Notable Alumni of Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School [Sorted List]

1. Piotr Witkowski

1988-. (aged 38)

film actor actor stage actor

Piotr Witkowski is a Polish actor.

2. Patrycja Volny

1988-. (aged 38)

singer actor film actor

Patrycja Volny is a Polish actress known for her role as Dobra Nowina in the 2017 crime film Spoor, the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. She first appeared in 2012 legal drama television series True Law. She is the only daughter of the late Polish singer and songwriter Jacek Kaczmarski.

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3. Janusz Zaorski

1947-. (aged 79)

screenwriter film director director actor

Janusz Zaorski is a Polish film director, scenarist and actor, representative of the cinema of moral anxiety (Polish: kino moralnego niepokoju), trend in Polish cinema. Zaorski has directed mainly psychological dramas, comedies and TV series.

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4. Paweł Edelman

1958-. (aged 68)

cinematographer camera operator

Paweł Edelman is a Polish cinematographer, known for his collaborations with directors Roman Polanski and Andrzej Wajda.

5. Mieczysław Kalenik

1933-2017 (aged 84)

film actor television actor stage actor

Mieczysław Kalenik was a Polish actor.

6. Piotr Trojan

1986-. (aged 40)

stage actor

Piotr Trojan is a Polish actor and playwright. He received the Polish Academy Award for Best Actor and Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actor for playing the leading role in the 2020 drama film, 25 Years of Innocence. He later starred in the biographical drama film Johnny (2022), receiving his second Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and...

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7. Teresa Szmigielówna

1929-2013 (aged 84)

actor film actor

Teresa Szmigielówna was a Polish actress. She appeared in more than sixty films from 1951 to 2012.

8. Filip Bajon

1947-. (aged 79)

screenwriter director writer prose writer theatrical director

Filip Michał Bajon is a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is a lecturer at the Łódź Film School.

9. Andrzej Precigs

1949-2023 (aged 74)

actor

Andrzej Cezary Precigs was a Polish theatre, film and voice actor; dubbing director and local politician.

10. Tomasz Mędrzak

1954-. (aged 72)

actor theatrical director

Tomasz Mędrzak, was a teenage star of the 1973 In Desert and Wilderness movie and miniseries (1973), where he played Staś Tarkowski, having Monika Rosca as young partner. He is the son of Stefania Mędrzak.

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11. Ireneusz Czop

1968-. (aged 58)

actor

Ireneusz Czop is a Polish actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Somers Town (2008), Aftermath (2012), Jack Strong (2014), and Broad Peak (2022).

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12. Maria Sadowska

1976-. (aged 50)

singer film director songwriter composer screenwriter

Maria Sadowska, also credited as Marysia Sadowska or simply as Marysia, is a Polish pop singer, music producer, screenwriter and film director.

13. Przemysław Sadowski

1975-. (aged 51)

actor

Przemysław Sadowski is a Polish actor.

14. Anna Nowak

1966-. (aged 60)

actor film actor

Anna Nowak-Ibisz is a Polish actress and TV presenter.

15. Zbigniew Rybczyński

1949-. (aged 77)

cinematographer film editor animator film producer screenwriter

Zbigniew Rybczyński is a Polish filmmaker, director, cinematographer, screenwriter, creator of experimental animated films, and multimedia artist who has won numerous prestigious industry awards both in the United States and internationally including the 1983 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Tango.

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16. Antoni Krauze

1940-2018 (aged 78)

film director screenwriter

Antoni Krauze was a Polish screenwriter and director.

17. Szymon Bobrowski

1972-. (aged 54)

actor film actor

Szymon Bobrowski is a Polish actor.

18. Beata Pozniak

1960-. (aged 66)

film director model television actor voice actor theatrical director

Beata Poźniak is a Polish-American actress, film director, poet, painter and an Earphones Award-winning narrator. She is also a human rights activist who introduced the first bill in the history of US Congress to officially recognize International Women's Day in the United States.

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19. Ernest Bryll

1935-2024 (aged 89)

playwright journalist writer translator film critic

Ernest Włodzimierz Bryll was a Polish poet, writer, songwriter, journalist, translator, film critic and diplomat.

20. Jerzy Matuszkiewicz

1928-2021 (aged 93)

film score composer saxophonist composer jazz musician clarinetist

Jerzy "Duduś" Matuszkiewicz was a Polish jazz musician and composer, playing saxophone, clarinet and piano. Between 1950 and 1958, he was leader of the jazz group Melomani. From 1965, he focused on composing music for films. He was a pioneer of the post-World War II jazz movement in Poland, regarded as a "Founding Father" of Polish jazz. He is best...

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21. Zygmunt Malanowicz

1938-2021 (aged 83)

actor screenwriter director film actor performing artist

Zygmunt Malanowicz was a Polish film actor. He appeared in more than 30 films from 1962 to 2020.

22. Jerzy Antczak

1929-. (aged 97)

screenwriter film director actor theatrical director

Jerzy Antczak is a Polish film director.

23. Andrzej Munk

1921-1961 (aged 40)

screenwriter film director cinematographer director

Andrzej Munk was a Polish film director, screen writer and documentalist. He was one of the most influential artists of the post-Stalinist period in the People's Republic of Poland. His feature films Man on the Tracks (Człowiek na torze, 1956), Eroica (Heroism, 1958), Bad Luck (Zezowate szczęście, 1960), and Passenger (Pasażerka 1963), are considered classics of the Polish Film School...

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24. Olga Borys

1974-. (aged 52)

actor

Olga Borys is a Polish film, television, theater and dubbing actress.

25. Ludwik Benoit

1920-1992 (aged 72)

actor theatrical director film director

Ludwik Benoit was a Polish film and theatre actor.

26. Sylwester Chęciński

1930-2021 (aged 91)

film director screenwriter

Sylwester Chęciński was a Polish film and television director. He was born in Susiec, Poland, on 21 May 1930. Chęciński died in Wrocław on 8 December 2021, at the age of 91.

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27. Robert Gliński

1952-. (aged 74)

screenwriter director film director

Robert Ignacy Gliński is a Polish film director and screenwriter.

28. Krzysztof Stroiński

1950-. (aged 76)

actor film actor

Krzysztof Stroiński is a Polish actor. He performed in more than forty films since 1971. He won the 2009 Polish Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Scratch.

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29. Joanna Koroniewska

1978-. (aged 48)

actor film actor

Joanna Koroniewska is a Polish film, television and theater actress, best known for playing in the Polish TV series M jak miłość (L as in, Love).

30. Wiesława Mazurkiewicz

1926-2021 (aged 95)

actor film actor

Wiesława Mazurkiewicz-Lutkiewicz was a Polish film and theater actress. She graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 1952.

31. Jacek Bromski

1946-. (aged 80)

film producer screenwriter film director

Jacek Bromski is a Polish film director. He has directed 15 films since 1982. He was a member of the jury at the 18th Moscow International Film Festival.

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32. Jan Jakub Kolski

1956-. (aged 70)

screenwriter film director cinematographer theatrical director film producer

Jan Jakub Kolski is a Polish film director, cinematographer, and writer.

33. Jerzy Janeczek

1944-2021 (aged 77)

actor

Jerzy Janeczek was a Polish theater and film actor.

34. Zbigniew Suszyński

1961-. (aged 65)

stage actor actor film actor dub actor

Zbigniew Suszyński is a Polish film, television and theater actor. He has also provided voice-overs for commercials and television programs. He has been in dubbing roles in many animated films and TV shows, such as in The Brave Little Toaster as Radio, in SpongeBob SquarePants as Squidward Tentacles and in T.U.F.F. Puppy as Verminous Snaptrap. He has played in many...

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35. Joanna Jędryka

1940-. (aged 86)

actor film actor

Joanna Jędryka,, is a Polish film and theatre actress. She is a graduate of the Acting Department at the National Film School in Łódź in 1965 and stars in 38 different works.

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36. Jacek Kawalec

1961-. (aged 65)

actor audiobook narrator

Jacek Kawalec is a Polish actor, game show and television personality.

37. Janusz Kondratiuk

1943-2019 (aged 76)

film director screenwriter

Janusz Kondratiuk was a Polish director and writer. He was born in Kazakhstan. He died in Łoś, aged 76.

38. Jerzy Rogalski

1948-. (aged 78)

actor

Jerzy Rogalski is a Polish film and theatre actor.

39. Krzysztof Krauze

1953-2014 (aged 61)

screenwriter film director cinematographer actor

Krzysztof Krauze was a Polish film director, cinematographer and actor, best known for his thriller The Debt (1999).

40. Marek Frąckowiak

1950-2017 (aged 67)

film actor actor television actor

Marek Antoni Frąckowiak was a Polish actor of stage and screen. He had roles in Niespotykanie spokojny człowiek, Ekipa, Ballada o Januszku and The Last Wish. He also extensively dubbed film, television and video games.

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41. Sławomir Idziak

1945-. (aged 81)

cinematographer screenwriter film director

Sławomir Andrzej Idziak is a Polish cinematographer and director, known for his works in Polish and foreign films. He is especially known for his collaborations with director Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Zanussi.

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42. Zofia Nasierowska

1938-2011 (aged 73)

photographer writer

Zofia Nasierowska was a Polish portrait photographer who created images of Polish celebrities.

43. Paweł Stasiak

1967-. (aged 59)

singer

Paweł Stasiak, also known as Pablosson, is a Polish singer. He is currently the lead singer of musical group Papa D, a revival of the band Papa Dance from the 1980s, of which he was also the lead singer.

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44. Anja Antonowicz

1981-. (aged 45)

actor

Anja Antonowicz is a Polish-German actress from Włocławek.

45. Izabela Kuna

1970-. (aged 56)

film actor actor stage actor

Izabela Kuna is a Polish film, television and theatre actress as well as a blogger.

46. Anna Próchniak

1988-. (aged 38)

actor film actor

Anna Próchniak is a Polish actress. Initially trained as a dancer, she decided to switch to acting, graduating from the National Film School in Łódź. Próchniak's first major international film role was in The Innocents (Sundance Film Festival 2016) directed by Anne Fontaine. Her credits include Polish Warsaw 44 (2014), Northern Irish Bad Day for the Cut (Sundance Film Festival...

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47. Marta Nieradkiewicz

1983-. (aged 43)

actor film actor

Marta Nieradkiewicz is a Polish actress. She received two Polish Film Awards nominations for performances in films Floating Skyscrapers (2013) and Anxiety (2024).

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48. Władysław Pasikowski

1959-. (aged 67)

screenwriter director film director writer science fiction writer

Władysław Pasikowski is a Polish film director and screenwriter.

49. Tadeusz Janczar

1926-1997 (aged 71)

film actor actor stage actor

Tadeusz Janczar was a Polish film actor. He appeared in 26 films between 1952 and 1983.

50. Barbara Borys-Damięcka

1937-2023 (aged 86)

theatrical director director politician

Barbara Borys-Damięcka was a Polish politician, theatre and television director.

51. Adrianna Biedrzyńska

1962-. (aged 64)

actor film actor

Adrianna Biedrzyńska is a Polish actress. She performed in more than thirty films since 1983. She is best known for her performance as Anka in Decalogue IV.

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52. Jan Kidawa-Błoński

1953-. (aged 73)

film producer screenwriter film director

Jan Kidawa-Błoński is a Polish film director, producer and screenwriter.

53. Gabriela Muskała

1969-. (aged 57)

playwright film director actor film actor

Gabriela Muskała is a Polish actress, screenwriter and director.

54. Wojciech Malajkat

1963-. (aged 63)

film actor actor theatrical director

Wojciech Karol Malajkat, born January 16, 1963 in Mrągowo, Poland, is a Polish theater and film actor, television presenter, director, teacher, and former rector of the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art, serving two terms of office between 2016–2020 and 2020–2024.

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55. Katarzyna Glinka

1977-. (aged 49)

actor

Katarzyna Glinka is a Polish film and theatre actress and television presenter.

56. Jacek Chmielnik

1953-2007 (aged 54)

actor playwright writer film actor theatrical director

Jacek Chmielnik was a Polish stage and film actor.

57. Anita Sokołowska

1976-. (aged 50)

actor film actor

Anita Sokołowska is a Polish theatrical, movie and television actress.

58. Kazimierz Kutz

1929-2018 (aged 89)

theatrical director opinion journalist film director actor director

Kazimierz Julian Kutz was a Polish film director, author, journalist and politician, one of the representatives of the Polish Film School and a deputy speaker of the Senate of Poland.

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59. Jan Komasa

1981-. (aged 45)

film director director cinematographer author screenwriter

Jan Tadeusz Komasa is a Polish filmmaker. He is best known for directing Suicide Room (2011), Warsaw 44 (2014), and Corpus Christi (2019), which was nominated for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards. His previous works premiered and won awards at Tribeca Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival, Cannes, and Venice.

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60. Jadwiga Barańska

1935-2024 (aged 89)

screenwriter stage actor film director actor film actor

Jadwiga Barańska was a Polish actress and screenwriter. She was married to Polish director Jerzy Antczak. Together they had one child, Mikołaj Antczak, born in 1964. She began her career on the stages of the Classic Theatre in 1959–1966. She then played at the Polish Theatre in Warsaw until 1972. She achieved success as a film actress, appearing mainly in...

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61. Aneta Zając

1982-. (aged 44)

actor film actor

Aneta Zając is a Polish actress.

62. Jacek Kopczyński

1971-. (aged 55)

actor film actor

Jacek Kopczyński is a Polish actor. He also provides voice-overs on television programs, like those broadcast on Hyper+. He is most known as the official Polish voice actor of Fred Jones in Scooby-Doo and the original voice of Dandelion (Jaskier) in The Witcher video games.

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63. Ewa Gawryluk

1967-. (aged 59)

actor film actor

Ewa Gawryluk is a Polish actress.

64. Xawery Żuławski

1971-. (aged 55)

film director screenwriter

Xawery Żuławski is a Polish film director.

65. Krzysztof Kiersznowski

1950-2021 (aged 71)

actor

Krzysztof Kiersznowski was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 60 films and television shows from 1977 to 2021.

66. Bartłomiej Topa

1967-. (aged 59)

actor film producer

Bartłomiej Filip Topa is a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 100 films and television series since 1990.

67. Piotr Polk

1962-. (aged 64)

actor film actor

Piotr Polk is a Polish actor and singer. He portrayed Leo Rosner in the 1993 American film Schindler's List. He appeared in the comedy television series Bao-Bab, czyli zielono mi in 2003. He portrayed Paul Sheldon in a 2017 stage version of Misery.

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68. Marcin Rogacewicz

1980-. (aged 46)

actor television actor

Marcin Rogacewicz is a Polish television actor.

69. Andrzej Bartkowiak

1950-. (aged 76)

cinematographer camera operator film director

Andrzej Bartkowiak, ASC is a Polish cinematographer and film director based in the United States.

70. Leonard Pietraszak

1936-2023 (aged 87)

actor

Leonard Pietraszak was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films and television shows since 1957.

71. Jan Holoubek

1978-. (aged 48)

cinematographer screenwriter film director

Jan Holoubek is a Polish director and cinematographer. He is best known for directing the Netflix series The Mire (2018–2024), High Water (2024), and Heweliusz (2025). He also directed the drama film 25 Years of Innocence (2020), which earned him the Polish Academy Award for Best Director.

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72. Marek Koterski

1942-. (aged 84)

film director polonist playwright art historian actor

Marek Koterski is a Polish film and theatre director, screenwriter, actor, and playwright.

73. Dariusz Wolski

1956-. (aged 70)

cinematographer camera operator

Dariusz Adam Wolski is a Polish cinematographer, best known for his work on the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and for his collaboration on many recent projects directed by Ridley Scott.

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74. Maciej Kozłowski

1957-2010 (aged 53)

actor association football player

Maciej Kozlowski was a Polish actor, mostly known for his roles in Kingsajz, Psy, Kiler, With Fire and Sword and Schindler's List and the TV series M jak miłość.

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75. Weronika Książkiewicz

1981-. (aged 45)

actor film actor

Weronika Książkiewicz is a Polish actress. She is best known for playing Ola in the romantic comedy film Planet Single (2016) and Dzika in the crime drama film Furioza (2021).

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76. Małgorzata Foremniak

1967-. (aged 59)

actor

Małgorzata Irena Foremniak is a Polish actress. She has appeared in the Polish TV series Na dobre i na złe as Zofia Stankiewicz-Burska up to 2011 and she has played the role of Ash in Avalon. She took part in Taniec z gwiazdami on TVN. She was a judge in the Polish edition of Got Talent, called Mam talent!.

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77. Stanisław Bareja

1929-1987 (aged 58)

film screenwriter film actor film director art critic actor

Stanisław Sylwester Bareja was a Polish filmmaker. Some of his films (mostly comedies) have reached cult status in Poland.

78. Maria Dębska

1991-. (aged 35)

stage actor

Maria Dębska is a Polish actress. She received the Gdynia Film Festival Award for Best Actress and a nomination for the Polish Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Kalina Jędrusik in the biographical musical drama film Autumn Girl (2021).

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79. Andrzej Kopiczyński

1934-2016 (aged 82)

actor television actor

Andrzej Kopiczyński was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films and television between 1958 and 2016.

80. Jacek Koman

1956-. (aged 70)

actor television actor film actor stage actor musician

Jacek Koman is a Polish actor and singer.

81. Jan Machulski

1928-2008 (aged 80)

university teacher stage actor theatrical director drama teacher film actor

Jan Henryk Machulski was a Polish theater director, as well as a film and theatrical actor. He appeared in more than 45 film roles and 70 theater roles throughout his career.

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82. Grazyna Blecka-Kolska

1962-. (aged 64)

actor film actor

Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska is a Polish actress. She has appeared in 22 films and television shows since 1988. She starred in Johnnie Waterman, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.

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83. Małgorzata Szumowska

1973-. (aged 53)

film producer film screenwriter film director

Małgorzata Szumowska is a Polish film director, screenwriter and producer, born in Kraków.

84. Teresa Lipowska

1937-. (aged 89)

film actor actor stage actor

Teresa Lipowska is a Polish actress. She is best known as Barbara Mostowiak in the very popular Polish soap opera M jak miłość. Lipowska was married to actor Tomasz Zaliwski.

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85. Artur Barciś

1956-. (aged 70)

director actor

Artur Barciś is a Polish actor and film director. His television appearances include Krzysztof Kieślowski's anthology series Dekalog (1989), the soap opera Aby do świtu... (1992), and Kurierzy ("Couriers"). From 2006 to 2016 he played the lovably neurotic Arkadiusz Czerepach in the comedy series Ranczo ("The Ranch").

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86. Krzysztof Ibisz

1965-. (aged 61)

actor politician journalist

Krzysztof Ibisz is a Polish game show host and television personality. He was a member of Polish Beer-Lovers' Party and a Deputy in the Polish Sejm from 1991–93.

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87. Janusz Gajos

1939-. (aged 87)

stage actor film director television actor actor film actor

Janusz Gajos is a Polish film, television and theatre actor as well as pedagogue and photographer. Professor of Theatre Arts and an Honorary Doctor of the National Film School in Łódź, he is considered one of the greatest Polish actors.

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88. Pola Raksa

1941-. (aged 85)

performing artist actor costume designer

Apolonia "Pola" Raksa is a Polish movie star, singer, and model who was especially popular in Poland and abroad in the 1960s and 1970s.

89. Jerzy Skolimowski

1907-1985 (aged 78)

painter architect coxswain

Jerzy Skolimowski is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist, actor and painter. Beginning as a screenwriter for Andrzej Wajda's Innocent Sorcerers (1960), Skolimowski has made more than twenty films since his directorial debut The Menacing Eye (1960). In 1967 he was awarded the Golden Bear prize for his Belgian film The Departure (1967). Among his other notable films is Deep...

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90. Juliusz Machulski

1955-. (aged 71)

screenwriter film director film producer actor

Juliusz Machulski is a Polish film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Son of noted actor Jan Machulski, he became notable for his comedies ridiculing the life in communist-ruled Poland of the 1970s and 1980s. He is a member of the European Film Academy and the founder of the Zebra Film Studio. In 2014, he was awarded the Officer's Cross of...

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91. Zbigniew Zamachowski

1961-. (aged 65)

composer stage actor actor film actor

Zbigniew Zamachowski is a Polish actor. He is a two-time recipient of the Polish Academy Award for Best Actor.

92. Krzysztof Kieślowski

1941-1996 (aged 55)

screenwriter author film director director

Krzysztof Kieślowski was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is known internationally for Dekalog (1989), The Double Life of Veronique (1991), and the Three Colours trilogy (1993–1994).

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93. Agnieszka Osiecka

1936-1997 (aged 61)

songwriter writer journalist lyricist poet

Agnieszka Osiecka was a Polish poet, writer, author of theatre and television screenplays, film director and journalist. She was a prominent Polish songwriter, having authored the lyrics to more than 2000 songs, and is considered an icon of Polish culture.

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94. Barbara Brylska

1941-. (aged 85)

actor film actor

Barbara Brylska is a Polish actress who gained critical acclaim in the 1960s and was featured in numerous films throughout the countries of the Warsaw Pact including the Soviet Union. She is noted especially for her role as Nadya in the 1976 Soviet comedy film Irony of Fate.

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95. Cezary Pazura

1962-. (aged 64)

singer director film director comedian actor

Cezary Andrzej Pazura is a Polish actor known for his comedy roles in movies such as Kiler, Chłopaki nie płaczą, Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy and the sitcom 13 posterunek. In addition to his work as a movie actor, Pazura is also a stand-up comedian and a voice actor. He provided voice for movies dubbed in Polish including Lady and the Tramp...

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96. Krzysztof Zanussi

1939-. (aged 87)

writer film director film producer screenwriter

Krzysztof Pius Zanussi is a Polish film and theatre director, producer and screenwriter. He is a professor of European film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland where he conducts a summer workshop. He is also a professor at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia in Katowice.

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97. Wojciech Smarzowski

1963-. (aged 63)

screenwriter director film director

Wojciech Smarzowski is a Polish screenwriter and director.

98. Roman Polanski

1933-. (aged 93)

film director film screenwriter director producer theatrical director

Raymond Roman Thierry Polański is a Polish and French filmmaker and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, three British Academy Film Awards, ten César Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, as well as the Golden Bear and a Palme d'Or.

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99. Andrzej Wajda

1926-2016 (aged 90)

television director director theatre manager film producer screenwriter

Andrzej Witold Wajda 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 "Polish Film School". He was known especially for his trilogy of war films consisting of A Generation (1955), Kanał (1957) and Ashes and Diamonds...

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100. Krystian Lupa

1943-. (aged 83)

playwright graphic artist university teacher scenographer translator

Krystian Lupa is a Polish theatre director, set designer, playwright, translator and pedagogue. He has been called "the greatest living European theatre director".

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