Grażyna Szapołowska (; born 19 September 1953) is a Polish film and theatre actress.

Life and career

She was born in Bydgoszcz. The father was of Latvian-Polish descent, and mother, Wanda, was Lithuanian-Polish descent. She has a sister, Lidia, who is 11 years older. After passing the baccalauréat she joined at Wroclaw Theatre of Pantomime. In 1977 she graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. From 1977 until 1984 she was in the theatrical company of the

National Theatre, Warsaw The National Theatre () in Warsaw, Poland, was founded in 1765, during the Polish Enlightenment, by that country's monarch, Stanisław August Poniatowski. The theatre shares the Grand Theatre complex at the Theatre Square in Warsaw with anothe ...

. She starred in

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's 1982 Hungarian film '' Another Way'' which portrays a lesbian relationship, ''

A Short Film About Love ''A Short Film About Love'' ( pl, Krótki film o miłości) is a 1988 Polish romantic drama film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and starring Grażyna Szapołowska and Olaf Lubaszenko. Written by Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewic ...

'' (1988) by Polish film director

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, and in its earlier and shorter form the sixth episode of ''

Dekalog ''Dekalog'' (, also known as ''Dekalog: The Ten Commandments'' and ''The Decalogue'') is a 1988 Polish drama television miniseries directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and co-written by Kieślowski with Krzysztof Piesiewicz, with music by Zbignie ...

''. It was she who suggested to Kieslowski the different ending of the full-length version. For that role she received the Polish Film Award at the 13th

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. She had previously starred in another Kieslowski film, '' Bez końca''. She is also widely known for her portrayal of Telimena in Andrzej Wajda's 1999 film '' Pan Tadeusz'', an adaptation of

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's epic poem of the same name. In 2008 she was one of the contestants of the Polish version of ''

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'' reality singing competition. She also performed on stage as an interpreter of an actor's song. She sings in a soprano.

Filmography

*1974 ''Najważniejszy dzień życia'', episode ''Telefon'' (''Telephone'') *1977 ''Parada oszustów'' (''Chet's Parade'') *1978 ''Zapach ziemi'' (''The Smell of Earth'') *1978 ''Osiemdziesięciu huzarów'' (''80 Hussars'') *1981 ''Wielka majówka'' (''The Big Picnic'') *1982 ''Wielki Szu'' (''Big Shar'') *1982 '' Egymásra nézve'' (''Another Way'') *1983 ''Lata dwudzieste... lata trzydzieste...'' (''The Twenties, the Thirties '') *1983 ''Nadzór'' (''Custody'') *1984 '' Bez końca'' (''No End'') *1984 '' Szirmok, virágok, koszorúk'' (''The Flowers of Reverie'') *1984 ''Przyspieszenie'' (''To accelerate'') *1985 ''Medium'' *1985 ''

By Touch ''By Touch'' ( pl, Przez dotyk) is a 1986 Polish film directed by Magdalena Łazarkiewicz and written by Łazarkiewicz and Ilona Lepkowska. It was released in Poland on September 24, 1986. Cast * Barbara Chojecka * Tadeusz Chudecki as Priest * M ...

'' (''Przez dotyk'') *1986 '' Magnat'' (''The Magnate'') *1986 ''Biała wizytówka'' (''White visiting-card'') *1987 ''Tabu'' (''Taboo'') *1987 ''Zagon'' *1987 ''Первая встреча, последняя встреча'' (СССР) *1988 '' Hanussen'' *1988 '' Krótki film o miłości'' (''A Short Film About Love'') *1989 '' A Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve''' *1991 ''Żegnaj, cudzoziemko'' (''Goodbye foreigner'') *1991 '' Lebewohl, Fremde'' *1991 ''

The Conviction ''The Conviction'' ( it, La condanna) is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Marco Bellocchio. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize. Cast * Vittorio Mezzogiorno as ...

'' *1992 ''Piękna nieznajoma'' (''A Beautiful Stranger'') *1993 ''Piazza di Spagna'' (''The Spanish Square'') *1997 ''Kroniki domowe'' *1997 ' *1999 '' Pan Tadeusz'' (''Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray in Lithuania'') *2004 ''Nachbarinnen'' (''Wanted!'') *2005 ''Ewa paliła Camele'' *2005 '' Karol: A Man Who Became Pope'' *2006 ''

Just Love Me Just Love Me ( pl, Tylko mnie kochaj) is a 2006 Polish romantic comedy film directed by Ryszard Zatorski. It was awarded the Amber Lion at the Gdynia Film Festival for the highest-grossing film of the year, and was nominated for the Polish Film ...

'' *2006 '' Magda M.'' *2007 ''Ryś'' *2007 ''

Jutro idziemy do kina ''Jutro idziemy do kina'' (English: ''Tomorrow we are going to the movies'') is a 2007 Polish Television movie, directed by Michał Kwieciński. It tells a story of three friends, who graduated from high school in May 1938. Two of them joined th ...

'' *2008 ''Nie kłam kochanie'' *2011 ' *2013 '' Run Boy Run'' as Ewa Staniak *2017 ''Nie kłam kochanie''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Szapolowska, Grazyna 1953 births Living people Actors from Bydgoszcz 20th-century Polish actresses 21st-century Polish actresses Polish film actresses Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw alumni Polish stage actresses Recipients of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis People from Toruń Polish people of Latvian descent Polish people of Lithuanian descent

Life and career

Filmography

See also

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