Krystyna Sienkiewicz

Krystyna Waleria Sienkiewicz (14 February 1935 in Ostrów Mazowiecka – 12 February 2017 in Warsaw) was a Polish actress and singer.

While Krystyna Sienkiewicz's family originally came from Warsaw, she was born on 14 February 1935 in Ostrów Mazowiecka. Her parents died during the World War II (her father was murdered, mother died after an illness). In 1945 Sienkiewicz was adopted by her aunt and moved to Szczytno.

In 1957 she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Krystyna Sienkiewicz debuted as an actress two years earlier, on 1 September 1955 at the Studencki Teatr Satyryków (STS; Student's Theatre of Satirists). Krzysztof Teodor Toeplitz described her as a pink phenomenon of STS (różowe zjawisko STS-u). In 1958 Sienkiewicz performed in her first movie, Farewells by Wojciech Has. From that moment she appeared in more than 20 movies, including Jutro premiera (1962), Lekarstwo na miłość (1967) and Rzeczpospolita Babska (1969).

During her theratrical career she was an actress of: Ateneum Theatre, TR Warszawa, Polish Theatre in Poznań, Theatre of Wola, Rampa Theatre, Finestra Theatre and Warsaw's Comedy Theatre.

As a singer, Krystyna Sienkiewicz was singing Agnieszka Osiecka's poetry.

In 2007 she received the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis.