Jadwiga Barańska

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 the films of her husband, Jerzy Antczak. She gained her greatest fame starring as Barbara Niechcic in the adaptation of the novel Nights and Days by Maria Dąbrowska and the title role in Countess Cosel. She was also an actress in the Teatr Telewizji, a Polish TV theatre. She lived in the US since 1979. Barańska died on 24 October 2024 in Los Angeles, at the age of 89.

Jadwiga Barańska studied at National Film School in Łódź. The recorded working language is Polish. The field of work recorded is acting, theatre and film. Distinctions recorded are Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Gold Cross of Merit, Silver Bear for Best Actress and Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

• Name — Jadwiga Barańska • Birth Name — Jadwiga Barańska • Born — 21 October 1935 • Birthplace — Łódź, Poland • Died — 24 October 2024 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — Actress, screenwriter • Years Active — 1958–2002 • Spouse — Jerzy Antczak • Children — 1

• Wraki (1956) as Irena • Powrót doktora Von Kniprode (1965) • Hrabina Cosel (1968) as Anna Constantia Hoym countess Cosel, Anna Constantia of Brockdorff • Epilog Norymberski (1970) as an Auschwitz victim • Kłopotliwy gość (1971) as a secretary • Noce i dnie, Nights and Days (1975) as Barbara Niechcic • Trędowata (1976) as countess Idalia Elzonowska • Gniazdo wdów (Nido de viudas, 1977) as Carmen • Noce i dnie, in English Nights and Days, (TV serial) (1977) as Barbara Niechcic • Dama kameliowa (1995) as a screenwriter • Chopin, Pragnienie miłości, in English Chopin: Desire for Love (2002) as Justyna Chopin, Frédéric Chopin's mother