Alicja Bachleda  is an actress and singer. She was born in the Mexican city of Tampico, the daughter of Lidia and Tadeusz. She spent the first three months of her childhood growing up in Mexico, where her father worked as a geologist. She has an older brother, Tadeusz, who is a pilot.

Her uncle is Adam Curus, former mayor of Zakopane. Her last name Bachleda indicates that she is part of one of the biggest and most famous families of Polish highlanders, Gorals in Polish. Alicja graduated 5th High School in Kraków in the class of general studies with extensive teaching in Spanish and English. She also speaks German fluently.

Alicja studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City and the world-famous film and television school in Los Angeles. As of May 16th 2007 she is a member of the European Film Academy. Bachleda is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild. On May 12, 2008, she became an honorable citizen of the city of Tampico, Mexico.