Gabriela Kownacka(1952-2010)
- Actress
Gabriela Kownacka is one of those stunning actresses with career that
lasts for decades. She was born in Wroclaw, Poland in 1952 and appeared
on screen 20 years later in Andrzej Wajda's _Wesele (1972)_. She graduated from
PWST (Public Upper School of Theatre) in Warsaw in 1975 and gave first
performance on stage soon after. She worked in various theatres
icluding Kwadrat (1975 - 1978), Teatr Wspolczesny (1978 - 1984) and
Studio (1984 - 1999). Since 1999 she's worked in Teatr Narodowy gaining
critic's acclaim. She became popular after her role in Jerzy Hoffman's
movie - Tredowata (1977) for which she won Zbigniew Cybulski Award for
the most talented actress. Since then she worked on both Polish and
international productions.
