Pola Raksa

Known for

Acting

Born

April 14, 1941 (age 85)

Birthplace

Lida, Nowogródzkie, Polska [obecnie Lida, Białoruś]

Biography

Pola Raksa (born 14 April 1941) is one of the most popular actresses in the history of Polish cinema. In the 1960s and 1970s, she was considered a sex symbol in Polish cinema. She is best known for her role as Marusia in the television series Czterej pancerni i pies (Four Tank-Men and a Dog). For her contribution to Polish culture, she received the Gold Cross of Merit (1974) and the "Meritorious Cultural Activist" Badge (1979). In 2003, readers of the "Super Express" magazine called her the most beautiful of all Polish blondes.

Best known work

The Saragossa Manuscript

1966

Four Tank-Men and a Dog

1966

The Ashes

1965

The Devil from Seventh Grade

1960

No More Divorces

1964

Hijacking Agatha

1993

Zosya

1967

Aria for an Athlete

1979

Tulipan

1987

Adventure with a Song

1969

Filmography

1993
Hijacking Agatha
as mama Agaty
1987
TulipanTV
as Barbara Kubicka, przeprowadzająca wywiad z "Tulipanem" (1 episode)
1981
Nothing Stands in the Way
as Irena, żona Pawła
1979
Aria for an Athlete
as Cecylia
1974
Snowfall
as Lengyel partizánlány
1970
Pogoń za Adamem
as Kama / Zofia Zabłocka
1969
Adventure with a Song
as Mariola Brońska
1968
Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Three
as Marusia "Ogoniok"
1968
Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Four
as Marusia "Ogoniok"
1968
Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Two
as Marusia "Ogoniok" ("A Dog's Claw")
1967
Paryż - Warszawa bez wizy
as Elżbieta
1967
Zosya
as Zosya
1967
Bicz Boży
as Hania
1966
Nocturne
as Iveta
1966
Four Tank-Men and a DogTV
as Marusia (14 episodes)
1966
The Saragossa Manuscript
as Inezilia
1965
Kapitan Sowa na tropieTV
as Zuzanna Gawlik (8 episodes)
1965
The Ashes
as Helena de With
1965
Beata
as Beata Kłosowicz
1965
Blue Room
as Izabela
1964
A Lady from the Window
as Hedwiga / Marysia Kalinowska
1964
No More Divorces
as Krysia (Segment 2)
1963
Their Everyday Life
as Grażyna
1962
Klub kawalerów
as Marynia
1961
Rzeczywistość
as Marysia