She played in cult films, performed in the theater. Today we associate her with the role of grandma Józia in “Plebania” and … the role in “Smolensk”. She herself claimed that after 2010, because of her views, she became a leper. What was the life of Katarzyna Łaniewska like?
Life of Katarzyna Łaniewska. Her first husband left her for someone else
Her first husband was Ignacy Gogolewski, a theater actor and director. They met at the PWST in Warsaw. They got married when the actress was in her third year of studies. In with Teresa Gałczyńska, she told about the beginnings of this acquaintance. – We were connected by a passion for sports, we played ping-pong together, until this ping-pong led to falling in love with each other – she admitted. Ten years later, in 1962, Gogolewski left for another woman. Despite their separation, they remained on good terms. They performed together in the theater, Łaniewska also appeared at the 60th anniversary of Gogolewski’s acting career. Łaniewska’s second husband was Andrzej Błaszczak. They were married for 34 years until his death in 2018.
She was a theater and film actress. Viewers associate her most with the role of grandma Józia in “Plebania”
Łaniewska performed in many theaters in Warsaw. Former of the Polish, Dramatic, National and Ateneum Theatres. She also played in many cult productions: in “Przedwiośni” by Filip Bajon, “Koglu-mogl” by Roman Załuski, “Interrogation” by Ryszard Bugajski and “Nikodemie Dyzma” by Jan Rybkowski. She was active almost until the end of her life.
In the fourth installment of the “Kogel-mogel” series, she played despite serious health problems. – She had trouble walking, so the script was written in such a way that when she walked, she walked with her grandson who led her. We planned everything so that it was as comfortable as possible for her and as little tiring as possible – Ilona Łepkowska in an interview with “Super Express”. However, viewers most associate Łaniewska with the role of Józefina Lasek, that is, grandma Józia from “Plebania”, the housekeeper of the presbytery in Tulczyn and Hrubielów.
Katarzyna Łaniewska felt like a “leper”. It was “Smolensk” that was the most important film in her career
After the Smolensk disaster, the actress began to appear on the so-called Smolensk monthlies, on TV “Trum”. She was open about her views and political beliefs. In 2013, in an interview for, she confessed that she stopped feeling the pressure. – I no longer have to be afraid that I will be burned in the environment and will not get any role, as others are afraid. I am already burnt – she confessed in an interview. She also spoke bitterly about her colleagues from the acting community. – We were very close before, and today they stopped inviting me (…). They are genuinely afraid to come into contact with me because I am like a leper.
One of the last roles of Katarzyna Łaniewska was “Smolensk”. She played Anna Walentynowicz in it. that it is the “most special” and most important film of her career. – Some say that an actor is for acting, so he should not be picky, because this is his job. Only that we are Poles, and there are matters more important than work and money – admitted the actress.
Katarzyna Łaniewska died on December 7, 2020.
Source: Gazeta
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