer à subir cet enfer matrimonial. Alors qu’elle balance sinistrement au-dessus de la table à manger, son esprit lui survit. C’est sous une nouvelle forme bestiale qu’elle entend mener une vie de chien à ceux qui l’ont poussé à bout.
The Lion's Mouth Opens
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about health care
Actors Marianna Palka, Seth Gabel, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jason Ritter, Michael Uppendahl
Roles Writer
Rating78% 3.942123.942123.942123.942123.94212
Documentary about actress and film director Marianna Palka's struggles with Huntington's disease.
Good Dick
Good Dick (2008)

Directed by Marianna Palka
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Marianna Palka, Jason Ritter, Tom Arnold, Mark Webber, Martin Starr, Eric Edelstein
Roles Author
Rating62% 3.148453.148453.148453.148453.14845
Jason Ritter plays a video store clerk who stalks, spies on and manipulates a reclusive woman, played by Marianna Palka who often comes to the video store where he works and rents soft-core porn. Eventually, despite his strong optimism, her dislike of sex and resulting defensiveness drives them apart. It is revealed toward the end of the film that her dislike of both sex and relationships was fueled by sexual abuse at the hands of her father. The film ends with a confrontation with her father, and ultimately Ritter's character reuniting with her.

Production

Good Dick
Good Dick (2008)

Directed by Marianna Palka
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Marianna Palka, Jason Ritter, Tom Arnold, Mark Webber, Martin Starr, Eric Edelstein
Roles Producer
Rating62% 3.148453.148453.148453.148453.14845
Jason Ritter plays a video store clerk who stalks, spies on and manipulates a reclusive woman, played by Marianna Palka who often comes to the video store where he works and rents soft-core porn. Eventually, despite his strong optimism, her dislike of sex and resulting defensiveness drives them apart. It is revealed toward the end of the film that her dislike of both sex and relationships was fueled by sexual abuse at the hands of her father. The film ends with a confrontation with her father, and ultimately Ritter's character reuniting with her.