Barbara Lass
Date of birth: 1940-06-01
Place of birth: Partów k. Gostynina, Niemcy (obecnie Polska)
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Barbara Kwiatkowska , Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass, Barbara Kwiatkowski
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.
Movie Credits
Effi Briest
1974-06-20
When 17-year-old Effi Briest marries the elderly Baron von Instetten, she moves to a small, isolated
Der Pfarrer von St. Pauli
1970-01-01
A former U-boat commander becomes a pastor to ease the suffering of young Hamburg women in trouble.
The Thousandth Window
1960-05-27
An old man against the public housing project.
Obrazki z podróży
1959-01-01
A small cardboard train embarks on a long journey full of strange events.
Tysiąc talarów
1960-02-22
An average notary finds a small fortune of coins hidden in his fireplace alongside a manuscript dati
Spóźnieni przechodnie
1962-09-03
Five short stories. (1) “Czas przybliża, czas oddala” – Edward recalls his unfulfilled love for Ann
Ewa Wants to Sleep
1958-03-17
Ewa Bonecka, a young student about to start school in a new place finds herself without a place to s
Słoń
1959-01-01
A short film based on a story by Sławomir Mrożek of the same title. The need to have an elephant in
When Angels Fall
1959-12-31
The twenty-one-minute-film is set in a men's public rest room and recounts the day to day existence
The Joy of Living
1961-05-11
Ulisse is a naive young man out looking for a job after being released from the army. He drops the o
How It's Done
1974-08-02
Two ambitious men - one a self-described director, another a self-described writer, meet on a train
Ostrożnie yeti
1961-01-20
Absurd gag comedy about a grotesque pursuit of a "snow man" allegedly imported to Poland. A box with
Rififi in Tokyo
1963-03-29
Van Hekken, an old gangster, arrives in Tokyo to direct a bank hold-up in order to get a very valuab
Jowita
1967-09-29
Marek is a promising athlete having his share of affairs with women. One day at masquerade ball he m
Sting in the Flesh
1981-05-01
Ines and Hans try to save their crumbling marriage with a vacation trip. With three children, the gr
Doppelspiel in Paris
1972-07-27
Serenade for Two Spies
1965-08-18
An international gang of gun dealers in the USA has stolen the prototype of a laser rifle from a Ger
Hauser's Memory
1970-11-24
A scientist is persuaded by the government to inject himself with the brain fluid of a dying colleag
Eine Wahnsinnsehe
1990-10-26
A trusting, naive police officer is prepared to follow the ever new ideas and quirks of his spirited
Two Men and a Wardrobe
1958-04-22
The film features two men who emerge from the sea carrying a large wardrobe, which they proceed to c
Rosa Luxemburg
1986-04-10
Polish socialist and Marxist Rosa Luxemburg works tirelessly in the service of revolution in early 2
Blaubart
1984-10-27
An internist is accused of murdering the sixth of his seven wives. During the court hearing, numerou
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
2012-10-09
An interview with film director Roman Polanski conducted during his period of house arrest, discussi
Pan Anatol szuka miliona
1959-03-09
Mister Anatol investigates a gang of thieves looking after a young woman who has just won a lottery.
Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory
1961-11-09
The new science teacher Dr. Julian Olcott with a mysterious past arrives in an institutional boardin
Bad Luck
1960-04-04
To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one
Love at Twenty
1962-06-22
Love at Twenty unites five directors from five different countries to present their different perspe
Cracow by Polanski
2010-06-28
Roman Polanski lived in Cracow/Krakow during 1936-1955 - almost 20 years of his life. These years fo
Żołnierz królowej Madagaskaru
1958-11-14
A shy lawyer tries to win the hand of a beautiful girl and hilarities ensue.
Vice and Virtue
1963-03-01
1944 : Occupied France. Juliette (Vice) is Wehrmacht General Bamberg's mistress and enjoys a privile