Helena Grossówna 1 - Film nr 9-10 - 1947-01-01

Helena Grossówna (1904,

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– 1994,

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) was a

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actress and dancer, who starred in several popular Polish films during the

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. She worked as a waitress during the

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, and at the same time, she served as an officer (lieutenant) in the

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. During the

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of 1944, she was in command of a women's section of the battalion "Sokół" (Eng. ''falcon''), for which she was highly decorated.

Selected filmography

* '' Kochaj tylko mnie'' (1935) * ''

Dodek na froncie ''Dodek na froncie'' is a 1936 Polish comedy film directed by Michał Waszyński. Cast *Adolf Dymsza ... Dodek Wedzonka * Alicja Halama ... Zofia Majewska * Mieczysław Cybulski ... Lt. Jerzy Majewski * Helena Grossówna ... Zuzia, the m ...

'' (1936) * '' Piętro wyżej'' (1937) * ''

A Diplomatic Wife ''A Diplomatic Wife'' ( pl, Dyplomatyczna żona) is a 1937 German-Polish comedy film directed by Carl Boese and Mieczysław Krawicz and starring Jadwiga Kenda, Aleksander Żabczyński and Lena Żelichowska. It is the Polish language version of ' ...

'' (1937) * '' Florian'' (1938) * '' Paweł i Gaweł'' (1938) * '' Szczęśliwa trzynastka'' (1938) * '' Zapomniana melodia'' (1938) * '' Królowa przedmieścia'' (1938) * '' Robert and Bertram'' (1938) * '' The Vagabonds'' (1939) * ''

The Two Who Stole the Moon ''The Two Who Stole the Moon'' ( pl, O dwóch takich, co ukradli księżyc) is a 1962 Polish children's film based on Kornel Makuszyński's 1928 story of the same name. Despite having been known to Polish children for many generations, the film ...

'' (1962) In 2013 the Polish Post issued a commemorative stamp of her, with

Adolf Dymsza Adolf Dymsza (born Adolf Bagiński; 7 April 1900 – 20 August 1975) was a Polish comedy actor of both the pre-World War II and post-war eras. He starred in both theatre and film productions, mainly before World War II. He and Kazimierz Krukowski ...

and

Mieczysława Ćwiklińska Mieczysława Ćwiklińska-SteinsbergĆwiklińska was the maiden name of Ćwiklińska's grandmother, Anna Trapszowa. (née Mieczysława Trapszo, ; 1 January 1879 – 28 July 1972) was a Polish film actress, stage actor, and singer. She was often ni ...

Bibliography

* Skaff, Sheila. ''The Law of the Looking Glass: Cinema in Poland, 1896-1939''. Ohio University Press, 2008.

External links

* 1904 births 1994 deaths Polish film actresses People from Toruń Polish female dancers Warsaw Uprising insurgents Home Army members Polish stage actresses Polish cabaret performers Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Poland) 20th-century Polish actresses 20th-century comedians Polish women in World War II resistance {{Poland-actor-stub