Anna Seniuk (born 17 November 1942, in
Stanisławów) is a Polish actress.
After
World War II
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, together with other Poles from Stanisławów, she was forced by the Soviet government to leave her hometown, settling in the town of
Zator, near
Oświęcim
Oświęcim (; ; ; ) is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland, situated southeast of Katowice, near the confluence of the Vistula (''Wisła'') and Soła rivers.
Oświęcim dates back to the 12th century, when it was an im ...
. In 1964 Seniuk graduated from
Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna (Academy for the Dramatic Arts) in
Kraków
, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...
and debuted in the renowned
Helena Modrzejewska
Helena Modrzejewska (; born Jadwiga Helena Mizel; October 12, 1840 – April 8, 1909), known professionally in the United States as Helena Modjeska, was a Polish-American actress who specialized in William Shakespeare, Shakespearean and tragic ro ...
(Old Theatre). In the early 1970s, she moved to
Warsaw
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, where she played in several theatres. Since 2003, she has been working there at the
National Theatre.
Seniuk is known to Polish viewers mainly for her role of Magda Karwowska in the immensely popular 1970s Polish TV series ''
Czterdziestolatek
''Being Forty'' ( Polish: ''Czterdziestolatek'', alt. spelling: ''40-latek'', lit.: ''The Forty-Year-Old'') is a Polish television comedy series originally broadcast in Poland between 1975 and 1978. The initial series enjoyed so much popularity ...
'' (The Forty-Year-Old). She has cooperated with
Polish Radio
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and has been featured in more than 40 radio shows. Among her most famous film roles, there are appearances in such productions as ''
Europa Europa
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'', ''
Potop'' and ''
The Maids of Wilko''.
Selected filmography
References
* Renata Sas
Anna Seniuk. Blisko życia i marzeń Express Ilustrowany, 16 March 2002
External links
*
Seniuk’s filmography
1942 births
Living people
Actors from Ivano-Frankivsk
20th-century Polish actresses
Polish stage actresses
Polish film actresses
Polish television actresses
Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
Recipients of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
Recipients of the Meritorious Activist of Culture badge
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