Barbara Krafftówna
Barbara Krafftówna (actually Barbara Krafft-Seidner; 5 December 1928 – 23 January 2022) was a Polish actress whose career spanned theatre, film, television and cabaret. She was widely recognised for film roles in Ashes and Diamonds (1958), Nobody Calls (1960), How to Be Loved (1962) and The Saragossa Manuscript (1965), among others. Krafftówna died on 23 January 2022, aged 93, in Skolimów (Konstancin-Jeziorna), where she lived at the Polish Actors’ Veterans’ Home (Dom Artystów Weteranów Scen Polskich).
Also recorded as Barbara Krafftowna
Barbara Krafftówna
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- Name
- Barbara Krafftówna
- Birth Name
- Barbara Krafft-Seidner
- Born
- 5 December 1928
- Birthplace
- Warsaw, Poland
- Died
- 23 January 2022
- Place of death
- Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Poland
- Honours
- Medal for Merit to Culture · Medal of the Centenary of Regained Independence · Badge of the 1000th Anniversary of the Polish State · Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Languages
- Polish
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Barbara Krafftówna (actually Barbara Krafft-Seidner; 5 December 1928 – 23 January 2022) was a Polish actress whose career spanned theatre, film, television and cabaret. She was widely recognised for film roles in Ashes and Diamonds (1958), Nobody Calls (1960), How to Be Loved (1962) and The Saragossa Manuscript (1965), among others. Krafftówna died on 23 January 2022, aged 93, in Skolimów (Konstancin-Jeziorna), where she lived at the Polish Actors’ Veterans’ Home (Dom Artystów Weteranów Scen Polskich).
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Barbara Krafftówna (1928–2022) was a Polish actor, film actor and stage actor. Born in Warsaw, the actor died in Konstancin-Jeziorna.
Languages used include Polish. Barbara Krafftówna received Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Medal for Merit to Culture and Medal of the Centenary of Regained Independence, among others.
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Biography
Biography
The recorded working language is Polish. Positions recorded include council member. Distinctions recorded are Medal for Merit to Culture, Medal of the Centenary of Regained Independence, Badge of the 1000th Anniversary of the Polish State and Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Barbara Krafftówna • Birth Name — Barbara Krafft-Seidner • Born — 5 December 1928 • Birthplace — Warsaw, Poland • Died — 23 January 2022 • Place of death — Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1946–2022 • Children — 1
Early life and education
Early life and education
Krafftówna was born in Warsaw. During World War II, she studied acting at Iwo Gall’s underground drama studio in Kraków, graduating in 1946.
Theatre
Theatre
She made her stage debut in 1946 with Teatr Wybrzeże in the Tri-City area, later performing at major theatres in Łódź, Wrocław and Warsaw, including Teatr Dramatyczny and the National Theatre. In 1982 she moved to the United States and worked primarily with Polish émigré theatre, living first in San Francisco and later in Los Angeles; she returned permanently to Poland in 1998. In 2006, marking her 60th year of artistic work, she appeared in the monodrama Błękitny diabeł (The Blue Devil), written by Remigiusz Grzela and co-directed by Józef Opalski.
Cabaret and song
Cabaret and song
From 1959 to 1966, Krafftówna performed in Kabaret Starszych Panów (The Cabaret of the Elderly Gentlemen), a landmark Polish television cabaret created by Jeremi Przybora and Jerzy Wasowski, and became associated with its signature songs and sketches.
Public service
Public service
Between 1961 and 1965, she served as a councillor of the District National Council of Warsaw Śródmieście (People’s Poland).
Personal life
Personal life
In 1956, she married actor Michał Gazda; they had one son. After moving to the United States in the early 1980s, she married Arnold Seidner (1986).
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Sprawa do załatwienia (1953) • Ashes and Diamonds (1958) • Nobody Calls (1960) • Tonight a City Will Die (1961) • How to Be Loved (1962) • Heat (1964) • The Saragossa Manuscript (1965) • The Codes (1966) • Kill It and Leave This Town (2021) (voice)
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Barbara Krafftowna. Her recorded language was Polish. She married Michał Gazda.
Identity
Identity
Barbara Krafftówna is recorded as actress.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
2022
Barbara Krafftówna died at Konstancin-Jeziorna.
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Barbara Krafftówna was born at Warsaw.
Birthplace
Barbara Krafftówna died at Konstancin-Jeziorna.
Deathplace
Warsaw.
Birth place
Konstancin-Jeziorna.
Death place
Film and television
Krafftówna appeared in dozens of films and television productions from the 1950s through the 2020s. A key role in her film career was Felicja in Wojciech Jerzy Has’s How to Be Loved (1962). On television, she was known to mass audiences for her roles in series such as Four Tank-Men and a Dog and The Adventures of Sir Michael (Przygody pana Michała).
Reception
Barbara Krafftówna is recorded as having received Medal for Merit to Culture, Medal of the Centenary of Regained Independence and Badge of the 1000th Anniversary of the Polish State.
Recognition and collections
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Recognition and collections
Barbara Krafftówna received Medal for Merit to Culture, Medal of the Centenary of Regained Independence, Badge of the 1000th Anniversary of the Polish State, Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
Context
Primary material
Context
The circumstances in which Barbara Krafftówna stands. Recorded with the occupation stage actor. Recorded with the gender female. Recorded as a citizen of Poland. Born on 5 December 1928. Krafftówna died on 23 January 2022.
Honours and awards
Krafftówna received multiple Polish state and cultural distinctions, including the Order of Polonia Restituta (Commander’s Cross with Star, 2019) and the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (2006).
Notes from the source article
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Notes from the source article
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- 1.Krafftówna Barbara. Portal Wiedzy Onet.
- 2.Barbara Krafftówna – Życie i twórczość. Culture.pl.
- 3.Barbara Krafftówna. filmpolski.pl.
- 4.Barbara Krafftówna spoczęła na Powązkach. Uroczystości miały charakter państwowy. TVP Warszawa.
- 5.Nie żyje Barbara Krafftówna. gov.pl (Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego). 23 January 2022.
- 6.Barbara Krafftówna – Życie i twórczość. Culture.pl.
- 7.Barbara Krafftówna w filmie i Kabarecie Starszych Panów (notacje). Ninateka.
- 8.Barbara Krafftówna – Życie i twórczość. Culture.pl.
- 9.Barbara Krafftówna. filmpolski.pl.
- 10.Barbara Krafftówna w filmie i Kabarecie Starszych Panów (notacje). Ninateka.
- 11.Barbara Krafftówna. Polish Wikipedia.
- 12.Michał Gazda: kim był pierwszy mąż Barbary Krafftówny. Plejada.
- 13.Barbara Krafftówna – Życie i twórczość. Culture.pl.
- 14.Święto Niepodległości 11 listopada. Barbara Krafftówna odznaczona przez prezydenta Andrzeja Dudę. WP Film.
- 15.Warszawa. Pogrzeb aktorki Barbary Krafftówny. TVN24. 4 February 2022.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Remigiusz Grzela, Krafftówna w krainie czarów. Prószyński i S-ka, Warsaw, 2016. .
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