Elżbieta Czyżewska

Elżbieta Czyżewska
Elżbieta Czyżewska (2007)
Born
Elżbieta Justyna Czyżewska

(1938-05-14)May 14, 1938
Warsaw, Poland
DiedJune 17, 2010(2010-06-17) (aged 72)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materNational Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw (Master of Fine Arts
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OccupationActress
Years active1958–2010
Notable workDonna Frasquetta Salero in The Saragossa Manuscript (1964)
Melinda Kalman in Music Box (1989)
Spouses
(m. 1959; div. 1965)
(m. 1965; div. 1977)
AwardsObie Award (1990)

Elżbieta Justyna Czyżewska (May 14, 1938 – June 17, 2010) was a Polish actress active in both Poland and the United States. She began her career in Poland and then moved to New York City in the 1960s.

She gained critical acclaim in the early 1960s that culminated in breakthrough performances in The Saragossa Manuscript (1964, dir. Wojciech Jerzy Has), Marriage of Convenience (1966, dir. Stanisław Bareja) and Everything for Sale (1969, dir. Andrzej Wajda). Czyżewska received the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress in 1990 for Crowbar.