Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass
| Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
1 June 1940 Partów, Gostynin, Poland |
| Died |
6 March 1995 (aged 54) Munich, Germany |
| Resting place | Rakowicki Cemetery |
| Other names |
Barbara Lass Barbara Kwiatkowska Barbara Kwiatkowski |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1958–1991 |
| Spouse(s) |
Roman Polanski (m. 1959–62) Karlheinz Böhm (m. 1963–80) Leszek Żądło (m. 1980–95) |
| Children | Katharina Böhm |
Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass (1 June 1940 – 6 March 1995) was a Polish actress.
Early life and career
She was born in Partów, a village in central Poland. Although she received ballet and dance education, she eventually took up an acting career. After her debut role in Tadeusz Chmielewski's comedy Ewa chce spać (1957) she gained wider popularity in Poland. The role had been offered to her after she took the first place in a contest organized by a popular Polish cinema magazine.
In 1959 she left Poland for the West and soon starred in a few major films like La millième fenêtre (with Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Che gioia vivere (with Alain Delon). She played roles in several Italian, French and German films such as Krzysztof Zanussi's Blaubart (1983) and in Stachel im Fleisch (1981).
Personal life
She married film director Roman Polanski in 1959; they divorced in 1962.[1] The following year she met Karlheinz Böhm on the set of the movie Rififi in Tokyo (Rififi à Tokyo, 1963) in Tokyo; the couple later married, their daughter is actress Katharina Böhm.
Kwiatkowska-Lass divorced Böhm in 1980, and married Polish jazz musician Leszek Żądło, with whom she lived until her death.
Politics
Kwiatkowska was opposed to the Communist regime in Poland and cooperated with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty which transmitted information and programmes to Poland which were free from censorship.
Death
On 6 March 1995, Kwiatkowska-Lass collapsed and died from a brain hemorrhage aged 54, in Munich. She was interred in Kraków's Rakowicki Cemetery.
Selected filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1958 | Ewa chce spać | Ewa Bonecka | Credited as Barbara Kwiatkowska |
| 1959 | When Angels Fall | Alternative title: Gdy spadają anioły Credited as Barbara Kwiatkowska | |
| 1960 | Zezowate szczeście | Jola Wrona-Wronska | Alternative title: Bad Luck Credited as Barbara Kwiatkowska |
| 1961 | Che gioia vivere | Franca Fossati | Alternative title: The Joy of Living |
| 1961 | Lycanthropus | Priscilla | Alternative title: Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory |
| 1962 | L'Amour à vingt ans | Basia | Alternative title: Love at Twenty Segment "Warszawa" |
| 1963 | Rififi à Tokyo | Françoise Merigne | Alternative title: Rififi in Tokyo |
| 1965 | Serenade für zwei Spione | Tamara | Alternative title: Serenade for Two Spies |
| 1967 | Jowita | Agnieszka "Jowita" | Credited as Barbara Kwiatkowska |
| 1970 | Der Pfarrer von St. Pauli | Dagmar | Alternative title: The Priest of St. Pauli |
| 1974 | Jak to sie robi | Holiday-Maker | Alternative title: How It's Done |
| 1981 | Stachel im Fleisch | Ines | |
| 1986 | Die Geduld der Rosa Luxemburg | Rosa's mother | Alternative title: Rosa Luxemburg |
| 1987 | Das Schweigen des Dichters | Janina | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1970 | Hauser's Memory | Angelika | Television movie |
| 1972 | Doppelspiel in Paris | Renée Borni, seine Geliebte | Television movie |
| 1984 | Blaubart | Rosalinde | Television movie |
| 1990 | Eine Wahnsinnsehe | Herta | Television movie |
| 1991 | Moskau - Petuschki | Fürstin | Television movie |
References
- ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (2005-07-15). "The Guardian profile: Roman Polanski". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2009.