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Urszula Modrzyńska

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Urszula Modrzyńska
Urszula Modrzyńska in Polish film Nikodem Dyzma (1956)
Born
Urszula Modrzyńska

(1928-02-23)23 February 1928
Died11 December 2010(2010-12-11) (aged 82)
Łódź, Poland
Occupation(s)Stage and film actor

Urszula Modrzyńska (Polish pronunciation: [urˈʂula mɔdˈʐɨj̃ska]; 23 February 1928 – 11 December 2010) was a Polish stage and film actress.

Modrzyńska began her career on stage in 1949 in Wilam Horzyca Theater in Toruń. In the 1950s and 1960 she played several memorable parts in movies by Polish directors, namely by Andrzej Wajda (Dorota in Pokolenie - 1955) and Aleksander Ford (Jagienka in Krzyżacy - 1960).

In the 1970s she played only smaller parts in movies by young directors, as in Droga w świetle księżyca by Witold Orzechowski (1972), Rozmowa by Piotr Andrejew (1974), and Zdjęcia Próbne by Agnieszka Holland, Paweł Kędzierski and Jerzy Domaradzki (1976), concentrating on her theater work at Nowy Theater in Łódź.

She retired in 1983 and died on 11 December 2010 in Łódź.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1954 Niedaleko Warszawy Wanda Bugajówna
1955 A Generation Dorota
1956 Nikodem Dyzma Zula
1957 Wraki Teresa
1957 Spotkania Jane
1958 Deszczowy lipiec Anna
1959 Ostatni strzal Magda
1960 Knights of the Teutonic Order Jagienka Zychówna
1961 Dzis w nocy umrze miasto Zofia
1963 Wielka, wieksza i najwieksza
1969 Przygoda z piosenka Girl on the Casting
1973 Jezioro osobliwosci matka Michala
1977 Zdjecia próbne Anka's mother
1982 W obronie wlasnej Lover of Maria's father (final film role)
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