Ewa Maria Wiśniewska (born 25 April 1942) is a Polish actress. During her career, she won several awards, include two

Polish Film Award The Eagles Polish Film Awards, or The Eagles () is the national film award of Poland. It has been delivered annually since 1999, with the first event held on 21 June, by the National Chamber of Audiovisual Producers (KIPA). Since 2003 they have b ...

Polish Film Festival The Gdynia Film Festival aka FPFF (until 2011: Polish Film Festival, Polish: ''Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych w Gdyni'') is an annual film festival first held in Gdańsk (1974–1986), now held in Gdynia, Poland. It has taken place every ...

Awards, and

Złota Kaczka Złota Kaczka (translation: Golden Duck) is a Polish award presented by the monthly ''Film'' since 1956. Złota Kaczka for best movie Note: this list contains only the prizes awarded in the "best movie" category. * 1956: '' Sprawa pilota Mares ...

. She is also recipient of

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...

and

Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture The Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture () or Gloria Artis Medal, is a departmental decoration of Poland in arts awarded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland to persons and organizations for distinguish ...

Life and career

Wiśniewska was born and raised in

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

. Her sister, Małgorzata Niemirska, is also an actress. In 1963 she graduated 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 ...

. Wiśniewska made her big screen debut appearing in a minor role in the 1957 war drama film, ''

Kanał ''Kanał'' (, ''Sewer'') is a 1957 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was the first film made about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, telling the story of a company of Home Army resistance fighters escaping the Nazi onslaught through the city's ...

'' directed by

Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "P ...

. She later appeared in films '' Bad Luck'' (1960), ''Zbrodniarz i panna'' (1963), ''

Prawo i pięść ''Prawo i pięść'' ("The Law and the Fist") is a 1964 Polish post-war Eastern drama film directed by Jerzy Hoffman and Edward Skórzewski. Based on a 1964 novel of the same name (originally published as ''Toast'') by Józef Hen, the film ach ...

'' (1964), before playing the leading roles in ''Prawo i piesc'', ''Zycie raz jeszcze'', and ''

Three Steps on Earth ''Three Steps on Earth'' () is a 1965 Polish drama film directed by Jerzy Hoffman and Edward Skórzewski. It was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. Cast * Irena Orska as Marysia Majchrowska (s ...

'' in 1965. On television, she appeared in spy series '' More Than Life At Stake'', and played the lead in the drama series ''Doktor Ewa'' (1971). She spent most of her career appearing on stage productions. Wiśniewska played supporting roles in films such as ''

What Will You Do When You Catch Me? ''What Will You Do When You Catch Me?'' () is a Polish comedy film released in 1978, directed by Stanisław Bareja. ''What Will You Do'' shares many themes with Bareja's other comedies, especially ''Teddy Bear'', with an emphasis on the sheer a ...

'' (1978), '' The Issa Valley'' (1983), ''

Memoirs of a Sinner ''Memoirs of a Sinner'' () is a 1986 Polish film directed by Wojciech Has, starring Piotr Bajor. The film is an adaptation of James Hogg's ''The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner'' (1824) and tells the tale of the protagonist R ...

'' (1985), ''

Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema ''Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema'' () is a 1990 Polish drama film directed by Wojciech Marczewski. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Janusz Gajos - The Censor * Zbigniew Zamachowski - De ...

'' (1990), ''

With Fire and Sword ''By Fire and Sword'' () is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1884. It is the first volume of a series known to Poles as The Trilogy, followed by '' The Deluge'' (''Potop'', 1886) and '' Fire in the Step ...

'' (1999), '' The Hexer'' (2001), '' An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God'' (2003) and ''

Battle of Warsaw 1920 ''Battle of Warsaw 1920'' (''pol. Bitwa warszawska 1920'') is a Polish historical film directed by Jerzy Hoffman depicting the events of the Battle of Warsaw (1920) of the Polish–Soviet War. It was released in September 2011. It was filmed in ...

'' (2011). She played the lead in the 1986 adaptation of psychological novel ''

Cudzoziemka ''Cudzoziemka'' (''The Stranger'') is a Polish psychological novel by Maria Kuncewiczowa, published as a book in 1936. Earlier, the novel appeared in episodes in the newspaper (). ''Cudzoziemka'' is considered a classic of the interwar period of ...

'', receiving Polish Film Festival Award for Best Actress. Wiśniewska was awarded the

, one of Poland's highest Orders, and many other Orders, including Gold Cross of Merit.

Selected filmography

* ''Zbrodniarz i panna'' (1963) * ''

'' (1964) * ''

'' (1965) * ''Sam pośród miasta'' (1965) * ''Życie raz jeszcze'' (1965) * '' Frozen Flashes'' (1967) * '' Stawka większa niż życie'' (1967–1968, TV series) * ''Tylko umarły odpowie'' (1969) * ''Doktor Ewa'' (1970, TV series) * ''

Janosik Janosik can refer to: * Janosik (1921 film), a Slovak film * Janosik (film 1974), a Polish adventures film * Janosik (TV series) ''Janosik'' is a television series that aired in Poland in 1974. It is about a famous Gorals, Goral outlaw (named af ...

'' (1973) * ''

'' (1978) * ''Hallo Szpicbródka czyli ostatni występ króla kasiarzy'' (1978) * ''Umarli rzucają cień'' (1978) * ''Paciorki jednego różańca'' (1979) * ''Białe tango'' (1981) * ''Wielka majówka'' (1981) * ''Dolina Issy'' (1982) * ''Mgła'' (1983) * '' Osobisty pamiętnik grzesznika przez niego samego spisany'' (1985) * ''Cudzoziemka'' (1986) * ''Dotknięci'' (1988) * ''

'' (1999) * '' The Hexer'' (2001) * '' An Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God'' (2003) * ''Bitwa warszawska 1920'' (2011)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wisniewska, Ewa 1942 births Living people Polish film actresses Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Silver Cross of Merit (Poland) Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Recipients of the Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis Actresses from Warsaw 20th-century Polish actresses 21st-century Polish actresses