Maja made her Broadway debut in 2009 at The Walter Kerr Theater, originating the role of Ida Haller in the play "Irena's Vow" by Dan Gordon, directed by Michael Parva.
Her notable roles include Kara, a German wife of a First Gulf War Veteran suffering with PTSD, in the play "Gun's, Shackles and Winter Coats" by Mike Strozier; Marina Petrovna, a Russian Uzbekistani born terrorist in the political farce "Foggy Bottom" by James Armstrong at The Abingdon Theater; and a Palestinian activist, a Chicago lesbian and a 70 year old Israeli Zionist in the two-hander play "Precious Stones" at the Chicago Silk Road Theater.
Maja has also appeared in various other productions in New York City and films, including "The Obie Award winning play An Oak Tree" by and with Tim Crouch at the Barrow Street Theater, "Rewriting Her Life" by Barbara Masry, directed by Tony Award winner Trazana Beverly, and "Mona Lisa Smile" by Mike Newell and "Shopping" by Henry Jaglom.
Maja studied acting with Uta Hagen, Austin Pendleton, and her mentor Robert X. Modica, and also studied Shakespeare at the British American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She interned with the Wooster Group and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BA in English Literature from Wayne State University. Maja is bilingual in Polish and English.
In addition to her acting career, Maja has volunteered as a mentor with the 52nd Street Project and has graduated from the Bikram Yoga College of India. She practices daily and teaches for Bikram Yoga NYC.
