Career
She has worked extensively in the theatre with roles ranging from classical to contemporary. She has had major roles in Brookside (Anna Wolska), Heartbeat (district nurse Maggie Bolton) and Channel 5"s soap Family Affairs, where she played Chrissy Costello from September 2003 until the show"s final episode on 30 December 2005. She also appeared as a semi regular character DAC Georgia Hobbs in The Bill, and in numerous other television shows.
Kazia played Carole Middleton in the American television film Kate and William.
In 2015, World"s End (television show) premiered on CBBC, and Pelka played the role of Lena Winters. Kazia Pelka was a make up artist before training as an actress and has had a very successful career in the beauty industry alongside her acting career.
She is the owner of Doctor Boo, a cosmetic store and beauty salon in London and from July 2014 started to write beauty advice for Prima magazine. Doctor Boo is also a Clarins Gold Salon, which is an impressive, prestigious award that is rare to receive.
Her brother is the actor Valentine Pelka.
They appeared together in the Heartbeat episode Sitting off the Dock of Bay. Their mother was Irish stage actress Alma Herley whose brother, Randal Herley was also an actor. Their maternal grandmother was opera singer Anne Herley.
Their daughter Theodora was born 25th February 2000.
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