Portrait of Grażyna Szapołowska

Grażyna Szapołowska

Acting

Biography

Grażyna Szapołowska (Polish pronunciation: [ɡraˈʐɨna ʂapɔˈwɔfska]; born 19 September 1953) is a Polish film and theatre actress. After passing the baccalauréat she joined at Wroclaw Theatre of Pantomime. In 1977 she graduated from The Theatre Art School in Warsaw. From 1977 until 1984 she was in the theatrical company of the National Theatre, Warsaw. She is best known for starring in A Short Film About Love (1988) by Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski, and in its earlier and shorter form the sixth episode of Dekalog. It was she who suggested to Kieslowski the different ending of the full-length version. She had previously starred in another Kieslowski film, Bez końca.

Born: September 19, 1953

Place of Birth: Bydgoszcz, Poland

Filmography

2025
Pan Mama

as Znana aktorka

2024
2024
Zdrada

as Beata Karolczak

2022
The Green Glove Gang

as Gabriela Soplica

2022
Everyone Knows Better

as Ilona Dobrowolska

2020
Asymmetry

as prosecutor Majewska

2020
365 Days

as Klara Biel

2018
The Crown of the Kings

as Duchess Eufemia of Masovia

2017
Botoxx

as Walentyna

2015
Fanciful

as Pani Mąka

2014
Run Boy Run

as Ewa Staniak

2011
Battle of Warsaw 1920

as Korwin-Piotrowska

2011
Układ Warszawski

as Róża Jackowska

2011
Polnische Ostern

as Irena Blaszczykowski

2011
2010
Little Rose

as Roma Żarska

2010
Trick

as ekspertka Markiewiczowa

2008
Nie kłam kochanie

as Marcin's Mother

2006
Just Love Me

as Babcia

2005
2005
Angel in Love

as damski głos Pawła

2003
Warszawa

as właścicielka samochodu

1999
The Last Days

as Telimena

1998
1997
Our God's Brother

as Helena Modrzejewska

1994
Three Colors: White

as Woman at the Funeral (uncredited)

1993
Beautiful Stranger

as Nieznajoma

1993
Abissinia

as Francesca

1991
1991
Seychelles

as pani Grażyna

1991
1990
1989
Dekalog

as Magda

1989
Lava

as Guardian Angel / Archangel

1989
Decalogue VI

as Magda

1989
Biała wizytówka

as Marisca, żona Hanza Heinricha, potem Bolka

1988
Taboo

as Milka's Mother

1988
Hanussen

as Valery de la Meer

1987
The Magnate

as Marisca von Teuss

1987
The Young Magician

as Michał's Mother

1987
Komediantka

as Nicoletta

1986
1985
Visiting Van Gogh

as Marie Grafenstein

1985
Medium

as Teacher Luiza

1985
No End

as Urszula Zyro

1985
Przyspieszenie

as Grażyna / Script Girl

1985
Flowers of Reverie

as Mária, Majláth felesége

1984
Fort 13

as Wife

1984
Ivy

as Ewa

1983
Big Shar

as Żona "Wielkiego Szu"

1982
Another Way

as Livia Horváth

1981
The Big Picnic

as Prostitute

1979
Hotel klasy lux

as Wojtan's Friend

1978
1976
Calling 07

as prostytutka Lidia Dorecka, wspólniczka Ławreckich