The American director said he would make Figura a star. They became lovers. Today she calls him “madman”

Although she graduated from the Warsaw Theater School only in 1985, she made her screen debut almost a decade earlier. She gained recognition from both viewers and critics for her roles in productions such as “Train to Hollywood” or “Kingsajz”, thanks to which she was called a sex bomb. This resulted not only in the development of her career, but also in her relationships with men.

She left her son and set out to conquer Hollywood. Across the ocean, Figura did not shy away from romance

In the early 1990s, Figura had already achieved several great successes and became a real star of Polish cinema. It was then that she decided to try her hand at the film industry overseas. The beginnings were not easy at all, especially since she regularly returned to the country to meet her several-year-old son, Aleksander, whom she left in the care of her ex-husband’s parents, Jan Chmielewski. Fulfilling the American dream also turned out to be a challenge for another reason.

Although she regularly attended castings, her determination did not bring the expected results. It’s no secret that she was one step away from winning the main role, among others. in “Dracula” directed by Francis Ford Coppola or “The Player” by Robert Altman, but at the last stage a different, much more famous star was always chosen. – I was always one step ahead, but I kept failing at something. But I have no regrets. It was a school of life – she said in . However, she was not discouraged by the failures and tried to make the most of her stay in the USA. She enjoyed partying and having fleeting relationships with men. – I was drawn to people whom I knew I could completely lose myself with. I consciously touched evil – . One of them was controversial Hollywood director Abel Ferrara.

First he promised her a role, then she became his lover. Figura called the affair with the American director an “experiment”

she met the filmmaker during one of the lavishly drinking banquets and immediately felt that she caught his eye. That same evening, he suggested that she come to the casting for “Bad Lieutenant”, promising that he would make her a big star and help her launch her career. Later, they met several times privately, and their friendship quickly turned into a passionate one. However, she never hid the fact that it was an extremely stormy relationship and their life together was far from idyllic. – The adventure with Abel was an experiment – ​​she recalled. He showed her not only the behind-the-scenes of the American film industry, but also “the wild world of drugs and carnal pleasures.” – I suffered because of him and I think he is a madman – she said in “Dziennik Polski”.

When she realized that she would not get a role in the film, she decided to leave. Ferrara tried to stop her, in an act of desperation he even asked her to marry him, but when he knelt in front of her with the ring, she burst out laughing. – This is a closed story in my life. I’m reluctant to go back to it. I only regret that our relationship did not result in any specific cooperation. Maybe it would turn out to be beneficial for me in the end, she said years later. Later she became involved with Laurence Fishburn, who became famous, among others, role in , but this relationship did not stand the test of time. – I slept with many directors, producers and actors, but never for my career – she argued in one of the interviews.