Magdalena Łazarkiewicz, née Holland (born 6 July 1954) is a Polish film director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Magdalena Łazarkiewicz was born on 6 July 1954 in Warsaw as a daughter of Polish

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politician Henryk Holland, who was of Jewish origins and his wife, Polish Catholic journalist Irena Rybczyńska-Holland. Łazarkiewicz graduated in

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from the

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and radio and television studies from the

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Personal life

She is the sister of Polish film director

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W niezwykłej rodzinie i poza nią (Polish)
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. Magdalena Łazarkiewicz was married to director Piotr Łazarkiewicz until he died in 2008. They have two children.

Selected filmography

*2011 – ''Głęboka Woda'' (TV series) *2010 – ''Maraton Tańca'' (''Dance Marathon'') *2006–2007 – ''Ekipa'' (TV series) *2001–2002 – ''Marzenia do spełnienia'' (TV series) *1999 – ''Na koniec świata'' (''The End of the World'') *1997 – ''Drugi brzeg'' *1995 – ''Odjazd'' (''Departure'') - TV series co-directed with Piotr Łazarkiewicz *1992 – ''Białe małżeństwo'' (''White Marriage'') *1991 – ''Odjazd'' (''Departure'') - co-directed with Piotr Łazarkiewicz *1989 – ''Ostatni dzwonek'' (''The Last Schoolbell'') *1985 – ''Przez dotyk'' (''By Touch'')

References

External links

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About Magdalena Łazarkiewicz
- Ann Arbor Polish Film Festival
Magdalena Łazarkiewicz
at the Filmpolski Database * 1954 births Polish women film directors Polish women screenwriters Polish people of Jewish descent Living people {{Poland-film-director-stub