Krystyna Feldman

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Krystyna Feldman
Krystyna Feldman
Flames and flowers placed in front of the entrance to the New Theatre in Poznan, after the actress' death in 2007
Flames and flowers placed in front of the entrance to the New Theatre in Poznan, after the actress' death in 2007

Krystyna Feldman (March 1, 1916 - January 24, 2007) was a Polish actress.

Born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (now Lviv, Ukraine), Feldman starred in theatre productions there until 1944, and later in Łódź, Szczecin, Opole, and Kraków. Since 1983, she performed at the Teatr Nowy in Poznań.

Feldman made her film debut in 1953's Celuloza by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. Her career continued with various supporting roles. She was best known for a male role of an elderly disabled painter Nikifor in Mój Nikifor, for which she won the award for best actress in 2004 at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia and numerous awards at other festivals in the world. She also appeared as the grandmother in the TV sitcom, Świat według Kiepskich.

Krystyna Feldman died of lung cancer in her flat in Poznań, aged 90.

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