Magdalena Łazarkiewicz

Known for

Directing

Born

June 6, 1954 (age 72)

Birthplace

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

Biography

Magdalena Łazarkiewicz, née Holland (born 6 July 1954 in Warsaw) is a Polish film director and screenwriter.

Magdalena Łazarkiewicz was born in Warsaw as a daughter of Polish Jewish communist politician Henryk Holland and his wife, Polish Catholic journalist Irena Rybczyńska-Holland. Łazarkiewicz graduated cultural studies from University of Wrocław and radio and television studies from University of Silesia in Katowice.

She is a sister of Polish film director Agnieszka Holland and an aunt of storyboard artist Katarzyna Adamik. Magdalena Łazarkiewicz was married with director Piotr Łazarkiewicz until his death in 2008. They have two children – son Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz (composer) and...