Urszula Modrzyńska

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

(1928-02-23)23 February 1928
Srebrniki
Died11 December 2010(2010-12-11) (aged 82)
Łódź, Poland
OccupationsStage and film actor

Urszula Modrzyńska (Polish pronunciation: [urˈʂula mɔdˈʐɨj̃ska]; 23 February 1928 – 11 December 2010) was a Polish stage and film actress.

Career

Modrzyńska began her career on stage on October 4th 1949 in a performance of Okno w lesie at the Ziemi Pomorskiej Theater in Grudziądz, followed by a performance of Wiosna w Norwegii in the same theater the next year.[1] She began performing at the Jaracz Theatre when she moved to Łódź in 1954. In 1961, Kazimierz Dejmek invited her to perform as Irina in a production of Three Sisters at the Łódź Nowy Theater, where she would continue performing for the rest of her career.

She was a part of many productions for Teatrze Telewizji (a Polish channel which broadcasts live television plays[2]), including William Shakespeare's As You Like It in 1963 and Dama pikowa by Alexander Pushkin in 1964[1][3]. She also had a role in the 1970 live radio performance of Jak wam się podoba Penelopa by Ludwik Morstin.[1]

Modrzyńska had several film roles during the 50s and 60s, the most notable of which being Dorota in Andrzej Wajda's 1955 film Pokolenie by and Jagienka in Krzyżacy by Aleksander Ford in 1960.[1][3] In addition to her film roles, she performed in several smaller roles in TV series.

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. Her final show was a production of Zmierzchu at the Nowy Theater in January of 1984.[1]

Personal life

Not much is known about Modrzyńska's personal life, as she kept much out of the public eye.[4] She was married to the actor and director Zbigniew Józefowicz, with whom she had a son named Stanislaus. Immediately after her 1984 production of Zmierzchu, she retired from acting due to an unknown illness which she had been dealing with since 1961.[5] She died on 20 December 2010 in Łódź[4] and was buried at the Doły Municipal Cemetery.[1]

Stage

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1949Okno w lesieWali[1]
1950Wiosna w NorwegiiSigrid[1]
1952Ruchome piaskiHalin[1]
1953GrzecAnna Jaskrowiczówna[1]
1958Henry IVLady Percy[1]
WeseleBride[1]
1960KordianWioletta[1]
1961Three SistersIrinaFirst performance at the Nowy Theater[1]
1962The TempestIris[1]
1963Cyrano de BergeracRoksan[1]
1965FaustMarta
1978ZwłoceRosabert[1]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1954Niedaleko WarszawyWanda Bugajówna
1955A GenerationDorota
1956Nikodem DyzmaZula
1957WrakiTeresa
SpotkaniaJane
1958Deszczowy lipiecAnna
1959Ostatni strzalMagda
1960Knights of the Teutonic OrderJagienka Zychówna
1961Dzis w nocy umrze miastoZofia
1963Wielka, wieksza i najwiekszaHanka, mother of Iki[3]
1969Przygoda z piosenkaMascotte[3]
1973Jezioro osobliwosciMother Michael[3]
1977Zdjecia próbneAnka's mother
1982W obronie wlasnejLover of Maria's father(final film role)

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1959CienieTV play[3]
Przy trakcieMaria EgorovnaTV play[3]
1960WarszawiankaAnnaTV play[3]
1962MaskaradaTV play[3]
1963As You Like ItTV play[1]
Uczciwa dziewczynaBettinaTV play[3]
1964Dama pikowaLizaTV play[3]
1966Niewiarygodne przygody Marka PiegusaMrs. OkulusowaEpisode: Przygoda druga czyli niesamowite i niewiarygodne udreki które nawiedzily mnie w klasie[3]
1969ZamachTV play[3]
1970Doktor EwaDzidki's motherEpisode: Przeoczenie[3]
1972Droga w świetle księżycaWandzia's servantTelevision film[3]
1974RozmowaTeacherTelevision film[3]
Siedem stron świataMother Czarka2 episodes[3]
1975LatoMajaTV play[3]
1979Detektywi na wakacjachTourist3 Episodes[3]
NiewdzięcznośćPatient RenataTelevision film[3]
1981Fantazja dur-mollWitch's wifeTelevision film[3]
1984Obszar swobodyKlaraTV play[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Klimczak, Ryszard. "Urszula Modrzyńska (1928 - 2010)". Dziennik Teatralny. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Teatr Telewizji dziś".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Urszula Modrzyńska". FilmPolski. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 Matelska, Roksana. "Była ikoną PRL i gwiazdą „Krzyżaków". Polacy nie wiedzą, że dlatego zniknęła". Rozrykwa.
  5. ↑ Kalita, Aleksandra. "Urszula Modrzyńska: Ofiara jednej roli? Zmarła zapomniana". Interia. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
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