Iga Cembrzyńska, born Maria Elżbieta Cembrzyńska, also known as Iga Cembrzyńska-Kondratiuk (2 July 1939) is a Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 actress. She is also screenwriter, composer, film director and producer - she runs her own film company Iga Film.

She is married to a well-known Polish film director Andrzej Kondratiuk.

First Iga Cembrzyńska studied philosophy at Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika in Toruń

Torun

Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....

 and later at Theatrical Academy in Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

 from which she graduated in 1962. She performed in several prominent theatres in Warsaw like: Teatr Powszechny, Teatr Komedia and Teatr Ateneum.

She is best known for her film roles in The Saragossa Manuscript

The Saragossa Manuscript (film)

The Saragossa Manuscript is a 1965 Polish film directed by Wojciech Has, based on the 1815 novel The Manuscript Found in Saragossa by Jan Potocki. Set primarily in Spain, it tells a frame story containing gothic, picaresque and erotic elements...

(1964) and almost all films directed by her husband Andrzej Kondratiuk.

Filmography

1. Salto
   Salto (film)
   Salto is a film drama by written and directed by Polish director Tadeusz Konwicki. It was released on 11 June 1965 in Poland. The director of photography is Kurt Weber and the music was by Wojciech Kilar. The title can be translated as "somersault" in English, or it can be seen as a reference to a...
   
   (1965)
2. The Saragossa Manuscript
   The Saragossa Manuscript (film)
   The Saragossa Manuscript is a 1965 Polish film directed by Wojciech Has, based on the 1815 novel The Manuscript Found in Saragossa by Jan Potocki. Set primarily in Spain, it tells a frame story containing gothic, picaresque and erotic elements...
   
   , Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie (1965)
3. Komedia z pomyłek (1967) (TV)
4. Stawka większa niż życie
   Stawka wieksza niz zycie
   Stawka większa niż życie is a very successful cult Polish black and white TV series about the adventures of a Polish secret agent, Hans Kloss , who acts as a double agent in the Abwehr during Second World War in occupied Poland.The series was...
   
   (1 episode, TV series)
5. Ściana czarownic (1967)
6. Jowita (1967)
7. Hydrozagadka
   Hydrozagadka
   Hydrozagadka is a Polish superhero comedy film. During a summer heat wave, all the water in Warsaw is puzzlingly disappearing. Scientists secretly call upon As , a superhero who passes his days living as a mild-mannered engineer, to try to solve the mystery...
   
   (1970) (TV)
8. Motodrama (1971)
9. Skorpion, Panna i Łucznik (1973)
10. Jak to się robi (1974)
11. Smuga cienia (1976)
12. Pełnia (1980)
13. Levins Mühle (1980)
14. Gwiezdny pył (1982)
15. Hotel Polan und seine Gäste (1982) (TV)
16. Yokohama (1982)
17. Klakier (1983)
18. Krzyk (1983)
19. Engagement (1984) (TV)
20. Widziadło (1984) (voice)
21. Cztery pory roku (1985)
22. Big Bang
    Big Bang (film)
    Big Bang is a 2007 Korean film by Jeong-woo Park....
    
    (1986) (TV)
23. Rajska jabłoń (1986)
24. Dziewczęta z Nowolipek (1986)
25. Siekierezada (1986)
26. Pay Off (1987) (TV)
27. Crimen (1988) TV mini-series
28. Powroty (1989)
29. Mleczna droga (1991) (TV)
30. Ene
31. Panna z mokrą głową (1994)
32. Wrzeciono czasu (1995)
33. Słoneczny zegar (1997)
34. Córa marnotrawna (2001)
35. Szycie na goraco (2004) (TV)
36. Bar pod młynkiem (2005) (TV)
37. Na dobre i na złe (1 epiѕode, TV series)

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