She played Countess Czyńska in “The Quack” and announced the end. She owed her great love to the stage

“Quack” is undoubtedly the Polish “Home Alone”. The story of a boy who has to deal with a duo of thieves on his own is an inseparable element of Christmas, while the film based on the novel by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz is broadcast sometimes even a dozen times during Easter. Apart from the main characters in the production, such as Jerzy Bińczycki as Rafał Wilczur, Anna Dymna as Maria Jolanta Wilczur and Tomasz Stockinger, who played Leszek Czyński, the story also featured equally interesting and charismatic supporting characters.

Maria Homerska did not want to be an actress. She played an iconic role in “The Quack”

Among them, Countess Czyńska stood out with her haughtiness, seriousness and incredible elegance. Leszek’s mother did not accept his feelings for ordinary, poor Marysia. She was so ruthless and selfish in her actions that she even convinced her son that his beloved was dead. The character with a straight face and a cold heart was played by Maria Homerska, who made her debut on stage in 1947.

The actress was born in 1925 in Warsaw and did not dream of becoming an actress. Her youth was interrupted by the Second World War. Homerska was sent to the Home Army and then to camps in Germany. According to viva.pl, she noticed in a Polish newspaper that the Drama School in her hometown was looking for actresses. Although she could have chosen to study in Cologne or Paris, she returned to Poland and graduated from a private school. At the age of 22, she joined the Stefan Jaracz Theater in Olsztyn and made her debut as Diana in the play “Fanatyczny”.

Thanks to her impeccable diction, the roles of wealthy, high-born ladies stayed with her forever. Homerska made her debut on the big screen in 1962. Then she played headmistress Kostryniowa in “Black Wings”, professor Choberska in “A Voice from that World” by Stanisław Różewicz and Ali’s mother in the film “Late Passersby” by Jan Rybkowski. In 1977, she appeared on the set of the series “Noce i daniee” by Jerzy Antczak, and four years later she played Eliza Hoffman in “07 zgpowiedz się”.

To this day, one of the best-remembered roles in Homerska’s career is also one of her last incarnations. In 1981, the actress played Countess Czyńska in “The Quack” and announced that she was retiring. Until her death in 2010, she played very rarely. She spent her last moments in the “Kombatant” Social Welfare Home in Legionowo.

Thanks to acting, she met great love. The relationship between Homerska and Pietruski did not last

Acting, which Homerska initially defended herself against, not only provided her with fame and recognition. At the Municipal Drama School in Warsaw, she met Ryszard Pietruski. The actor made his debut in the 1950s and starred in hits such as “Ashes and Diamonds”, “Rejs” and “Brunet in the Evening”. He was also an unforgettable boss of engineer Karwowski in “Czterdziestolatek”, he created characters in “Alternatives 4” and “Stawka greater than life”. He played villains and made a great impression on the screen. With Homerska by their side, they looked like a couple from the front pages of newspapers.

The couple did not like to talk publicly about their love, Witold Sadowy revealed in his memories about Homerska that the actors had been inseparable since 1947. According to viva.pl, the couple’s surroundings and fans did not hide their deep shock when Homerska and Pietruski’s marriage did not survive. They seemed to be a perfect and inseparable duo. The breakup was probably not easy, but the former lovers remained close. They were each other’s support and warm friends until the end, and each of them found happiness with their new soul mate. Homerska married Aleksander Długosz. Pietruski married the architect Hanna Buczkowska.