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1. She is an actress, model and singer. She appeared as James Bond girl Natalya Simonova in the 1995 "GoldenEye". You may also recognize her from "Exorcist: The Beginning" where she played Sarah. Who is she?
2. She was born on January 2, 1957 in Tomaszow Lubelski, Poland. In 1982 she emigrated to USA. You may know her from "Gorky Park" (1983), "Marked for Death" (1990) or "Tombstone" (1993). In 1990 she was chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. Who is she?
3. He was the winner of the 2002 Academy Award for Best Director for "The Pianist". He had his Hollywood directorial debut with the horror "Rosemary's Baby" (1968). He was also resposible for directing "Chinatown" (1974), "Tess" (1979) and "Frantic" (1988). Who is he?
4. She was born in 1981 in Lodz, Poland. Her big screen debut was in 2000, when she starred in the movie "Coyote Ugly". You may also know her from "The Forsaken" (2001), "The House of Usher" (2006) or "Save the Last Dance 2" (2006). Who is she?
5. She is a Polish film and TV director and screenwriter. In 1985 she received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film - "Angry Harvest". She's best known for directing "To Kill a Priest" (1988), "Europa Europa" (1991), "Olivier, Olivier" (1992) and "The Secret Garden" (1993). Who am I writing about?
6. He twice won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for "Schindler's List" (1993) and "Saving Private Ryan" (1998). From 1995 till 2001 he was married to Hollywood actress Holly Hunter. Who is this Polish photographer?
7. Four of his movies were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film including "The Promised Land" (1976), "The Maids of Wilko" (1979), "Man Of Iron" (1981) and "Katyn" (2007). Eventually, in the year 2000, he was presented with an honorary Oscar for his contributions to the cinema. Who am I thinking of?
8. In 1993, together with his friend Ewa Braun, he won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration for Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List". He cooperated with Agnieszka Holland, Andrzej Wajda and Jerzy Stuhr. Who is he?
9. This Polish composer won an Academy Award for Original Music Score in 2005 for "Finding Neverland". He is also a winner of the National Review Board's award for Best Score of the Year, and was nominated for a Golden Globe and BAFTA's Anthony Asquith Award for Achievement in Film Music. Who is he?
10. This Polish cinematographer, director and actor is known for making "Romeo Must Die" (2000), "Exit Wounds" (2001), "Cradle to the Grave" (2003) and "Doom" (2005). As a director of photography he was responsible for shooting pictures for a number of big-budget Hollywood productions including "Terms of Endearment" (1983), "Prizzi's Honor" (1985), "Falling Down" (1993) and "The Devil's Advocate" (1997). Who is he?
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