Ewa Dałkowska (10 April 1947 – 8 June 2025) was a Polish actress. She performed in more than 50 films from the 1970s onwards.

Life and career

Dałkowska was born in

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

, Poland on 10 April 1947. She graduated from the

University of Wrocław The University of Wrocław (, UWr; ) is a public research university in Wrocław, Poland. It is the largest institution of higher learning in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, with over 100,000 graduates since 1945, including some 1,900 researcher ...

in 1970 and from the

Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw () is a public higher education institution in Warsaw, Poland. Its focus is on the theatre arts. It is headquartered in the Collegium Nobilium, an eighteenth-century building ...

in 1972. Thereafter she began appearing on stage and film; her first notable screen role was in the 1975 drama film ''

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''. She worked with directors such as

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and

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. During the time of

Martial law in Poland Martial law in Poland () existed between 13 December 1981 and 22 July 1983. The Polish United Workers' Party, government of the Polish People's Republic drastically restricted everyday life by introducing martial law and a military junta in an a ...

(1981–1983), Dałkowska was active in the underground. Her involvement in democratic transformation in Poland brought her the

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, Officer's Cross, in 2007. Dałkowska died on 8 June 2025, at the age of 78.Nie żyje Ewa Dałkowska. Aktorka miała 78 lat

Selected filmography

References

External links

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Profile on filmpolski.pl
* 1947 births 2025 deaths 20th-century Polish actresses 21st-century Polish actresses Actresses from Wrocław Polish film actresses Polish stage actresses Recipients of the Bronze Cross of Merit (Poland) Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis {{Poland-actor-stub