Personal details
- Birth Date: 1984-05-23
- Height: 5′ 9¾″ (1.77 m)
- Birth Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
- Professions: Actress
Joanna Katarzyna Julia Ignaczewska—yeah, that’s a mouthful—landed on the scene in Warsaw, Poland back in ’84. She jumped into acting young, going pro by ’99, and didn’t waste any time chasing it hard. By 2003, she’d snagged a spot at the Acting Academy in Warsaw, staying there a couple years before jetting off to the Lee Strasberg Actors Studio. Not one to do things halfway, she also picked up credits at New York University and The New School. Basically, she made sure her toolkit was stacked. In 2008, Joanna swapped Poland for London and never looked back. Since then, she’s been everywhere—over 100 gigs, mostly film and TV, but she’s done her share of theatre, commercials, and short films, too. BBC fans have probably seen her face pop up, since she’s landed major roles in their series, racking up a ton of screen time. Her big moment? Scoring the lead in the psychological thriller “Scopia Effect,” which put her name up for her first acting nom at the British Film Festival. When she’s not in front of the camera, Joanna’s out there teaching—running masterclasses and workshops with the London Film Academy, hitting up festivals around the UK. She’s fluent in Polish, English, and German, so she can talk your ear off in three languages. Off set, she’s all about keeping busy: yoga, running (she even did the London Marathon in 2010), traveling, and water sports. She calls herself a workaholic, but honestly, acting’s her real happy place.
Joanna Ignaczewska tied the knot with Christopher Cecil McCabe on September 14th, 2021. They’ve set up shop in Islington, up in the north bit of London, so right in the thick of that classic city chaos—think cozy pubs, endless coffee options, and a ton of character on every street corner. Joanna, if you don’t know, has popped up in a bunch of indie films and TV projects—her face is one of those you spot and instantly think, “Wait, I know her from somewhere.” Christopher? He’s more behind the scenes, not exactly a tabloid regular, but, hey, that probably keeps life a bit more chill. They both seem to keep their personal stuff on the down low—no massive Instagram reveals or anything wild. Just your classic London couple, blending in with the creatives and city-dwellers, living their own version of a rom-com, minus the cheesy soundtrack.
May 23, 1984
5′ 9¾″ (1.77 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Yes, Christopher Sebastian McCabe
41 years old