Urszula Modrzyńska

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.

Known For

A Generation

as Ewa "Dorota"

Knights of the Teutonic Order

as Jagienka Zychówna

Adventure with a Song

as Woman in "Mascotte"

Wraki

as Teresa

Nikodem Dyzma

as Zula

Screen Tests

as Anka's Mother

The Big, Bigger, and the Biggest

as Hanka

Niewiarygodne przygody Marka Piegusa

as pani Okulusowa

Spotkania

as Jane (segment 4)

Dziś w nocy umrze miasto

as Zofia