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Grażyna Szapołowska

Sep 19, 1953 (71 years old) in Bydgoszcz, Poland

Grażyna Szapołowska (Polish pronunciation: [ɡraˈʐɨna ʂapɔˈwɔfska]; born 19 September 1953) is a Polish film and theatre actress.

After passing the baccalauréat she joined at Wroclaw Theatre of Pantomime. In 1977 she graduated from The Theatre Art School in Warsaw. From 1977 until 1984 she was in the theatrical company of the National Theatre, Warsaw.

She is best known for starring in A Short Film About Love (1988) by Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski, and in its earlier and shorter form the sixth episode of Dekalog. It was she who suggested to Kieslowski the different ending of the full-length version. She had previously starred in another Kieslowski film, Bez końca.

Known For

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The Crown of the Kings
Duchess Eufemia of Masovia
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365 Days
Klara Biel
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Calling 07
prostytutka Lidia Dorecka, wspólniczka Ławreckich
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Układ Warszawski
Róża Jackowska
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The Green Glove Gang
Gabriela Soplica
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Dekalog
Magda
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Three Colors: White
Woman at the Funeral (uncredited)
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Pan Tadeusz
Telimena
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My Agent
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Parada oszustów

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