Magdalena Łazarkiewicz | |
Birthname: | Magdalena Holland |
Birth Date: | 6 June 1954 |
Birth Place: | Warsaw, Poland |
Occupation: | Film director, screenwriter |
Yearsactive: | 1979 – present |
Magdalena Łazarkiewicz, née Holland (born 6 July 1954) is a Polish film director and screenwriter.
Magdalena Łazarkiewicz was born on 6 July 1954 in Warsaw as a daughter of Polish communist politician Henryk Holland,[1] who was of Jewish origins and his wife, Polish Catholic journalist Irena Rybczyńska-Holland. Łazarkiewicz graduated in cultural studies from the University of Wrocław and radio and television studies from the University of Silesia in Katowice.
She is the sister of Polish film director Agnieszka Holland[2] and an aunt of storyboard artist Katarzyna Adamik. Magdalena Łazarkiewicz was married to director Piotr Łazarkiewicz until he died in 2008. They have two children.