[1] She received two Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress for I Am Yours (2009) and United States of Love (2016), and two Polish Academy Award for Best Actress nominations for performances in United States of Love (2016) and Playing Hard (2018).

She graduated from the AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków in 1980 and later began perform in various stage productions.

On television, she starred in Radio Romans (1994–95), Pensjonat Pod Róza (2004–06), Recipe For Life (2011–13) and Barwy szczęścia (2007–18).

She received two Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress for I Am Yours (2009) and United States of Love (2016).

For United States of Love, Kolak also received her first Polish Academy Award for Best Actress nomination.