Nadiuska is a retired Polish and Russian

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who became a well-known celebrity in Spain during the 1970s. Born as Roswicha Bertasha Smid Honczar in 1952 in

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to Polish and Russian parents, she moved to

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in 1971 and her career rapidly took off. She appeared in a number of sex comedies over the next decade, and appeared nude in ''Playboy''. She played Conan's mother in the 1982

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''. She co-starred with Spanish horror star Paul Naschy in his science fiction film ''The People Who Own The Dark''. Years later she was committed to a psychiatric ward with schizophrenia.Vegas, Valeria (January 19, 2016). "From Being a Movie Star to Sleeping in One: The Rise and Fall of Nadiuska". Vanity Fair – via Google Translate.

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* {{Spain-actor-stub 1952 births Living people Actors from Bavaria German emigrants to Spain German people of Polish descent German people of Russian descent German television actresses People from Regensburg Spanish film actresses Spanish people of German descent Spanish people of Polish descent Spanish people of Russian descent Spanish television actresses