Barbara Zielińska began her adventure on stage while still in high school. Together with friends from scouting, she founded a cabaret. Then she had a different plan for the future. Zielińska has loved animals since she was a child. This love made her dream of becoming a veterinarian in her youth. However, she chose a different path, thanks to the encouragement of her teacher.
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She wanted to become a veterinarian. It was the teacher who persuaded her to go to acting school
– I brought home all the little cats from the neighborhood and asked my mother to brew chamomile and wash their eyes – she betrayed . In winter, during the holidays, Barbara Zielińska brought school animals home. In high school, when asked by her teacher where she was going to study, she admitted that she chose veterinary medicine. – She said that I would not look under the tails of cows and persuaded me to attend drama school. She made sure I submitted my papers and went to the exam. And so I did – recalled the actress in “Super Express”.
Barbara Zielińska worked in a London sewing room. One of her clients was the Duchess of York
In 1984, she graduated from the Krakow theater school. During her studies, she met her future husband, Edward Dargiewicz. Together they worked at the Dramatic Theater named after Aleksandra Wegirki in Bialystok. Some time later they moved to Rzeszów. They did not live there long, as soon after moving they decided to move to London. They wanted to get funds to buy an apartment. Barbara Zielińska got a job in a sewing room. One of the clients was the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, former wife of Prince Andrew. “I knew how to sew before. I can also embroider various complicated stitches and knit – Zielińska in an interview with “Echo Dnia”. Still, she preferred to pursue other assignments. – Everyone wanted to sew, but no one wanted to iron. I preferred the second task – actress. She coped with the task perfectly.
The role of Grzybowa in the TV series “Plebania” made her famous. “I’m glad it’s not a monster”
After returning to the country, Barbara Zielińska began to appear in episodic and supporting roles in series and films, she also performed on the boards of Warsaw theaters. She played in productions such as “In the maze”, “Controlled conversations”, “Miss with a wet head” or “Extradition”. In 2000, she received the role of Zofia Grzyb in the series “”. The cult series can still be watched on the TVP VOD platform. The role of a member of the parish council in Tulczyn gave her great popularity.
Viewers fell in love with her distinctive character. – I think we managed to create an expressive character. Grzybowa is a temperamental person, quarrelsome, has some strange ideas that life happily verifies. When I looked at her actions over the years, it turns out that Grzybowa, fortunately, did not do anything bad to anyone. Everything she thinks turns against her. I’m glad it’s not a monster – in an interview with “Echo Dnia Świętokrzyskie”. The ending “” the actress accepted with sadness. – I realized that I have one friend less – she revealed in . The actress still appears in films and series, she also works in dubbing – she voiced, among others, Marge Simpson in The Simpsons. Since 2013, he has also played in the oldest radio show on Polish radio, “Matysiaki”.
Source: Gazeta
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