Nina Andrycz (11 November 1912 – 31 January 2014) was a Polish actress and the wife of
Józef Cyrankiewicz
Józef Adam Zygmunt Cyrankiewicz (; 23 April 1911 – 20 January 1989) was a Polish Socialist (PPS) and after 1948 Communist politician. He served as premier of the Polish People's Republic between 1947 and 1952, and again for 16 years between 1 ...
.
She studied law at the
Wilno University
Vilnius University ( Lithuanian: ''Vilniaus universitetas'') is a public research university, which is the first and largest university in Lithuania, as well as one of the oldest and most prominent higher education institutions in Central and Ea ...
.
She was one of the first noted customers of the photographer
Zofia Nasierowska. Andrycz told Nasierowska that she used a mirror to get the right look in her face. Nasierowska at the time was just twenty but she believed that although some women believed that they could improve their look while looking in the mirror Nasierowska said this was a fallacy. She took photos of Andrycz allowing her to use her mirror, but the ones chosen for publication were created without the mirror.
Selected filmography
* ''
Warsaw Premiere
''Warsaw Premiere'' (Polish:''Warszawska premiera'') is a 1951 Polish historical film directed by Jan Rybkowski and starring Jan Koecher, Barbara Kostrzewska and Jerzy Duszyński. The film's art direction was by Roman Mann. The film portrays t ...
'' (1951)
* ''
Before Twilight'' (2009)
See also
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List of centenarians (actors, filmmakers and entertainers)
The following is a list of centenarians – specifically, people who became famous as actors, filmmakers and entertainers – known for reasons other than their longevity
Longevity may refer to especially long-lived members of a population, w ...
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1912 births
2014 deaths
People from Brest, Belarus
People from Brestsky Uyezd
Polish film actresses
20th-century Polish actresses
21st-century Polish actresses
Polish women centenarians
Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
Commanders with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Recipients of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
Burials at Powązki Cemetery
Recipients of the Medal of the 10th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland
Recipients of the Medal of the 40th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland
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