- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBarbara Kwiatkowska
- Barbara Kwiatkowska was a girl from the Polish countryside. One day, she took part in a competition called "Piekne dziewczyny na ekrany" ("Pretty Girls on to the Screens"). She won and landed the title role of "Ewa Bonecka" in the comedy Eva Wants to Sleep (1958) as the main prize. During filming, she met Roman Polanski, whom she later married. In the 60s, she left Poland. She changed her last name to Lass for the sake of foreign viewers.
- IMDb mini biography by: Artrur Gutynski<agutyn@boss.zie.pg.gda.pl>
- SpousesLeszek Zadlo(1980 - ?) (her death)Karlheinz Böhm(April 22, 1963 - 1980) (divorced, 1 child)Roman Polanski(September 19, 1959 - 1962) (divorced)
- Children
- RelativesSamuel Böhm(Grandchild)
- Karlheinz and Barbara have a daughter, Katharina Böhm
- 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 The Joy of Living (with Alain Delon).
- Kwiatkowska was opposed to the Communist regime in Poland and cooperated with the United States-controlled Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, which transmitted anti-communist propaganda, information and programmes free from censorship to Poland.
- She played roles in several Italian, French and German films such as Krzysztof Zanussi's "Bluebeard" (1984) and in "Sting in the Flesh" (1981).
- Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass was a Polish actress. Although she received ballet and dance education, she eventually took up an acting career.
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