Barbara Rachwalska

Barbara Rachwalska (13 April 1922 – 23 December 1993) was a Polish stage actress, known also for a number of supporting roles in films and TV series. She cofounded the New Theatre in Łódź.

Barbara Rachwalska
Rachwalska in The Last Stage
Born(1922-04-13)13 April 1922
Warsaw, Poland
Died23 December 1993(1993-12-23) (aged 71)
Warsaw, Poland
NationalityPolish
OccupationActress

Biography

Barbara Rachwalska was born on 13 April 1922, in Warsaw.[1] During World War II, she attended underground theatre classes at the Państwowy Instytut Sztuki Teatralnej.[2] She made her theatrical debut in 1945, in Łódź, where she later cofounded the New Theatre.[2] In 1949–1963 and 1977–1979, she worked at the New Theatre. In the decade between she acted at the National Theatre and the Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw.[1][2] She also performed in about 50 TV theatre plays. After retiring in 1979, she occasionally performed in various Warsaw theaters.[2]

Rachwalska also played a number of supporting roles in films and TV series.[2][3] Among the most popular TV characters portrayed by her was the role of Maria Talar in Dom and of Tekla Wagnerówna in Alternatywy 4.[3]

In 1955 she was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit, then five years later she received the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.[2]

Rachwalska died on 23 December 1993, in Warsaw.[1][2]

Selected filmography

Films

TV series

References
  1. "Barbara Rachwalska". Encyklopedia teatru polskiego (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. "Barbara Rachwalska". FilmPolski (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. ""Nie była aktorką sfrustrowaną". Stworzyła niezapomnianą Marię Talar w serialu "Dom"". Onet Kultura (in Polish). 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
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