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- Gabriela Kownacka is one of those stunning actresses with career that lasts for decades. She was born in Wroclaw, Poland in 1952 and appeared on screen 20 years later in Andrzej Wajda's _Wesele (1972)_. She graduated from PWST (Public Upper School of Theatre) in Warsaw in 1975 and gave first performance on stage soon after. She worked in various theatres icluding Kwadrat (1975 - 1978), Teatr Wspolczesny (1978 - 1984) and Studio (1984 - 1999). Since 1999 she's worked in Teatr Narodowy gaining critic's acclaim. She became popular after her role in Jerzy Hoffman's movie - Tredowata (1977) for which she won Zbigniew Cybulski Award for the most talented actress. Since then she worked on both Polish and international productions.
- IMDb mini biography by: runawaygoat
- SpouseWaldemar Kownacki(1975 - 1985) (divorced, 1 child)
- Underwent successful chemotherapy in 2005 and returned to work soon after in theatre play: "Pozwol mi odejsc". Ironically, she played a woman dying of cancer. She accepted the part before she was diagnosed with her own illness.
- Had one child with ex-husband Waldemar Kownacki - a son named Franciszek Kownacki (b.1983).
- Died at age 58 after 6 years of battling breast cancer [November 30, 2010].
- Was buried in Cmentarz ewangelicko-augsburski w Warszawie. Attendees at her funeral were Maja Komorowska, Joanna Szczepkowska, Piotr Fronczewski, Golda Tencer, Ewa Zietek, Marian Opania, Wojciech Malajkat [December 7, 2010].
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