Lidia Wysocka (June 24, 1916 – January 2, 2006) was a Polish stage, film and voice actress, singer, cabaret performer and creative director, theatre director and costume designer, editorialist.

Filmography

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

she dubbed

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's voice in the British film ''

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'' (

1933 Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...

), the first movie dubbed in Poland (''Siostra Marta jest szpiegiem''). * '' Kochaj tylko mnie'' (

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...

), as Hanka Żarska * '' Papa się żeni'' (

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...

) as Lili, daughter of Mira Stella * ''

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'' (

1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...

), as Ania Tarłówna * ''

Ostatnia brygada ''Ostatnia brygada'' (literally, "last brigade"; alternative title: ''Prawo do szczęścia'') is a 1938 Polish film from a by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz. It was directed by Michał Waszyński, and starred Zbigniew Sawan, Maria Gorczyńska, El ...

'' (

) as Marta Rzecka * ''

Serce matki Serce matki (Polish for ''Mother's Heart'') is a 1938 Polish melodrama film directed by Michał Waszyński. Cast * Stanisława Angel-Engelówna as Maria * Irena Malkiewicz as Elżbieta Borzęcka * Lidia Wysocka as Lusia * Ina Benita as Hanka ...

'' (

) as Lusia * '' Wrzos'' (

) as Dębska * ''

Doktór Murek ''Doktór Murek'' (English: ''Doctor Murek'') is a 1939 Polish drama film directed by Juliusz Gardan. It is based on two novels by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz. Cast * Franciszek Brodniewicz - doctor Franciszek Murek * Nora Ney - Arleta * Jadwi ...

'' (

1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...

) as Tunka Czabran * ''

Złota Maska ''Złota Maska'' (Polish for ''Golden Mask'') is a Polish melodrama film directed by Jan Fethke based on two novels by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz. Although shot and scheduled for release in 1939, the post-production was interrupted by the outbreak ...

'' (

) as Magda Nieczaj * ''

Irena do domu! ''Irena do domu!'' ( ''Irene, Go Home!'') is a 1955 Polish comedy film directed by Jan Fethke. Cast * Lidia Wysocka − Irena Majewska * Adolf Dymsza − Zygmunt Majewski * Michał Kiliński − Janek Majewski, their son * Helena Buczyńska � ...

'' (

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

), as Irena Majewska * ''

Sprawa pilota Maresza ''Sprawa pilota Maresza'' is a Polish film directed by Leonard Buczkowski released in 1956. Based on a novel by Janusz Meissner, which was inspired by actual events. One of the first Polish features filmed in color. Cast * Wieńczysław Glińs ...

'' (

), as Mary Godzicka * ''

Nikodem Dyzma ''The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma'' () is a political novel by the Polish author Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz. It was serialized in the newspaper ''ABC'' from 1 January to 26 May 1931 before being published in book form by Towarzystwo Wydawnicze R� ...

'' (

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...

), as revue singer * ''

Rozstanie ''Rozstanie'' (English title: ''Goodbye to the Past'' or ''Partings'') is a 1961 Polish psychological melodrama film directed by Wojciech Has. Cast * Lidia Wysocka – Magdalena * Władysław Kowalski − Olek Nowak *Gustaw Holoubek − Oskar cR ...

'' (

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...

), as Magdalena * '' Sekret'' (

1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

), as Lena Nurkiewicz * '' Zaczarowane podwórko'' (

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

), as Queen Anna Jagiellonka * '' W obronie własnej'' (

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

), as Maria's mother

Other

The production of her 9th movie, ''Szczęście przychodzi kiedy chce'' (directed by

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) was cancelled by the outbreak of

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. She was invited to star in another movie,

Jacek Bławut Jacek () is a Polish given name of Greek origin related to Hyacinth, through the archaic form of ''Jacenty''. Its closely related equivalents are: Jacinto (Spanish and Portuguese), Giacinto (Italian), Jácint ( Hungarian) and Jacint ( Catalan, ...

's ''Lili'' (production title), telling the story of veteran actors, but it was still in pre-production phase at the time of her death; it was finally completed as

Jeszcze nie wieczór ''Before Twilight'' () is a 2008 Polish comedy drama film directed by Jacek Bławut. The film is about a group of old retired theatre actors in a retirement home for actors who aim to regroup and stage Goethe's ''Faust''. The film stars a number o ...

as late as in

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Selected theatre work

''(daily dates for premiere performances only)'' * 1936, September 26 - ''

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'' by

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, playing Mary, at Polish Theatre in Warsaw * 1936, December 31 - ''

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'' by

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, playing Fanchette, at Polish Theatre in Warsaw * 1937, July 8 - ''Papa'' by

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, playing Jeanne Aubrin, at Polish Theatre in Warsaw * 1937, November 9 - ''Gałązka rozmarynu'' by Zygmunt Nowakowski, playing Mania, at Polish Theatre in Warsaw * 1938, March 30 - ''November Night'' by

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, playing Małgorzata, at Polish Theatre, Warsaw * 1938, May 20 - ''Dalilla'' by

Ferenc Molnár Ferenc Molnár ( , ; born Ferenc Neumann; January 12, 1878April 1, 1952), often anglicized as Franz Molnar, was a Hungarians, Hungarian-born author, stage director, dramatist, and poet. He is widely regarded as Hungary's most celebrated and c ...

, playing Ilonka, at Mały Theatre, Warsaw * 1938, December 14 - ''Temperamenty'' by Antoni Cwojdziński, playing Stefcia, at Mały Theatre, Warsaw * 1939, March 28 - ''

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'' by

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, at Mały Theatre, Warsaw * 1944, May 27 - ''Due dozzine di rose scarlatte'' by

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, playing Maria Verani, at Teatr Małych Form Miniatury, Warsaw * 1946, February 12 - ''Freuda teoria snów'' by Antoni Cwojdziński, playing She, at Mały Theatre (MTD), Warsaw * 1946, July 2 - ''

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'' by

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, at Mały Theatre (MTD), Warsaw * 1947, May 24 - ''

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'' by

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, playing Beatrice, at Mały Theatre (MTD), Warsaw * 1948, January 13 - ''Man and Wife'' by

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, playing Justysia, at Teatr Miniatury (MTD), Warsaw * 1948, May 26 - ''Jadzia wdowa'' by Ryszard Ruszkowski, playing Jadwiga, at New Theatre, Warsaw * 1949, January 22, ''

'' by

, playing Beatrice, at Polish Theatre in Szczecin * 1949, March 9 - ''Norwegian spring'' by Stuart Engstrand, at Polish Theatre in Szczecin - directing * 1949, April 18 - ''Jadzia wdowa'' by Ryszard Ruszkowski, playing Jadwiga, at Polish Theatre in Szczecin - also costume designer * 1949, August 16 - ''Blithe Spirit'' by

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, at Polish Theatre in Szczecin - costume designer * 1949, October 27 - ''Сказка'' by

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, playing Katia, at Polish Theatre in Szczecin * 1950, January 16 - ''Germans'' by Leon Kruczkowski, at Teatry Dramatyczne (Teatr Współczesny) in Szczecin - costume designer * 1951, January 6 - ''Sir Gil of the Green Stockings'' by

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, playing Donna Diana, at Teatr Nowy (Scena Komediowo-Muzyczna), Warsaw * 1951, July 28 - ''Ojciec debiutantki'' by D. Leński, at Ludowy Teatr Muzyczny, Warsaw - directing * 1951, October 8 - ''Sir Gil of the Green Stockings'' by

, at Aleksander Wegierka Theatre, Bialystok - directing * 1952, September 17 - ''Biuro docinków'', Teatr Satyryków, Warsaw * 1959, January 11 - ''Man and Wife'' by

, playing Justysia - also directing * 1961, February 15 - ''Les petites têtes'' by

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, playing Irene, at Comedy Theatre, Warsaw * 1977, April 24 - ''Będziemy obrażać!'', at Syrena Theatre in Warsaw * 1979, January 17 - ''Wielki Dodek'' by Witold Filler &

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, playing Miss Stefania, at Syrena Theatre in Warsaw * 1980, July 5 - ''Warto byś wpadł'' by Ryszard Marek Groński & Antoni Marianowicz, at Syrena Theatre in Warsaw * 1981, February 27 - ''

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'' by

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, playing Mamon, at Syrena Theatre in Warsaw * 1981, July 16 - ''Wizyta młodszej pani'' by Ryszard Marek Groński & Michał Komar, playing Ms. Loda, at Syrena Theatre in Warsaw

Early career

One of the top finalists of the beauty contest organized by the ''Kino'' magazine in 1933. After recording a dubbing, she debuted on film in 1935 while she was still studying acting under

Aleksander Zelwerowicz 200px, Zelwerowicz and Polish Radio, 1949 Aleksander Zelwerowicz (14 August 1877 in Lublin – 18 June 1955 in Warsaw) was a Polish actor, director, theatre president and a teacher. He received the Order of Polonia Restituta and is one of the Po ...

(who was very reluctant to allow his students to start their acting career before they finish school). Graduated Państwowy Instytut Sztuki Teatralnej (State Institute of Theatrical Arts, Warsaw) in 1936. Debuted on stage in

Polish Theatre in Warsaw Polish Theatre in Warsaw () is a theatre in Warsaw, Poland. It is located at ul. Karasia 2. The current artistic director is Andrzej Seweryn. The theatre was initiated by Arnold Szyfman and designed by Czesław Przybylski. Opened on 29 January ...

in 1936 (with

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The Pickwick Papers ''The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club'' (also known as ''The Pickwick Papers'') was the Debut novel, first novel serialised from March 1836 to November 1837 by English author Charles Dickens. Because of his success with ''Sketches by Bo ...

as Mary, starting a three-year contract), where she performed until the war. Her movie roles included singing parts; the songs she performed were available on

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released by Syrena Record as early as in 1936. Her admirers could hear her not only on

Polskie Radio The Polish Radio (PR; Polish: ''Polskie Radio'', PR) is a national public-service radio broadcasting organization of Poland, founded in 1925. It is owned by the State Treasury of Poland. On 27 December 2023, the Minister of Culture and Nationa ...

, e.g. from November 1936 she was reading the first serialized novel written for Polish radio, ''Dni powszednie państwa Kowalskich'' (''The Daily Life of the Kowalskis''), released in print in

by Maria Kuncewiczowa), but also by dialing ... the

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number (she was the voice of the improved telephone device launched in Poland, in 1936).

World War II

As most of the actors who boycotted German-controlled theatres during the war, she had to find another way to make a living: she worked as waitress in "Na Antresoli" café. She rejected offers to start working for German

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, at that time dealing mostly with pro-Nazi

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movies. Blacklisted, she was taken hostage (along with other Polish artists) by

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in 1941 and held in the

Pawiak Pawiak () was a prison built in 1835 in Warsaw, Congress Poland. During the January 1863 Uprising, it served as a transfer camp for Poles sentenced by Imperial Russia to deportation to Siberia. During the World War II German occupation ...

prison Her husband

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ended up in

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as German retaliation for the assassination of

Igo Sym Karol Juliusz "Igo" Sym (3 July 1896 – 7 March 1941) was a Polish actor and collaborator with Nazi Germany. He was killed in Warsaw by members of the Polish resistance movement. Early career Sym was born in Innsbruck, the son of Anton Sym, ...

, a Nazi spy.

Post-war years

After the war she started performing in ''Teatr Mały'' in Warsaw alongside her husband, later also in ''Teatr Miniatura'' in Warsaw and ''Teatr Nowy''. They moved next (1947–1949) to Polish Theatre in

Szczecin Szczecin ( , , ; ; ; or ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the Poland-Germany border, German border, it is a major port, seaport, the la ...

, where Sawan would take the manager seat. The couple returned to Warsaw in 1949 and started working in ''Teatr Ludowy'': Sawan again as the manager, while she started directing plays. She had spent 1951–53 in ''Buffo'' revue theatre.

Wagabunda Cabaret

In 1956 she created the ''Wagabunda'' cabaret (in Poland meaning: a mixture of stand up comedy, theatre and music, with a prominent addition of political satire), which gathered such actors and satirists as

Edward Dziewoński Edward Dziewoński (16 December 1916 in Moscow, Russian Empire – 17 August 2002 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish stage and film actor, and theatre director. He studied acting at National Institute of Theatre Arts and debuted at the Syrena ...

Wiesław Michnikowski Wiesław Michnikowski (3 June 1922 in Warsaw – 29 September 2017 in Warsaw) was a Polish stage, cabaret, and film actor. He performed at such satirical theaters (cabarets) as Kabaret Wagabunda, Kabaret Starszych Panów and Kabaret Dudek. ...

Kazimierz Rudzki Kazimierz Rudzki (6 January 1911, in Warsaw, Poland – 2 February 1976, in Warsaw) was a Polish stage and film actor, theatre director. Studied directing at Państwowy Instytut Sztuki Teatralnej. Actor of Syrena Theatre (also director), Nat ...

Jacek Fedorowicz Jacek Jan Fedorowicz (born 18 July 1937) is a Polish satirist, caricaturist, underground comix artist and actor. Early life Fedorowicz was born in pre-war Gdynia, Poland to a family of Varsovians. His parents worked for the newly developed ...

Bogumił Kobiela Bogumił Kobiela (31 May 1931 – 10 July 1969) was a Polish stage and film actor. He is best known for his performances as Drewnowski in Andrzej Wajda's 1958 drama film ''Ashes and Diamonds (film), Ashes and Diamonds'' and as Jan Piszczyk in An ...

, singer

Maria Koterbska Maria Koterbska (13 July 1924 – 18 January 2021) was a Polish singer who was particularly popular in the 1950s and 1960s. Her biggest hits include ''Augustowskie noce'', ''Brzydula i rudzielec'', ''Karuzela'', ''Parasolki'', ''Serduszko puka w ...

Jeremi Przybora Jeremi Przybora (12 December 1915 in Warsaw – 4 March 2004) was a Polish poet, writer, actor and singer. He created the TV-series " Kabaret Starszych Panów" (Elderly Gentlemen's Cabaret) with Jerzy Wasowski and performed ballads and sung poe ...

, Mieczysław Wojnicki, Marian Załucki,

Mieczysław Czechowicz Mieczysław Czechowicz (28 September 1930 in Lublin – 14 September 1991 in Warsaw) was a Polish actor, one of the most famous of all time. Career A graduate of Warsaw's State Theatrical Academy ( Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna), Czechow ...

Zbigniew Cybulski Zbigniew Hubert Cybulski (; 3 November 1927 – 8 January 1967) was a Polish film and theatre actor, one of the best-known and most popular personalities of the post-World War II history of Poland. He is known for portraying young rebels i ...

, etc.; texts for songs,

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s and

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es supplied by

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or poets

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and

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or versions of popular songs (particularly French ones) with Polish lyrics.

Late career

After ''Wagabunda'' dissolved in 1968 she had problem finding work in Warsaw's theatres despite her experience and fame. Finally she found her way to the stage of ''Teatr Syrena'' in Warsaw, where she played in revues in 1974 through 1981. She also toured the United States with it. Apart from TV broadcasts of her recitals (as early as in 1956, while

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was still in the test stage of its second - post war - launch) and interviews, she appeared on satirical TV shows such as ''Teatr Rozrywki''.
Her last TV interview was released by ''Kino Polska'' Channel in 2011. During her career she also worked with Polish public broadcaster

, taking part in concerts and other broadcasts. She appeared in

radio drama Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, dramatised, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the liste ...

s as early as in late 1930s; listeners of Program 1 station could still catch her in 1980s/1990s reading her own editorials on cultural news, displaying literary and satirical talent. She was awarded the

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, Officer's Cross, for outstanding achievement in artistic work (1999), Gold Cross of Merit (1978) and other honors.

References

Bibliography/Publicity

*cover and note in ''Kino'', 1935 issue 28, pages 2,12, 14 July 1935 *cover and interview in ''Kino'', 1938 issue 10, page 7, 6 March 1938 *cover and note in ''Kino'', 1938 issue 38 *cover of ''Radio i świat'' weekly magazine, issue 9 (81), 3-9/03/1947 *cover of ''

Film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...

'', issue 16, 21 April 1957 *cover of ''Ekran'', issue 38, 18 September 1960 *cover of ''Film'', issue 40, 2 October 1960 *pictorial, ''Film'', issue 41, 1960, page 7 *''W obronie własnej'' in ''Filmowy serwis prasowy'', issue 21, 1981, pages 5–7 *

External links

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* http://www.e-teatr.pl/pl/osoby/10089,karierateatr.html - partial list regarding her theatrical work * http://www.audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/142069/ - studio publicity still from 1935 for the movie ''Kochaj tylko mnie'' (note pre-1936 spelling of her first name in signature) * https://web.archive.org/web/20111003160859/http://www.fotohistoria.pl/main.php?g2_itemId=108860 - portrait shot from 1948, premiere of ''Jadzia wdowa'' stage play * http://www.audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/7441/ - portrait shot from 1950, ''Sir Gil of the Green Stockings'' stage play, Teatr Nowy, Warsaw {{DEFAULTSORT:Wysocka, Lidia Polish film actresses Polish stage actresses Polish theatre directors Polish women theatre directors Polish television actresses Polish radio personalities Polish voice actresses Telephone voiceover talent 1916 births 2006 deaths Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Polish cabaret performers 20th-century Polish actresses 20th-century Polish women singers 20th-century Polish comedians People from Rahachow People from Rogachyovsky Uyezd People from the Russian Empire of Polish descent Recipients of the Meritorious Activist of Culture badge Polish women comedians