Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

June 1, 1940

Died

March 6, 1995 (age 54)

Place of Birth

Partów k. Gostynina, Niemcy (obecnie Polska)

Also Known As

Barbara Kwiatkowska

Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass

Barbara Kwiatkowski

IMDb

Barbara Lass

Biography

Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass was a Polish stage and screen actress. Although she received ballet and dance education, she eventually took up an acting career. After her debut role in Tadeusz Chmielewski's comedy "Ewa chce spać" (1957) she gained wider popularity in Poland. In 1959 she left Poland for the West and soon starred in a few major films like "La millième fenêtre" ,with Jean-Louis Trintignant, and "Che gioia vivere", starring Alain Delon. She married film director Roman Polanski in 1959; they divorced in 1962.

Filmography

2012FilmRoman Polanski: A Film Memoiras Self (archive footage)2010FilmCracow by Polanski 1990FilmEine Wahnsinnseheas Herta 1986FilmRosa Luxemburgas Rosas Mutter 1984FilmBlaubartas Rosalinde 1981FilmSting in the Fleshas Ines 1974FilmHow It's Doneas Vacationist 1974FilmEffi Briestas Köchin 1972FilmDoppelspiel in Parisas Renée Borni, seine Geliebte 1970FilmHauser's Memoryas Angelika 1970FilmDer Pfarrer von St. Paulias Dagmar 1967FilmJowitaas Agnieszka 'Jowita' (as Barbara Kwiatkowska)1965FilmSerenade for Two Spiesas Tamara 1964TVGut gefragt ist halb gewonnenas Self 1963FilmRififi in Tokyoas Françoise Merigne 1963FilmVice and Virtueas Prisoner (uncredited)1962FilmSpóźnieni przechodnieas Herself (segment 5)1962FilmLove at Twentyas Basia (segment "Warszawa")1961FilmWerewolf in a Girls' Dormitoryas Priscilla 1961FilmThe Joy of Livingas Franca Fossati 1961FilmOstrożnie yetias Bride (uncredited)1960FilmThe Thousandth Windowas Ania 1960FilmBad Luckas Jola 1960FilmTysiąc talarówas Kasia Wydech 1959FilmWhen Angels Fallas Jeune femme 1959FilmPan Anatol szuka milionaas Iwona Słowikowska 1959FilmObrazki z podróży 1959FilmSłońas uczennica 1958FilmŻołnierz królowej Madagaskaruas Sabina Lemięcka 1958FilmTwo Men and a Wardrobe 1958FilmEwa Wants to Sleepas Ewa Bonecka