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Born in Poland to accomplished thespian parents, Grazyna Dylag and Aleksander Mikolajczak, Izabella Miko could dance before she could walk. She began to pursue her dream career as a ballerina as soon as the opportunity was available to her at the age of 10. Izabella was accepted at the National Ballet School in Warsaw, though her teachers were concerned about what seemed to be some flexibility limitations of her body. At the age of 15, she was recruited to go to New York on full scholarship and study at the School of American Ballet. However, her body could no longer withstand the rigors of a seven-day a week ballet-training schedule, and in 1997 she suffered from a series of injuries to her vertebrae, knee and ankle injuries, ending her career as a ballet dancer.
She found herself 17 years old and wondering what career she would ever find that would fulfill her the same way dance did. While back in Warsaw and recovering, a casting director who was working with Izabella's parents asked if she would play a part in a TV movie, "Lithuania You're My Motherland". She accepted, not knowing where else to turn. Having been bitten by the acting bug, Miko was headed back to America shortly before her 18th birthday. She immediately began training at The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and laying the groundwork for a successful career as an actor.
She went to Los Angeles just after she turned 18, and a series of fortuitous event resulted in her landing the role in Jerry Bruckheimer's Coyote Ugly (2000) playing "Cammie". This role put her on the map in Hollywood, leading to a slew of magazine covers and billboards. She followed "Coyote Ugly" with a leading role in J.S. Cardone's The Forsaken (2001) and Minimal Knowledge (2002). She has also appeared in The Shore (2006), starring alongside Lesley Ann Warren and Ben Gazzara. Miko than starred alongside actors Derek Jacobi and Michael Lonsdale in Bye Bye Blackbird (2005). Her portrayal of Alice, a circus trapeze artist in the early 1900s, was the perfect combination of Izabella's most innate talents. She prepared for this role with a rigorous three-month training schedule on both the flying and static trapeze. Utilizing her dance and trapeze skills, along with rapidly learned tightrope walking, she secured a part time role of Raia, a member of the "Circus of Crime" circus troop in the 2011 NBC series The Cape (2011).- Actor
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Born in Lódz, Poland, in 1938. Director, playwright, scriptwriter, and actor. Graduated in ethnology, literature and history from Warsaw University in 1959. Graduated from Lódz Film Academy in directing in 1962. Feature debut: _Identification Marks - None_ (Rysopis, 1964, scr., dir, act.), awarded in Warsaw 1964 and Arnhem 1965. Other films: _Walkover_ (Walkower, 1965, scr., act.), awarded in Mannheim; _The Barrier_ (Bariera, 1966, scr.), awarded in Bergamo 1966 and Valladolid 1968; _Le Depart_ (1967, scr., belg. prod.), Grand Prix in Wets Berlin); _Dialogue 20-40-60_ (Dialog 20-40-60, 1968, scr. - Polish part of "The Twenty Years Olds", czech. prod.); _Hands Up!_ (Rece do gory!, 1967)- Cinematographer
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Esteemed cinematographer known for his long, durable association with Sidney Lumet. Trained at the Polish Film School in his native Lódz. After he immigrated to the U.S.A. he began working in commercials filming hundreds of memorable spots for IBM, Xerox, American Express, Pepsi ,Coca Cola, Chrysler revival with Lee Iacocca, Toyota and hundreds more. Breakthrough film was his work on the gritty urban thriller Prince of the City his first collaboration with Sidney Lumet. Bartkowiak worked on the director's next 11 films over the next 12 years. Bartkowiak became much in demand after his taut camera work in Speed and has worked three times for Barbra Streisand in Broadway Album Video, Nuts and The Mirror Has Two Faces. Some of the directors that Bartkowiak collaborated with are James Ivory, John Huston, Tony Scott, Billy Friedkin James Brooks, Ivan Reitman, Jan de Bont, Dick Donner, Taylor Hackford Producer Joel Silver started his directorial career with Romeo Must Die. And continued with Exit Wounds, Cradle to the Grave. Recently re released DOOM on Netflix, was called one of the best 15 action films .- Actor
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A minor prototype of the "Runyon-esque" character for more than three decades, Polish-born actor George E. Stone (né Gerschon Lichtenstein, on May 18, 1903) was, in actuality, a close friend of writer Damon Runyan and would play scores of colorful "dees, dem and dos" cronies throughout the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. With great names such as Johnnie the Shiek, Boots Burnett, Ice Box Hamilton, Wires Kagel, Ropes McGonigle, Society Max, and Toothpick Charlie, Stone delighted audiences in scores of crimers for decades.
A vaudeville and Broadway hoofer in the interim, the runt-sized Stone (5'3") finally scored in his first "grownup" part as the Sewer Rat in the silent drama 7th Heaven (1927) starring the once-popular romantic pair Charles Farrell and (Academy Award winner) Janet Gaynor. As "Georgie" sounded too child-like, he began billing himself as "George E. Stone." From there he was featured in a number of "tough guy" potboilers, particularly for Warner Bros. So typed was he as a henchman or thug, that he found few films outside the genre. His gunsels often possessed a yellow streak and could be both broadly comic or threatening in nature, with more than a few of them ending up on a morgue slab before film's end, including his Earl Williams on The Front Page (1931) and Otero in the classic gangster flick Little Caesar (1931).
Included in George's many films were a number of Oscar-quality pictures , including The Racket (1928), Cimarron (1931), Five Star Final (1931), 42nd Street (1933), Viva Villa! (1934), Anthony Adverse (1936), North West Mounted Police (1940), Pickup on South Street (1953), The Robe (1953), Broken Lance (1954), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), Guys and Dolls (1955), Some Came Running (1958), Some Like It Hot (1959), Pocketful of Miracles (1961). Arguably, Stone's most popular, if not prolific, role was when he replaced Charles Wagenheim as The Runt in the second of the "Boston Blackie" film series, Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941) that starred Chester Morris as the title detective. The series lasted eight years.
Suffering from failing eyesight in later years, George was virtually blind by the late 1950s but, thanks to friends, managed to secure sporadic film and TV work. From 1958 on, Stone could be glimpsed in a recurring role on the popular courtroom series Perry Mason (1957) as a court clerk. Married to second wife Marjorie Ramey in 1946, 64-year-old George died following a stroke on May 26, 1967 in Woodland Hills, California, and was survived by two sisters.- Actor
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Borys Szyc, a multi-talented figure in the Polish entertainment scene, is best known for his work as a movie and theatre actor. After performing in a high school theatrical play based on Slawomir Mrozek's "Serenade", he decided to dedicate himself to acting. He graduated the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. His performances in movies such as Vinci (2004), Testosteron (2007), and The Mole (2011), have earned him widespread recognition. In addition to acting, Szyc has showcased his musical talent by releasing a single with Justyna Steczkowska and his debut album "Feelin' Good" in 2008. He also demonstrates his entrepreneurial spirit by owning a restaurant in Warsaw. His diverse talents truly set him apart in the industry.- Wojciech Zielinski was born on 23 April 1979 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He is an actor, known for Sluzby specjalne (2014), The Man with the Magic Box (2017) and The Christening (2010).
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Piotr Fronczewski graduated from PWST (Public Upper School of Theatre) in Warsaw and made himself one of the most popular and skilled actors in Poland. Born in Lodz in 1946, he started very early in Teatr Narodowy where he worked as an extra for one season. His career didn't take off fast but he gained some experience. He moved to Teatr Wspolczesny in 1969 and worked in plays by Jean Cau and Carlo Gozzi to name a few. This stage veteran also worked in theatres Dramatyczny (where he spent 10 years, 1973 - 1983), Studio and others. First screen appearance was in the movie Wolne miasto (1958) when Piotr was only 12 years old. Another roles followed. He charmed the audience in The Promised Land (1975) in his episodic role, then sang in musical Hello, Fred the Beard (1978) (where he teamed up with Gabriela Kownacka for the first time), played Professor Ambrozy in Pan Kleks w kosmosie (1988) and lately became the head of the family in comedy series Rodzina zastepcza (1999). His filmography includes all genres that are known as his roles are different every time. He continues his work as a stage actor. People consider him one of the most talented Polish actors of all time.- Writer
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Jerzy Kosinski was born on 14 June 1933 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He was a writer and actor, known for Being There (1979), Reds (1981) and The Painted Bird (2019). He was married to Kiki von Fraunhofer-Kosinski and Mary Emma (Hayward) Weir. He died on 3 May 1991 in New York City, New York, USA.- Actress
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Marta Nieradkiewicz is a Polish actress known for her work in theater and movies. She completed her education at the National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz in 2007. She has been part of various theater groups, including the Polish Theatre in Bydgoszcz (2008-2012), the Jan Kochanowski Theatre in Opole (2012-2013), and since 2013, she has been an actress at the Stary Theatre in Krakow. In her movie career, she is recognized for her roles in Floating Skyscrapers (2013), Wild Roses (2017), and Lek (2023). She also played the character Ola Serafin in the TV series Ultraviolet (2017).- Cinematographer
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Pawel Edelman was born on 26 June 1958 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He is a cinematographer, known for The Pianist (2002), Oliver Twist (2005) and The Ghost Writer (2010).- The multi-faceted Polish-born performer Lili Valenty appeared in a dozen or so Broadway plays in the 30s, 40s and 50s, then went on to enliven a number of routine on-camera projects in her twilight years. Born at the turn of the century, she received her start on the German stage where she became a star. In the early 1930s she emigrated to America and tried to parlay her European success into stardom here. Although she fell quite short, she did launch a moderately successful career on both radio and the Broadway stage. Some of her NY theater productions included "Bitter Stream" (her debut) 1936, "Cue for Passion" (1940), "The Land Is Bright" (1941), "Sky Drift" (1945), and "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" (1950). In 1955 she was a replacement in the role of Baroness Livenbaum in the successful Broadway production of "Anastasia" starring Viveca Lindfors and Eugenie Leontovich, which later went on tour. Lili later transitioned into the film and TV mediums, predominantly in decorative fluff unworthy of her talents. Although she made her film debut in support of Anna Magnani in the melodrama Wild Is the Wind (1957), she continued rather inauspiciously from there with a minor dowager role in Can-Can (1960), and typical ethnic parts in The Story of Ruth (1960), the Troy Donahue / Suzanne Pleshette romantic excursion Rome Adventure (1962), one of Elvis Presley's weaker vehicles Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962), and the Jayne Mansfield "comedy" It Happened in Athens (1962). Sometimes billed as "Lili Valenti", she appeared sparingly after this as various mamas, madames, gypsies, nuns, ballet teachers, and the like on episodic TV. She died in Los Angeles in 1987 at age 86 and left no survivors.
- Agnieszka Wiedlocha is a Polish actress who graduated from the National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz. She began her acting journey at the Stefan Jaracz Theatre in Lodz, earning the "Golden Mask" award for her debut performance. On television, she first gained recognition for her role as Lena Sajkowska in the series Czas honoru. Powstanie (2014). Her movie career took off with the romantic comedy Planet Single (2016). Her performance was widely appreciated, leading to her reprising her role in two sequels to the movie.
- Stanislaw Mikulski was born on 1 May 1929 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Hans Kloss: More Than Death at Stake (2012), Stawka wieksza niz zycie (1968) and Zaczarowane podwórko (1974). He was married to Wanda, Malgorzata Bloch and Jadwiga Rutkiewicz. He died on 27 November 2014 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Gregory Wagrowski was born on 4 April 1956 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He is an actor and director, known for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), JAG (1995) and ER (1994).
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Andrzej Sapkowski was born on 21 June 1948 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He is a writer, known for The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021), The Witcher (2019) and The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep.- Director
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Zbigniew Rybczynski (Rib-chin-ski) was born on January 27, 1949, in Lodz, Poland, but was raised in Warsaw, where he attended an arts high school and was trained as a painter. He went on to study cinematography at the world-renowned Lodz Film School, where he began experimenting with the film medium. His first projects were Kwadrat (1972) and "Take Five" (1972). Along with his other works, they broke new ground in the use of pixelation, optical printing, animation and other compositional film devices. "Zbig", as he's known, was active in the avant-garde group Warsztat Formy Filmowej and he cooperated with Se-Ma-For Studios in Lodz, where his art movies were shot, including Plamuz (1973), Zupa (1975), Nowa ksiazka (1976) and Tango (1981). At the same time he worked as a cinematographer on several feature films, including shorts by 'Andrzej Baranski', Piotr Andrejew and the acclaimed The Dancing Hawk (1977) by 'Grzegorz Krolikiewicz'.
Between 1977 and 1983 Rybczynski worked in Austria, where Weg Zum Nachbarn (1977) and Mein Fenster (1979) were made. He also set up a visual effects studio in Vienna for Austrian TV. As the director of photography, co-writer and editor, he contributed to the cult horror feature Angst (1983) (also known as "Fear"), directed by Gerald Kargl. In the meantime, Zbig was involved in the Solidarity (Solidarnosc) movement in Poland. When martial law was declared, he received political asylum in Austria and it was there that he learned of his Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film nomination for "Tango". After winning the Oscar for that film in 1983, Zbig and his family emigrated to the US and settled in New York City. At his Manhattan and Hoboken (NJ) studios, equipped with state-of-the-art high definition video, Rybczynski conceived and produced - as the first filmmaker ever- pioneer video films using HD technology. In 1984 he was assigned by
- Krzysztof Artur Janczar was born on 14 April 1974 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He is an actor, known for M jak milosc (2000), Fenomen (2010) and Television Theater (1953).
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Michal Sobocinski was born on 10 August 1987 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Father (2007), Moja dziewczyna (2008) and Filip (2022).- Bronislaw Wroclawski was born on 31 August 1951 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He is an actor, known for 365 Days (2020), King Size (1988) and The Reverse (2009).
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Piotr Trzaskalski was born on 5 February 1964 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He is a director and writer, known for Edi (2002), My Father's Bike (2012) and Mistrz (2005).- Actress
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Iwona Bielska was born on 7 September 1952 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Krew z krwi (2012), Wesele (2004) and On the Silver Globe (1988).- Cinematographer
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Piotr Sobocinski was born on 3 February 1958 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He was a cinematographer, known for Three Colors: Red (1994), Hearts in Atlantis (2001) and Marvin's Room (1996). He was married to Hanna Mikuc. He died on 26 March 2001 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Magdalena Komornicka was born on 10 October 1968 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Schindler's List (1993), Naprawde krótki film o milosci, zabijaniu i jeszcze jednym przykazaniu (1993) and M jak milosc (2000).
- Anita Poddebniak was born on 2 September 1960 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. She is an actress, known for Killing Eve (2018), Aftermath (2012) and The Mole (2011).
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Grazyna Dlugolecka is a Polish movie actress who completed her studies at National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz in 1976. She first gained recognition for her role in Opis obyczajów (1973). She then starred in The Story of Sin (1975), which further elevated her popularity. In the early 1980s, she moved to Sweden where she continued her acting career, performing in theaters in Malmö and Stockholm, including the Royal Dramatic Theatre. She also collaborates with theaters in Italy.