She got the role of a lifetime at the age of 62. She played her husband in the film. “Better late than later”

Maria Mamona was born on April 26, 1954 in Krasnystaw in the Lublin region. Although she liked being the center of attention since childhood and willingly dressed up as various characters, her dreams of acting appeared only when she was in the eighth grade of primary school. Her parents did not like this, as they wanted her to get a solid education, but their attempts to dissuade her from this idea ended in failure. – They were afraid that if I didn’t get into drama school, I would be bitter. Fortunately, I was accepted at the first attempt – .

Mammon dreamed of playing in the theater. She got the job before she defended her diploma

Before she graduated from the Warsaw theater school in 1977, she had already made herself known to viewers. She made her screen debut three years earlier, first in the short film “Easter” and later in the film “Matylda’s Birthday”, although ultimately it was not in the cinema but in the theater that she wanted to pursue her career. – When I was a student, I mainly thought about theater. I had excellent professors – she said in “Angora”. She quickly began to implement this plan and, even before obtaining her diploma, she played in several performances, which earned her a job at the Contemporary Theater in Warsaw. Despite this, she did not give up appearing in front of the camera. His credits include, among others: “Controlled Conversations”, “Złoto dezerterów”, or “U Pana Boga w Ogród”, while TV viewers may associate her with series such as “Klan”, “Na dobre i na evil”, “Ojciec Mateusz” or “On the Edge”. However, she never sought to be in the limelight and owes her greatest film success to her beloved husband.

She played the role of a lifetime at the age of 62. Mamon owes her success to her late husband

During her studies, Mamona spent one year with such future stars as Barbara Bursztynowicz and , with whom she is particularly close to this day. It was thanks to her that she met the renowned director Ryszard Bugajski in the late 1990s. – Grażyna came with him to my plot. Me and Ryszard had our own lives back then, nothing happened between us, she recalled. Due to the fact that she was married at that time, she treated him only as a friend. Their relationship changed only when her marriage broke up. – We were friends all the time, then we became friends and finally there was a spark. We started a new life, already being mature people – she said in “Twój Styl”. In 2015, after several years of relationship, they got married.

They formed a well-coordinated duo not only privately, but also professionally. The actress played in many of her husband’s productions, but she was truly appreciated only in 2016, when she created the character of Julia Brystygierowa, one of the most infamous figures of post-war Poland, in the last biographical drama “Zaćma” directed by him. – It’s great that this is happening now, because today I can say much more about life and people than I could, even 20 years ago – she said then. – So I don’t regret that Luna came only now. Better late than never, she argued. When he died in June 2019, the actress decided to suspend her career. – I have a different stage in my life now – she claimed. And although he is already retired, he still appears on the screen and does not complain about the lack of professional offers. – I have no shortage of challenges. I love my profession very much. Work gives me wings and I get paid for it – she said with a laugh in “Angora”.