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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1935-10-21

Place of Birth

Łódź, Poland

Jadwiga Barańska

Biography

Jadwiga Barańska (October 21, 1935 – October 24, 2024) was a Polish theater, film and television actress, screenwriter. In 1980 she emigrated with her husband to the USA.

Known for

Nights and Days

Nights and Days

Set in the Kalisz Region in the second half of the 19th century after the failure of the January Uprising in 1863, the miniseries presents a unique portrait of an oppressed society as told through the life of the Niechcic family.

Hrabina Cosel

Hrabina Cosel

Widows' Nest

Widows' Nest

The arrival of some unwanted visitors interrupts the peaceful Cuban home life of sisters Dolores, Carmen and Elvira, as their presence stirs up unwelcome memories.

Countess Cosel

Countess Cosel

The Countess Cosel is based on the true story of the beautiful Anna Constantia of Brockdorff, a German noblewoman who became a mistress of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony in 1704.

Chopin: Desire for Love

Chopin: Desire for Love

The biography of world famous Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin.

The Leper

The Leper

A simple governess and a wealthy aristocrat fall madly in love with each other. However, his family are prejudiced towards her and have other plans for him.

Argument About Basia

Argument About Basia

Through various misunderstandings young Basia gets into the custody of several people after her mother's death.

Nights and Days

Nights and Days

A family saga of Barbara Ostrzeńska-Niechcic and Bogumił Niechcic against the backdrop of the January Uprising of 1863 and World War I. The film is a rather straightforward and faithful adaptation of a novel by Maria Dabrowska with the same title. The plot is woven around the changing fortunes of a noble (upper-class) Niechcic family in the pre-WWI Poland. There are two main crossing threads: a social history one and an existential one.

Kłopotliwy gość

Kłopotliwy gość

Strange human-shaped phenomenon appears in Piotrowski's new flat and he approaches all available institutions to help him get rid of it.

Nuremberg Epilogue

Nuremberg Epilogue

Reproduction of the Nuremberg trials using transcripts, made for Polish TV.

Żołnierz królowej Madagaskaru

Żołnierz królowej Madagaskaru

A shy lawyer tries to win the hand of a beautiful girl and hilarities ensue.