Halina Buyno-Łoza (12 December 1907,

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– 13 September 1991,

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), also known separately with each last name, was a

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theatre actress and dancer. She is also known for being imprisoned after making public her former role as an informant for the Polish Ministry of Public Security on her colleagues at the Municipal Theatre.

Education and career

In 1937 she graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. Before

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, she was an actress at the Vilnius City Theatre. After the war, she was recruited by the communist Polish government's Security Service to act as an informant for "anti-state crimes", especially among her colleagues at the Municipal Theatre. After a few years, she became worried about what would happen to her friends in the theatre industry if she continued, so she outed herself to others of her actions. In response, from 1952 to 1953, the Polish authorities sentenced her to 1.5 years in prison, but she was released after nine months as amnesty after the death of

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. It was reported later by other inmates of the prison that Buyno-Łoza had been physically abused by the

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guards in charge. She later performed at the Polish Theatre in Wroclaw until her retirement in 1971.

Arts and film

She performed at the Municipal Theatre in

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(1937–1939), the Municipal Theatre of Lublin (1945–1952), Theatre of Lower Silesia in

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(1953–1955) and the Polish Theatre in Wrocław (1955–1971). She also played roles in films. She was married to the actor

Mieczysław Łoza Mieczysław Łoza (6 January 1916 – 21 May 1982) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1952 and 1982. He was married to the actress Halina Buyno-Łoza. Selected filmography * ''Lotna ''Lotna ...

. She was buried in the Osobowice Cemetery in Wrocław. Initially she played roles of everyday women – rather noisy, sometimes offensive, but always kind-hearted. Later her roles included grandmothers and neighbours, including Aniela Kargul in

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's trilogy.

Filmography

References

External links

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