At the peak of her career, she disappeared from the screens. “I had my five minutes.” Now he lives in a nursing home

Aleksandra Zawójanka was born on April 3, 1937 in Bielsko. She was drawn to the stage since she was a child and she was eager to perform in the performances in the performances and successfully participated in recitation competitions. However, she treated acting only as a passion, not a life idea. She was extremely critical of herself and thought that she was unable to make up for the average beauty, which she had in her own opinion.

For this reason, after completing compulsory education She decided to study Polish studies At the Jagiellonian University, but this field of direction was abandoned to the Warsaw Theater School at the instigation of Maria Bogda, who and her husband lived in a room in her parents’ quarters.

She played Edyta Lausch in “Stawka greater than life”. This is how the career began

Although she did not believe in her skills, the PWST committee immediately saw her talent. She was also awarded an dream index. She also defended his diploma without major difficulties in 1959 and immediately received a full -time job at the National Theater. A few months later she appeared in the performance “View from the bridge”. It was then that he noticed her. Her natural grace delighted him so much that without thinking He entrusted her with the main feminine role in “his wife’s husband”. The actress’s debut was very warmly received by viewers and critics.

After this career, Zawierzanka dynamically gained momentum. In the following years She also appeared in, among others “Rzeczpospolita Babska” and the psychological film “on the other side of the rainbow”. In turn, on television, it could be admired in “Holidays with ghosts”, “travel for one smile” and (all episodes available at vod.tvp.pl). However, she did not feel particularly appreciated. – In fact, the only picture I value from that period is Jerzy Skolimowski’s “Walker”. This is not a popular film, but it has some artistic value. And here you can see how popularity with what is valued – she assessed after years.

At the peak of popularity, Zawierzanka ended her career. It was a reason

It is no secret that Zabyanka was demanding not only towards herself, but also to others. Before she took the role, she read the script carefully, and any doubts before signing the contract with the creators. For this reason, she rejected many productions in the intervals. She also boldly put the conditions, only on interesting characterologically figures in which she could really prove herself. She did not want to participate in the race called, she did not use the agent’s help, and her presence at industry events was rare.

Ultimately, not seeing a place for yourself in the industry, At the end of the 1970s, she decided to end her career. “As an actress, I had my” five minutes “and I probably couldn’t use them to make a real career,” she said later, adding that it was simply “a matter of character”. – I am foreign to philosophy that the purpose sanctifies the means. I loved and love the theater, but he never obscured me the whole world – she assured.

Zabyanka was the wife of a valued lawyer. After his death, she lived in Skolimów

Zawierzanka returned to the screens only in 2005 in one of the episodes in which she appeared in a duet with. Then she moved into the shadows again. Her family was more important than her career. Her husband was the lawyer Zdzisław Paprockiwith which she was connected to the book to the book and their collecting. They had a son together.

– The most important for me is personal private life: home, husband, son – said in the weekly “Panorama”. “I think I’m more a woman than an actress,” she added. When she became a widow in November 2021, she decided to live in, where she stays today. On April 3, 2025, Aleksandra Zawierzanka will celebrate his 88th birthday.

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