Urszula Modrzyńska (; 23 February 1928 – 11 December 2010) was a Polish stage and film

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. Modrzyńska began her career on stage in 1949 in Wilam Horzyca Theater in

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. In the 1950s and 1960 she played several memorable parts in movies by Polish directors, namely by

Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "P ...

(Dorota in '' Pokolenie'' - 1955) and

Aleksander Ford Aleksander Ford (born Mosze Lifszyc; 24 November 1908 in Kiev, Russian Empire – 4 April 1980 in Naples, Florida, United States, U.S.) was a Polish film director and head of the Polish People's Army of Poland, People's Army Film Crew in the Sov ...

(Jagienka in '' Krzyżacy'' - 1960). In the 1970s she played only smaller parts in movies by young directors, as in ''Droga w świetle księżyca'' by Witold Orzechowski (1972), ''Rozmowa'' by Piotr Andrejew (1974), and ''Zdjęcia Próbne'' by

Agnieszka Holland Agnieszka Holland (; born 28 November 1948) is a Polish film and television director and screenwriter, best known for her cultural and political contributions to Polish cinema. She began her career as an assistant to directors Krzysztof Zanuss ...

, Paweł Kędzierski and Jerzy Domaradzki (1976), concentrating on her theater work at Nowy Theater in

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. She retired in 1983 and died on 11 December 2010 in

Filmography

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