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𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬ł𝐚𝐰𝐚 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥-𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥ó𝐰𝐧𝐚 (April 23, 1908 - August 7, 1958) was born in Warsaw as the daughter of a railroad worker. Since childhood, she wanted to become an actress, although in her youth she ran a small kindergarten. She later became a teacher, but this did not satisfy her ambitions. She enrolled in drama courses in 1932, and later became a cast member at the National Theater in Warsaw. She was not received kindly, but one of the prominent actors Ludwik Solski offered her a role in the play , "Dożywocie" ("The Annuity") for an ill actress on the day of the premiere. Her success contributed to her participation in films such as , "Florian" (1938), , "Rena" (1938), "Serce matki" ("Mother's Heart") (1938), "Wrzos" ("Heather") (1938), "O czym się nie mówi" ("What is Not Said About") (1939). In 1939 she married actor Eustachy Kojałłowicz, who supported her career. Theater was her greatest love. During World War II, she refused to play theater for the Germans. After the Warsaw Uprising, she found herself in a camp in Pruszkow. French soldiers pinned her photograph from the film, "Rena" above their bed. Later she acted in the Theater in Szczecin. During a dress rehearsal of ,"Genius and Madness," she collapsed on stage. She died at the age of fifty. She is still revered today for her great sense of humor, majestic beauty and great talent.