Barbara Brylska is a Polish actress who gained critical acclaim in the 1960s and was featured in numerous films throughout the countries of the

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including the

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. She is noted especially for her role as Nadya in the 1976 Soviet

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Irony of Fate ''The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!'',; usually shortened to ''The Irony of Fate'', is a 1976 Soviet romantic comedy television film directed by Eldar Ryazanov and starring Andrey Myagkov, Barbara Brylska, Yury Yakovlev and Lyubov Do ...

''.

Life and career

Barbara Brylska was born on 29 May 1941, in Skotniki. At age 15, she was cast in the film ''Kalosze szczęścia''. After this role, she took acting lessons in a theater school and became a student at the

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, where in 1967 she completed her acting education at the Faculty of Acting. Brylska's first major role was in the film ''Ich dzień powszedni'' (1963). In 1966, she played the

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n priestess Kama in the

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'' (), based on the

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. Apart from Polish-directed movies, she has also played in films directed by Soviet,

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and Bulgarian directors. For her role as Nadya in the 1975 film ''

'', directed by

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, she received a Soviet state award. She became a popular actress in the

. She would later claim that her success caused jealousy in the Polish film community and led it to ignore her work. In 1977, she was a member of the jury at the

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. From 2000, Brylska acted in stage plays, primarily in

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. She reprised the role of the aged Nadya in the 2007 '' Irony of Fate: The Sequel''.

Awards

# State award of the

— 1977:

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brylska, Barbara 1941 births Living people People from Zgierz County Łódź Film School alumni Polish film actresses 20th-century Polish actresses Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Recipients of the USSR State Prize