Anna Nehrebecka-Byczewska (born 16 December 1947 in

Bytom Bytom (Polish pronunciation: ; Silesian: ''Bytōm, Bytōń'', german: Beuthen O.S.) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland, the city is 7 km northwest of Katowice, the regional capital ...

) is a Polish film actress and politician.

Life and career

She was born Anna Wojciechowska. Her married surnames are Nehrebecka and Byczewska. In 1969 she graduated from the Theatre Academy in

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, her film debut took place in 1967. In 1969 she became an actress of the

Polish Theatre in Warsaw Polish Theatre in Warsaw ( pl, Teatr Polski im. Arnolda Szyfmana w Warszawie) 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 desig ...

. She acted in many

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and TV productions, classic as well as contemporary. She created poetry recitation programmes in

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and television. The series started in the 1970s, and included mainly poetry of Stanisław Baliński, Zofia Bohdanowicz, Ryszard Kiersnowski and

Beata Obertyńska Beata Obertyńska, (pen name "Marta Rudzka"), born July 18, 1898, near Skole (in present-day Western Ukraine), died May 21, 1980 in London was a Polish writer and poet. Life Beata was one of the daughters of the 'Young Poland' poet Maryla Wolska ...

. During the Martial Law in Poland in 1981-1983 she acted in churches and private apartments. She performed poetic concerts in

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and in the

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. She starred movies produced in

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and

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. She also appeared in an

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

n movie by

Kujtim Çashku Kujtim Çashku (born 5 August 1950) is an Albanian film director and screenwriter who has won numerous awards at international film festivals, including the Critics Prize at the 1996 Bastia Mediterranean Film Festival and the UNESCO Award at the 1 ...

, "

Kolonel Bunker ''Kolonel Bunker'' is an Albanian, French and Polish historical film released in 1996. It was selected as the Albanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, ...

" where she played one of the main roles - the Polish wife of an Albanian officer.

Private life

Anna Nehrebecka is married to the Polish diplomat

Iwo Byczewski Iwo Byczewski (born 29 February 1948, in Poznań) is a Polish diplomat. He served as Deputy Foreign Minister (1991–1995), Ambassador to Belgium and Permanent Representative to the European Union. Life He is a law graduate from the Adam Mick ...

Selected filmography

* (1967, directed by Ewa Petelska) * (1969, directed by Wojciech Marczewski) * (1970, directed by Julian Dziedzina) * ''

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'' (1971, directed by

Krzysztof Zanussi Krzysztof Pius Zanussi (born 17 June 1939) is a Polish film and theatre director, producer and screenwriter. He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland where he conducts a summer workshop. He is ...

) * ''

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'' (1972, directed by Ewa i Czesław Petelscy) * TV series (1973, directed by Sylwester Chęciński) * '' The Promised Land'' (1974, directed 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 ...

) * '' Doktor Judym'' (1975, directed by Wojciech Haupe) * ''

Nights and Days ''Nights and Days'' ( pl, Noce i dnie) is a 1975 Polish film directed by Jerzy Antczak. This epic family drama was based on Maria Dąbrowska's novel ''Noce i dnie'', and was described by ''The Washington Post'' as "Poland's Gone With the Wind". S ...

'' (1975, directed by

Jerzy Antczak Jerzy Antczak (born 25 December 1929, in Włodzimierz Wołyński) is a Polish film director. His film ''Nights and Days'' was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Fes ...

) * (1976, directed by Roman Rydzewski) * (1976, directed by Jan Budkiewicz) * TV series '' Polskie drogi'' (1976, directed by

Janusz Morgenstern Janusz "Kuba" Morgenstern (16 November 1922 – 6 September 2011) was a Polish film director and producer. Janusz Morgenstern was born in 1922 to a Jewish family in the town of Mikulińce, Poland (now Mykulyntsi, Ukraine), to Dawid Morgenstern ...

) * (1977, directed by Zbigniew Kamiński) * '' Kísértés'' (1977, directed by Károly Esztergályos) * TV series (1978, directed by

Jan Rybkowski Jan Izydor Rybkowski (4 April 1912 – 29 December 1987) was a Polish film director. He directed 30 films between 1949 and 1984. His 1961 film ''Tonight a City Will Die'' was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. Two yea ...

) * (1978, directed by

Ignacy Gogolewski Ignacy Gogolewski (17 June 1931 – 15 May 2022) was a Polish film actor. He appeared in more than 30 films. Selected filmography * '' Three Stories'' (1953) * ''Tonight a City Will Die'' (1961) * ''The Codes'' (1966) * ''Stawka większa niż � ...

) * (1980, directed by

Piotr Andrejew Piotr Andrejew (27 October 1947 – 12 June 2017) was a Polish film director and screenwriter sometimes credited as Piotr Andreyev or Piotr Andreev. Andrejew was born 27 October 1947 in Szczecin, Poland. His films include features ''Theft '' (197 ...

) * TV series '' Jan Serce'' (1981, directed by Radosław Piwowarski) * (1981, directed by Andrzej Piotrowski) * TV series (1982, directed by Jerzy Sztwiertnia) * (1983, directed by Jan Rybkowski) * (1983, directed by Franciszek Trzeciak) * (1984, directed by

Marek Koterski Marek Koterski (born 3 June 1942) is a Polish film and theatre director, screenwriter, actor, and playwright. In 1972, he graduated in directing from the Łódź Film School. Initially, he made documentaries, but in 1984, he gained recognit ...

) * (1987, directed by Jerzy Sztwiertnia) * (1990, directed by

Andrzej Trzos-Rastawiecki Andrzej is the Polish language, Polish form of the given name Andrew. Notable individuals with the given name Andrzej

* Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), Polish film director and cinematographer * Andrew Bobola, Andrzej Bobola, S.J. (1591–16 ...

) * (1994, directed by Krzysztof Tarnas) * ''

L'aube à l'envers ''L'aube à l'envers'' is a 1995 French short film written and directed by Sophie Marceau and starring Judith Godrèche, Jerzy Gralek, and Anna Nehrebecka. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. Plot ...

'' (1995, directed by

Sophie Marceau Sophie Marceau (; born Sophie Danièle Sylvie Maupu, 17 November 1966) is a French actress. As a teenager, she achieved popularity with her debut films ''La Boum'' (1980) and ''La Boum 2'' (1982), receiving a César Award for Most Promising Act ...

) * (1996, directed by

) * (1997, directed by Maciej Dutkiewicz, Janusz Dymek, Ireneusz Engler, Radosław Piwowarski, Janusz Zaorski) * ''

'' (1998, directed by

) * '' My Father's Bike'' (2012) * '' Life Feels Good'' (2013)

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