Urszula Modrzyńska

Urszula Modrzyńska
Urszula Modrzyńska in Polish film Nikodem Dyzma (1956)
Born	Urszula Modrzyńska (1928-02-23)23 February 1928
Died	11 December 2010(2010-12-11) (aged 82) Łódź, Poland
Occupation(s)	Stage and film actor

Urszula Modrzyńska (Polish pronunciation: [urˈʂula mɔdˈʐɨj̃ska]; 23 February 1928 – 11 December 2010) was a Polish stage and film actress.

Modrzyńska began her career on stage in 1949 in Wilam Horzyca Theater in Toruń. In the 1950s and 1960 she played several memorable parts in movies by Polish directors, namely by Andrzej Wajda (Dorota in Pokolenie - 1955) and Aleksander Ford (Jagienka in Krzyżacy - 1960).

In the 1970s she played only smaller parts in movies by young directors, as in Droga w świetle księżyca by Witold Orzechowski (1972), Rozmowa by Piotr Andrejew (1974), and Zdjęcia Próbne by Agnieszka Holland, Paweł Kędzierski and Jerzy Domaradzki (1976), concentrating on her theater work at Nowy Theater in Łódź.

She retired in 1983 and died on 11 December 2010 in Łódź.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1954	Niedaleko Warszawy	Wanda Bugajówna
1955	A Generation	Dorota
1956	Nikodem Dyzma	Zula
1957	Wraki	Teresa
1957	Spotkania	Jane
1958	Deszczowy lipiec	Anna
1959	Ostatni strzal	Magda
1960	Knights of the Teutonic Order	Jagienka Zychówna
1961	Dzis w nocy umrze miasto	Zofia
1963	Wielka, wieksza i najwieksza
1969	Przygoda z piosenka	Girl on the Casting
1973	Jezioro osobliwosci	matka Michala
1977	Zdjecia próbne	Anka's mother
1982	W obronie wlasnej	Lover of Maria's father	(final film role)

External links

• Urszula Modrzyńska at the Film Polski database