Urszula Modrzyńska
Urszula Modrzyńska in Polish film Nikodem Dyzma (1956)
Born
Urszula Modrzyńska

(1928-02-23)23 February 1928
Died11 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
1954Niedaleko WarszawyWanda Bugajówna
1955A GenerationDorota
1956Nikodem DyzmaZula
1957WrakiTeresa
1957SpotkaniaJane
1958Deszczowy lipiecAnna
1959Ostatni strzalMagda
1960Knights of the Teutonic OrderJagienka Zychówna
1961Dzis w nocy umrze miastoZofia
1963Wielka, wieksza i najwieksza
1969Przygoda z piosenkaGirl on the Casting
1973Jezioro osobliwoscimatka Michala
1977Zdjecia próbneAnka's mother
1982W obronie wlasnejLover of Maria's father(final film role)
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