Anna Seniuk (born 17 November 1942, in
Stanisławów) is a Polish actress.
After
World War II
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, together with other Poles from Stanisławów, she was forced by the Soviet government to leave her hometown, settling in the town of
Zator, near
Oświęcim
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. In 1964 Seniuk graduated from
Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna (Academy for the Dramatic Arts) in
Kraków
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and debuted in the renowned
Helena Modrzejewska
Helena Modrzejewska (; born Jadwiga Benda; 12 October 1840 – 8 April 1909), known professionally as Helena Modjeska, was a Polish actress who specialized in Shakespearean and tragic roles. She was successful first on the Polish stage. After e ...
(Old Theatre). In the early 1970s, she moved to
Warsaw
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, where she played in several theatres. Since 2003, she has been working there at the
National Theatre.
Seniuk is known to Polish viewers mainly for her role of Magda Karwowska in the immensely popular 1970s Polish TV series ''
Czterdziestolatek
Czterdziestolatek or 40-latek (English: ''The Forty-Year-Old''); broadcast in English by TVP Polonia as ''Being Forty'' is a Polish television comedy series originally broadcast in Poland between 1975-78. The initial series enjoyed so much popu ...
'' (The Forty-Year-Old). She has cooperated with
Polish Radio
Polskie Radio Spółka Akcyjna (PR S.A.; English: Polish Radio) is Poland's national public-service radio broadcasting organization owned by the State Treasury of Poland.
History
Polskie Radio was founded on 18 August 1925 and began making ...
and has been featured in more than 40 radio shows. Among her most famous film roles, there are appearances in such productions as ''
Europa Europa
''Europa Europa'' (german: Hitlerjunge Salomon, lit. "Hitler Youth Salomon") is a 1990 historical war drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland, and starring Marco Hofschneider, Julie Delpy, Hanns Zischler, and André Wilms. It is based on the 19 ...
'', ''
Potop'' and ''
The Maids of Wilko
''The Maids of Wilko'' ( pl, Panny z Wilka) is a 1979 Polish drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards. "Maids" is used in the sense of "maidens", hence a ...
''.
Selected filmography
References
* Renata Sas
Anna Seniuk. Blisko życia i marzeń Express Ilustrowany, 16 March 2002
External links
*
Seniuk’s filmography
1942 births
Living people
Actors from Ivano-Frankivsk
20th-century Polish actresses
Polish stage actresses
Polish film actresses
Polish television actresses
Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
Recipients of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
Recipient of the Meritorious Activist of Culture badge
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