Lucyna Winnicka
Lucyna Winnicka (14 July 1928 – 22 January 2013) was a Polish actress. She appeared in 21 films between 1954 and 1978. She played the lead role in the film Mother Joan of the Angels, which won the Special Jury Prize at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.
Lucyna Winnicka

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- Name
- Lucyna Winnicka
- Born
- 14 July 1928
- Birthplace
- Warsaw, Poland
- Died
- 22 January 2013
- Place of death
- Palmiry, Poland
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Poland
- Education
- Faculty of Law and Administration and University of Warsaw · Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Languages
- Polish
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Lucyna Winnicka (14 July 1928 – 22 January 2013) was a Polish actress. She appeared in 21 films between 1954 and 1978. She played the lead role in the film Mother Joan of the Angels, which won the Special Jury Prize at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.
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In 1967, she was a member of the jury at the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.
Lucyna Winnicka (1928-2013), aktorka i publicystka.
A Polish film magazine „Ekran” (weekly), June 30th 1968, front cover. No copyright notice. / Polski tygodnik telewizyjno-filmowy „Ekran”, nr 26 (586) z 30 czerwca 1968, okładka.
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• Name — Lucyna Winnicka • Born — 14 July 1928 • Birthplace — Warsaw, Poland • Died — 22 January 2013 • Place of death — Palmiry, Poland • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1954–1978
Partial filmography
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• Pod gwiazdą frygijską (1954) - Madzia • The Real End of the Great War (1957) - Róza Zborska • Night Train (1959) - Marta • First Spaceship on Venus (1960) - Fernsehreporterin / Joan Moran • Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960) - Duchess Anna Danuta of Masovia • Mother Joan of the Angels (1961) - Mother Joan of the Angels • Godzina pasowej rózy (1963) - Eleonora • Pamietnik pani Hanki (1963) - Hanka Niementowska-Renowicka • Ubranie prawie nowe (1964) - Director's Wife • Sam posród miasta (1965) - Ewa • Sposób bycia (1966) - Irena - Wife • Pharaoh (1966) - Priestess (uncredited) • Sarajevski atentat (1968) - Sofija • Gra (1969) - Wife • 322 (1969) - Marta • Szerelmesfilm (1970) - Ágnes • Na wylot (1973) - Photo Salon Owner • Tüzoltó utca 25. (1973) - Maria • A Woman's Decision (1975) - (uncredited) • Wieczne pretensje (1975) - Lab Assistant • Ognie sa jeszcze zywe (1976) - Dr. Wanda Poplawska • Indeks (1977) - Secretary Marina
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Lucyna Winnicka died in 2013 at Palmiry.
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Lucyna Winnicka is recorded as having studied at Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw and Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art.
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Rytmy somatograficzne – Lucyna Winnicka w filmach Jerzego Kawalerowicza, Kwartalnik Filmowy, 2013
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- 1.Lucyna Winnicka - nie tylko muza Kawalerowicza.
- 2.Lucyna Winnicka i Jerzy Kawalerowicz: kochali się i tworzyli filmy, które do dziś fascynują świat.
- 3.Mother Joan of the Angels - Jerzy Kawalerowicz.
- 4.1967 year.
- 5.Lucyna Winnicka.
- 6.Pożegnanie Lucyny Winnickiej na warszawskich Powązkach.
- 7.Swieto polskiej kinematografii.
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Lucyna Winnicka studied at Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw and Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art.
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