Ewa Dałkowska

Ewa Dałkowska (10 April 1947 – 8 June 2025) was a Polish actress. She performed in more than 50 films from the 1970s onwards.

Life and career

Dałkowska was born in Wrocław, Poland. She graduated from the University of Wrocław in 1970 and from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in 1972. Thereafter she began appearing on stage and film; her first notable screen role was in the 1975 drama film Nights and Days. She worked with directors such as Andrzej Wajda, Jan Englert, Krystyna Janda, Agnieszka Holland and Krzysztof Zanussi.

During the time of Martial law in Poland (1981–1983), Dałkowska was active in the underground. Her involvement in democratic transformation in Poland brought her the Order of Polonia Restituta, Officer's Cross, in 2007.