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Maria Gładkowska (born 16 September 1957) is a Polish film, stage, and television actress. She gained critical acclaim in the 1980s that culminated in her Zbigniew Cybulski Award (1988). Gładkowska portrayed Daisy, Princess of Pless, her breakthrough performance in '' Magnat'' (1987), which was included in the list of 100 Best Polish Films of all time.


Career


Early life and education

Gładkowska started her film career in 1977 at the age of 20. In her senior year of high school, she won a national contest for a theatre review and appeared in Janusz Morgenstern's historical series ''Polish Roads'' (
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: ''Polskie drogi''). Later she attended the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art's Faculty of Acting, where she studied between 1978 and 1982. Her first professional stage appearance was as Elwira in a production of ''Husband and wife'' (Polish: ''Mąż i żona)'' by
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(1983).


Theatre

She was a guest
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member of the Adequate Theatre (Polish: ''Teatr Adekwatny'') in
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, "''Scena Prezentacje"'' Theatre in Warsaw, and a permanent troupe member of the Siren Theatre (Polish: ''Teatr Syrena'') in Warsaw and the New Theatre in Łódź (Polish: ''Teatr Nowy''). Her most notable stage appearances are as Mother in ''The Laments'' (2001), as Mary Tyron in '' Long Day's Journey into Night'' (2006), as Susie Cameron in ''The Spirit Level'' (2011) opposite Andrzej Szczytko, as Alice in ''Sexy Laundry'' (2018) opposite Wojciech Wysocki, and as
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in ''
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'' (2019). Since 2017 Gładkowska performs at the New Theatre, Łódź and
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, narrating the Łódź's edition of Anna Dymna's Cracow Poetry Salon (Polish: ''Krakowski Salon Poezji'').


Film and television

Gładkowska had great success in films such as '' Dekalog: One'' (1988, dir.
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), '' The Hostage of Europe'' (1989, dir.
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), '' Faustina'' (1995, dir. Jerzy Łukaszewicz) opposite Dorota Sega, '' Argument About Basia'' (1995) opposite
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, '' Historia kina w Popielawach'' (1998, dir.
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), '' Chopin: Desire for Love'' (2002, dir.
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) and ''King Arthur'' (2004, dir.
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). She reclaimed her stardom in the late 1990s and early 2000s with
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in
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''Mothers, Wives and Lovers'' (Polish: Matki, żony i kochanki) and medical drama '' For better and for worse (''Polish'': Na dobre i na złe).'' Gładkowska was the Polish voice of
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in '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999) and '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' (2002). Additionally, Gładkowska has appeared in many Television Theatre (Polish: ''Teatr Telewizji'') plays including ''Irydion'' (1982, dir.
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) as Elsionoe, ''
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'' (1984, dir. Janusz Majewski) as Éliante, ''
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'' (1996, dir. Janusz Majewski) as Jennifer Brice and '' Pygmalion'' (1998, dir.
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) as an Ambassador's wife.


Personal life

Gładkowska has been married three times, with each marriage ending in divorce. Later, Gładkowska began a relationship with a cinematographer and an
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nominee Slawomir Idziak. She has three children, including Adam Wróblewski, known for his role in the Janusz Majewski's autobiographical film ''Mała matura 1947'' (2010).


Filmography


Films

* 1982: ''Sęp'' (''
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'') as Cecília Roska * 1982: ''Wyjście awaryjne'', jako Dorota, córka Kolędów * 1985: ''C.K. Dezerterzy'', jako siostra * 1986: '' Magnat'', jako Daisy * 1987: ''Cesarskie cięcie'', jako Gabrysia, dziewczyna Marka * 1988: '' Dekalog I'', jako Ania, koleżanka Krzysztofa * 1989: ''Vadon'', jako Amadea Zsablyai * 1989: ''Bal na dworcu w Koluszkach'', jako ambasadorowa * 1989: ''Wagarowicze'' (''Iskolakerulok''), jako Edit * 1989: '' Jeniec Europy'', jako Madame Albine de Montholon * 1990: ''W środku Europy'', jako matka Bogusia * 1991: ''Panny i wdowy'', jako Ewelina * 1991: ''Tak tak'', jako Krystyna * 1993: ''Dwa księżyce'', jako Krystyna * 1994: ''Miasto prywatne'', jako Gocha * 1994: '' Faustyna'', jako lekarka * 1995: ''Barwy świętości'', jako lektor * 1995: '' Awantura o Basię'', jako Stanisława Olszańska * 1996: ''Słodko gorzki'', jako matka „Mata” * 1998: '' Historia kina w Popielawach'', jako dziedziczka * 2002: '' Chopin.Pragnienie miłości'', jako księżna Joanna, żona Konstantego * 2004: '' Król Artur'' (''King Arthur''), jako matka Artura * 2005: ''Parę osób, mały czas'', jako Marysia * 2007: ''Testosteron'', jako matka Tytusa * 2009: ''Nigdy nie mów nigdy'', jako kierowniczka schroniska dla zwierząt * 2009: ''Miasto z morza'', jako Olga * 2010: ''Huśtawka'', jako matka Anny * 2010: ''Milczenie jest złotem'', jako szefowa * 2011: ''Być jak Kazimierz Deyna'', jako teściowa * 2012: ''Vocuus'', jako sędzia * 2012: ''Nad życie'', jako matka Agaty Mróz * 2013: ''Śliwowica'', jako Jagna Miedzianowska


TV series

* 1977: ''Polskie drogi'', jako łączniczka * 1986: ''Biała wizytówka'', jako Daisy * 1989: ''Kanclerz'', jako księżniczka Radziwiłł * 1991: ''Pogranicze w ogniu'', jako Renata von Nietzmer, sekretarka * 1991: ''Panny i wdowy'', jako Ewelina, córka Karoliny * 1995, 1998: ''Matki, żony i kochanki'', jako Maria, żona Liperta * 1996: ''Awantura o Basię'', jako Stanisława Olszańska * 1997: ''Sława i chwała'', jako księżna Maria Bilińska, siostra Myszyńskiego * 1999–2000: ''Czułość i kłamstwa'', jako Ewa Miśkiewicz * 2002–2010: ''Samo Życie'', jako prawnik * 2002: ''Lokatorzy'', jako Agata Strakacz * 2005: ''Tak miało być'', jako Elżbieta Zawilska, dyrektorka sanatorium * 2005: ''Pensjonat pod Różą'', jako Gabi * 2005–2008, 2010, od 2012: ''
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'', jako Maria Starska, matka Leny * 2005: ''Biuro kryminalne'', jako Małgorzata Matuszek * 2006–2012: '' Pierwsza miłość'', jako Jagna Miedzianowska, mama Bartka * 2006: '' Niania'', jako Wolska * 2006: ''Mrok'', jako Kasia Orska * 2006: ''U fryzjera'', jako klientka * 2007: ''Glina'', jako Bożena Pawłowska, matka Kamila Króla * 2007: ''Mamuśki'', jako Ela Malasińska, mama Jowitki * 2008: ''Daleko od noszy'', jako redaktorka czasopisma „Przyszłość bez tajemnic” * 2009: ''
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'', jako matka Ady * 2009: ''Miasto z morza'', jako Olga Wieniatycka * 2009: '' Sprawiedliwi'', jako Jadwiga Kaniewska, żona profesora * 2011: '' Usta usta'', jako urzędniczka USC * 2011: '' Ojciec Mateusz'', jako doktor Barbara Woźniak, matka Radka * 2011: ''Rezydencja'', jako Izabela Gruber, matka Kornelii * 2011: ''Unia serc'', jako dyrektorka muzeum * 2012: ''
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'', jako Agata Miechowska * 2012: '' Prawo Agaty'', jako sędzia Klimecka * 2014–2016: ''Klan'', jako Wanda, nowa wybranka cukiernika Wiesława Orzeszki


Dubbing

* 1999: '' Gwiezdne wojny: część I – Mroczne widmo'', jako Shmi Skywalker * 2002: '' Gwiezdne wojny: część II – Atak klonów'', jako Shmi Skywalker i Dormé


References


Sources


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