Urszula Modrzyńska
Born: 1928-02-23 in Srebrniki, Polska
Died: 2010-12-11
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Urszula Modrzyńska (Polish pronunciation: [urˈʂula mɔˈdʐɨɲska]; 23 February 1928 – 11 December 2010) was a Polish stage and film actress. Modrzyńska began her career on stage in 1949 in Wilam Horzyca Theater in Toruń. In the 1950s and 1960 she played several memorable parts in movies by Polish directors, namely by Andrzej Wajda (Dorota in Pokolenie - 1955)) and Aleksander Ford (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, Paweł Kędzierski and Jerzy Domaradzki (1976), concentrating on her theater work at Nowy Theater in Łódź. She retired in 1983 and died on December 11, 2010 in Łódź.
Filmography
1977
- Screen Tests as Anka's Mother
1975
- Rozmowa as Nauczycielka
1973
- The Lake of Mysteries as Michał's Mother
- The Moonlit Road as Wandzia
1971
- Doktor Ewa as matka kolonistki
1969
- Adventure with a Song as Woman in "Mascotte"
1967
- Niewiarygodne przygody Marka Piegusa as pani Okulusowa
1963
- The Big, Bigger, and the Biggest as Hanka
1961
- Dziś w nocy umrze miasto as Zofia
1960
- Knights of the Teutonic Order as Jagienka Zychówna
1959
- Ostatni strzał as Magda
1958
- Rainy July as Anna
1956
- Nikodem Dyzma as Zula
1955
- A Generation as Ewa 'Dorota'
1954
- Not Far from Warsaw as Wanda Bugajówna