Alina Janowska

Janowska in 2010

Alina Maria Janowska-Zabłocka (16 April 1923 – 13 November 2017) was a Polish actress. She was known for her roles in Zakazane piosenki and in Samson (by Andrzej Wajda). From 1970 to 1974, she starred in the comedy series Czterdziestolatek.

Biography

Janowska was born in 1923 in Warsaw, Poland. She came from a wealthy family.[1] She was arrested on the night of 23 April 1942 for helping a Jewish family. She was imprisoned for 7 months in Pawiak in Warsaw.[2] She was a member of the Warsaw Uprising.[3]

In 1963, she married fencer Wojciech Zabłocki.

Janowska died on 13 November 2017 in Warsaw from Alzheimer's disease, aged 94.[4]

References

  1. "Alina Janowska - aktorka? nie, tancerka!". 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. Kłos, Grzegorz (1 August 2017). "Wołali na nią "Setka", bo zawsze można było na nią liczyć. Alina Janowska walczyła w Powstaniu Warszawskim". Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. "Powstańcze Biogramy - Alina Janowska". www.1944.pl. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. "Mąż Aliny Janowskiej o aktorce: Alina nie wstaje z łóżka". Fakt.pl. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

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