Zofia Czerwińska (19 March 1933 – 13 March 2019) was a Polish actress known for her role in the TV series Alternatives 4 in the role of Zofia Balcerkowa.
Czerwińska was born in 1933 in Poznań. She was the only child of Marian and Anna Urszula of the Czerwiński family. She attended the V (five) High school in Gdansk and was said to be an outstanding post-war alumnae.[1] She studied drama at the theatre in Krakow.[2]
She had a long acting career in film and television taking 150 different roles. She was particularly remembered for her role in the TV series Alternatives 4 in the role of Zofia Balcerkowa.[1] She was active in campaigning for animal rights and to curb homophobia.
Czerwińska died in Warsaw in 2019.[3] She had undergone surgery, against expert advice, and had not recovered.[4] Her ashes were buried at the Northern Communal Cemetery in Warsaw (Wólka Węglowa). Mourners included Mariusz Szczygieł, Marian Opania, Radosław Piwowarski, Teresa Lipowska and Ewa Wiśniewska.[5]
She married twice but she divorced her first husband because he was unfaithful and lost the second because she was unfaithful. She had no children.[6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | A Generation | Bartender Lola | ||
| 1958 | Eroica | Jogodka | (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca") | |
| 1958 | Ashes and Diamonds | Barmaid Lili | ||
| 1963 | Gangsterzy i filantropi | Bartender | Uncredited | |
| 1963 | Przygoda noworoczna | New Year's Eve party partaker | Uncredited | |
| 1964 | Dwa zebra Adama | mieszkanka Godów protestujaca pod domem Wiktusów | ||
| 1964 | Skapani w ogniu | Repatriate on the Truck | Uncredited | |
| 1964 | Prawo i pięść | Woman | ||
| 1965 | Three Steps on Earth | Waitress | (segment "Rozwód po Polsku") | |
| 1966 | Wieczór przedswiateczny | |||
| 1966 | Lekarstwo na milosc | Waitress | Uncredited | |
| 1966 | Pieklo i niebo | Angel | Uncredited | |
| 1967 | Mocne uderzenie | Asystentka na konkursie piosenki | ||
| 1968 | Dancing w kwaterze Hitlera | Tourist | ||
| 1968 | The Doll | Woman at Hopfer's | Uncredited | |
| 1969 | Czlowiek z M-3 | Tenant | Uncredited | |
| 1969 | Zbrodniarz, który ukradl zbrodnie | Apolonia M. (witness) | ||
| 1970 | Nowy | Cookie | ||
| 1970 | Paragon, gola! | |||
| 1970 | The Cruise | Passenger | Uncredited | |
| 1970 | Maly | Worker Hotel Manager | ||
| 1971 | I Hate Mondays | Woman in 'Maszynohurt' | Uncredited | |
| 1971 | Jeszcze slychac spiew i rzenie koni | Misztal's daughter | ||
| 1971 | Klopotliwy gosc | Woman with Key | ||
| 1972 | Zabijcie czarna owce | |||
| 1972 | A Slip-up | Woman at accident | Uncredited | |
| 1973 | Man – Woman Wanted | Tenant | ||
| 1975 | Strach | Management woman | Uncredited | |
| 1976 | Obrazki z zycia | Judge | ||
| 1976 | Con amore | Nurse | ||
| 1976 | Motylem jestem, czyli romans czterdziestolatka | Zosia Nowosielska | ||
| 1976 | Brunet wieczorową porą | Jola | ||
| 1977 | Sprawa Gorgonowej | woman in the courtroom in Lviv | Uncredited | |
| 1978 | Wesela nie bedzie | Nurse | Uncredited | |
| 1980 | Wsciekly | Neighbour | Uncredited | |
| 1980 | Golem | Toilet Grandma | ||
| 1981 | Teddy Bear | Candidate for Irena Ochódzka | ||
| 1983 | Okno | Neighbour | ||
| 1983 | Jesli sie odnajdziemy | Ziebinska | ||
| 1983 | Odwet | Uczestniczka zjazdu | ||
| 1985 | Och, Karol | Karol's Mother | ||
| 1986 | Rajska jablon | Kwiryna's Aunt | ||
| 1988 | Sonata marymoncka | Tram passenger | ||
| 1991 | Just Beyond This Forest | Woman on the Train | ||
| 1991 | Dziecko szczescia | Woman from Orphanage | ||
| 1992 | Wielka wsypa | |||
| 2002 | The Pianist | Woman with Soup | ||
| 2003 | King Ubu | Czlonek ludu | ||
| 2009 | Zloty srodek | Wacia | ||
| 2009 | Mniejsze zlo | Kiosk keeper | ||
| 2010 | Milczenie jest zlotem | Tarot Master | ||
| 2011 | Wojna zensko-meska | Old Lady | ||
| 2013 | Kanadyjskie sukienki | Stefka | ||
| 2016 | Przystanek do nieba | Grazyna Kos Branicka | ||
| 2018 | Verliebt in Masuren | Tante Grazyna | (final film role) |