Danuta Szaflarska (; 6 February 1915 – 19 February 2017) was a Polish film and stage actress. In 2008 she was awarded the Złota Kaczka for the best Polish actress of the century. Szaflarska participated in the

Warsaw Uprising The Warsaw Uprising (; ), sometimes referred to as the August Uprising (), or the Battle of Warsaw, was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from ...

as a liaison. Szaflarska was awarded the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...

, Commander's Cross and Commander's Cross with Star, one of Poland's highest Orders and Gold Medal of Gloria Artis (2007).

Personal life

Szaflarska was born in Kosarzyska,

Piwniczna-Zdrój Piwniczna-Zdrój (until 1999 Piwniczna, , ''Pivnichna'') is a town in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, near the border with Slovakia. Piwniczna-Zdrój is the name of both the town and its administrative district called a gmina ...

( Galicia,

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, now Poland). She married her first husband,

Jan Ekier Jan Stanisław Ekier (29 August 1913 – 15 August 2014) was a Polish pianist and composer known for his authoritative edition of Chopin's music for the Chopin National Edition. Biography Ekier was born in Kraków, Poland. As a youth, he ...

, a pianist, in 1942. They had one daughter, Maria. The pair divorced. Her second husband, Janusz Kilański, was a radio announcer. He was the father of Szaflarska's second daughter, Agnieszka. Kilański and Szaflarska also divorced. Szaflarska turned 100 in February 2015. She was a regular player of Teatr Rozmaitości in Warsaw, specializing in modern and progressive drama, and in her later years (till 2016) appeared in four different plays at the theatre.

Filmography

* 1946: ''Dwie godziny'' * 1946: '' Zakazane piosenki'' * 1948: ''Skarb'' * 1951: ''

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'' * 1953: ''Domek z kart'' * 1956: ''Zemsta'' * 1961: ''Dziś w nocy umrze miasto'' * 1961: ''Ludzie z pociągu'' * 1962: '' The Impossible Goodbye'' * 1962: ''Głos z tamtego świata'' * 1967: ''To jest twój nowy syn'' * 1971: ''Pan Samochodzik i templariusze'' (TV series) * 1977: ''Lalka'' (TV series) * 1978: ''Umarli rzucają cień'' * 1978: ''Wsteczny bieg'' * 1980: ''

The Green Bird ''The Green Bird'' (Italian: ''L'augellino belverde'') is a 1765 commedia dell'arte play by Carlo Gozzi. It is a sequel to '' The Love of Three Oranges''. The main plot of ''The Green Bird'' has several similarities with the widespread tale ''The ...

'' * 1982: ''Valley of the Issa'' * 1984: ''5 dni z życia emeryta'' * 1986: ''Pokój dziecinny'' * 1989: ''Babisia'' * 1990: '' Korczak'' * 1991: ''Diabły, diabły'' * 1991: '' Skarga'' * 1993: ''Pajęczarki'' * 1993: ''Pożegnanie z Marią'' * 1994: ''Faustyna'' * 1995: ''Świt na opak'' * 1996: ''Spóźniona podróż'' * 1997: ''Księga wielkich życzeń'' * 1998: ''Nic'' * 1998: ''Siedlisko'' (TV series) * 1999: ''Alchemik i dziewica'' * 1999: ''Egzekutor'' * 1999: ''Palce lizać'' (TV series) * 1999: ''The Junction'' * 1999: ''Tydzień z życia mężczyzny'' * 2000: ''Nieznana opowieść wigilijna'' * 2000: ''Żółty szalik'' * 2001: ''Listy miłosne'' * 2001: ''The Spring to Come'' * 2002: ''The Spring to Come'' (TV series) * 2003: ''Królowa chmur'' * 2004: ''Czwarta władza'' * 2007: ''Ranczo Wilkowyje'' * 2007: ''Pora umierać'' * 2008: ''How Much Does the Trojan Horse Weigh?'' * 2008: '' Before Twilight'' * 2009: ''Ostatnia akcja'' * 2009: ''Janosik. Prawdziwa historia'' * 2010: ''Mała matura 1947'' * 2012: '' Aftermath'' (Polish film) * 2014: ''Między nami dobrze jest'' * 2015: '' Mom and Other Loonies in the Family''

Polish dubbing

* 1949: ''Spotkanie nad Łabą'' .... Janet Sherwood * 1950: ''Rada bogów'' * 1951: ''Śmiech w raju'' * 1955: ''Czarna teczka'' .... Yvonne * 1955: ''Pamiętnik majora Thompsona'' * 1955: ''

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'' * 1956: ''Marynarzu, strzeż się'' * 1962: ''Próba terroru'' * 1962: ''Wspaniały Red'' * 1962: ''Trzy plus dwa'' * 1962: ''Julio, jesteś czarująca'' .... Julia * 1963: ''Miecz i waga'' * 1967: ''Kobiety nie bij nawet kwiatem'' * 1968: ''Nie do obrony'' * 1970: ''Zerwanie'' * 1970: ''Trup w każdej szafie'' .... Sabrina * 1971: ''

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* 1991: ''

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* 1994: '' Country Life'' .... Moud * 2006: '' Karol: The Pope, The Man'' ....

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* 2007: '' Enchanted'' .... Narrator

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Personal life

Filmography

Polish dubbing

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