Jankowska-Cieślak, celebrated for her role as Eva in the 1982 Hungarian melodrama Another Way (Egymásra nézve), which earned her the prestigious award, was also a two-time laureate of the Golden Lions at the Polish Feature Film Festival for her performances in Sam na sam (“Alone”) (1977) and Wezwanie (“The Notice”) (1997).
She received further acclaim with the Polish Film Award Eagle for Best Leading Actress for the film Rysa (“Scratch”) (2008).
Her extensive career spanned both film and theatre. Between 1972 and 2008, she graced the stages of Warsaw’s Teatr Dramatyczny, Teatr Polski, and Teatr Powszechny, before joining the Teatr Ateneum in 2008.
Jankowska-Cieślak made her film debut in Janusz Morgenstern’s Trzeba zabić tę miłość (“This love has to be killed”) (1972) and gained wide recognition for her role as Basia Białasówna in the TV series Polskie drogi (“Polish roads”).
Her illustrious film career continued with notable roles: as Agata in Krzysztof Tchórzewski’s Stan wewnętrzny (“Internal state”) (1983), as Anna in Jacek Bromski’s Ceremonia pogrzebowa (“Funeral ceremony”) (1984), and in the critically acclaimed films Zabij mnie, glino (“Kill me, cop”) (1987) and Sztuka kochania (“Art of Loving”) (1989). She earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 15th Polish Feature Film Festival for Maciej Dejczer's 300 mil do nieba (“300 miles to heaven”) (1989).
Jankowska-Cieślak’s final stage appearances included a portrayal of Elizabeth Costello in a production directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski at Nowy Teatr in Warsaw, and her last role in the play Przebłyski at Gudejko Theater, alongside Daniel Olbrychski, directed by Agata Dudy-Gracz.
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Source: PAP