Ewa Maria Wiśniewska (born 25 April 1942) is a Polish actress. Her sister, Małgorzata Niemirska, is also an actress. Wiśniewska was awarded the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...

, one of Poland's highest Orders, and many other Orders, including

Gold Cross of Merit The Cross of Merit () is a Polish civil state decoration established on 23 June 1923, to recognize services to the state. History At the time of its establishment in 1923, the Cross of Merit was the highest civilian award in Poland. It was awa ...

Selected filmography

* ''Zbrodniarz i panna'' (1963) * ''

Prawo i pięść ''Prawo i pięść'' ("The Law and the Fist") is a 1964 Polish post-war drama film directed by Jerzy Hoffman and Edward Skórzewski. Based on a 1964 novel of the same name (originally published as ''Toast'') by Józef Hen, the film achieved c ...

'' (1964) * ''

Three Steps on Earth ''Three Steps on Earth'' ( pl, Trzy kroki po ziemi) is a 1965 Polish drama film directed by Jerzy Hoffman and Edward Skórzewski. It was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. Cast * Irena Orska a ...

'' (1965) * ''Sam pośród miasta'' (1965) * ''Życie raz jeszcze'' (1965) * ''

Frozen Flashes ''Die gefrorenen Blitze'' (''Frozen Lightning''; English-language title: Frozen Flashes; French-language title: Et l'Angleterre sera détruite, ''England Shall Be Destroyed'') is a two-part 1967 East-German film. The plot revolves around the hist ...

'' (1967) * ''

Stawka większa niż życie ''Stawka większa niż życie'' (''More Than Life at Stake'', ''Stakes Larger Than Life'' or ''Playing for High Stakes'') was a Polish black and white TV series about the adventures of a Polish secret agent in Soviet service, captain Hans Kloss (r ...

'' (1967–1968, TV series) * ''Tylko umarły odpowie'' (1969) * ''Doktor Ewa'' (1970, TV series) * '' Janosik'' (1973) * ''

What Will You Do When You Catch Me? ''What Will You Do When You Catch Me?'' is the English title of ''Co mi zrobisz, jak mnie złapiesz?'' a Polish comedy film released in 1978, directed by Stanisław Bareja. ''What Will You Do'' shares many themes in common with Bareja's other ...

'' (1978) * ''Hallo Szpicbródka czyli ostatni występ króla kasiarzy'' (1978) * ''Umarli rzucają cień'' (1978) * ''Paciorki jednego różańca'' (1979) * ''Białe tango'' (1981) * ''Wielka majówka'' (1981) * ''Dolina Issy'' (1982) * ''Mgła'' (1983) * '' Osobisty pamiętnik grzesznika przez niego samego spisany'' (1985) * ''Cudzoziemka'' (1986) * ''Dotknięci'' (1988) * ''

With Fire and Sword ''With Fire and Sword'' ( pl, Ogniem i mieczem, links=no) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1884. It is the first volume of a series known to Poles as The Trilogy, followed by ''The Deluge'' (''Potop'', ...

'' (1999) * '' The Hexer'' (2001) * '' An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God'' (2003) * ''Bitwa warszawska 1920'' (2011)

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