Beautiful polka women. Poles: character, national traits, culture. Mentality of the Poles. Cultural contribution: literature

Proud posture, confident, but at the same time flirtatious look of the crafty light eyes and the manners of real queens. Young and beautiful Polish women are, without a doubt, one of the main attractions of their country.

Interestingly, girls who were born in completely different countries often consider themselves Polish, for example, actresses Mia Wasikowska and Yvonne Strahovski (both from Australia). And our beloved also has Polish roots.

And we found a lot more charming beauties from Poland on Instagram - and here are the most intriguing of them.

But this blond angel is Olya Tsyupa.

Now, having taken the pseudonym DJ Slavic, but before that she managed to become famous by taking part in the performance of Polish performers Donatan and Cleo, who represented their country at Eurovision 2014 with the song “My Słowianie” (“We are Slavs”). Olya washed her clothes so sexy that you should see it!

One of national characteristics Polish cuisine is rich in a variety of sausages, which are used as an appetizer for the country's favorite beer or as one of the ingredients of the national dish bigus (with stewed cabbage and mushrooms).

And high in calories. How Polish women manage to maintain such amazing figures is a real mystery...

Outdoor activities such as horseback riding, hiking and cycling are gaining popularity in the country, and in Poland you can find many scenic routes for such walks - both near big cities (Krakow, Gdansk or Warsaw) and in the provinces.

Polish cinema is one of the most developed in Eastern Europe. Many Polish films are widely known outside Poland, for example, “Pharaoh” (1966), “The Flood” (1974), “The Witch Doctor” (1982), “With Fire and Sword” (1999), “Kamo khryadeshi” (2001). In Poland, earlier than in the USSR / Russia, M. Bulgakov’s novel “The Master and Margarita” was filmed. Polish directors Roman Polanski, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Agnieszka Holland, Andrzej Wajda, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Andrzej Zulawski, Krzysztof Zanussi made a great contribution to the development of world cinema.

Note regarding the spelling of actresses' last names: in Polish, the majority female surnames have the ending “a”, while in Russian it is customary to write female Polish surnames with the ending “aya”, for example, the Polish surname Skłodowska is traditionally written in Russian as Sklodovskaya. In both Polish and Russian, Polish surnames are declined by case.

25th place. Ewa Wiśniewska(born April 25, 1942, Warsaw) - Polish theater and film actress. She played Princess Kurcevich in the highest-grossing modern Polish film of the 90s, “With Fire and Sword” (1999), receiving the Orly Award for the best for this role. female role background.

24th place. Grazyna Barszczewska(born May 1, 1947, Warsaw) - Polish theater, film, radio, television and cabaret actress. In 1999 she received the "Wielki Splendor" prize, awarded by Polish Radio to the best actor in a radio drama.

23rd place. Elżbieta Barszczewska(November 29, 1913, Warsaw - October 14, 1987) - Polish theater, film and television actress. She played the role of Beata in the 1937 film “The Witch Doctor” (a remake of this film is the famous Russian film “The Witch Doctor” of 1982).

22nd place. Joanna Opozda(born February 7, 1988, Busko-Zdroj, Poland) is a Polish actress and model.

21st place. Elżbieta Starostecka(born October 6, 1943, Rogow, Poland) - Polish theater and film actress, singer. Winner of the “Złote Grono” award (for the most popular actress in the 1976/77 season) for her role as Stefania Rudetskaya in the film “Leper”.

20th place. Marta Żmuda-Trzebiatowska(born July 26, 1984, Czluchow, Poland) - Polish actress. Acts in films and TV series.

19th place.

and - Polish actresses, twin sisters. Born on November 15, 1985 in Nowy Sacz (Poland).

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photo by Carolina Hapko: 18th place. Zofia Batytskaya / Zofia Batycka

(born August 22, 1907, Lvov, Ukraine - June 9, 1989) - Polish actress, Miss Poland 1930, Vice-Miss Europe 1930, Miss Paramount 1931.

17th place.

(real name - Kiziuk / Kiziuk; born August 10, 1943, Lviv) - Polish theater, film and cabaret actress.

14th place.

(born February 8, 1944, Warsaw) - screenwriter, director, also an actress who starred in only one film - “Heat” (1964). 13th place.(born January 8, 1936, Vladimir-Volynsky, Ukraine) - Polish actress and TV presenter, Miss Poland 1957. Alicia Bobrovskaya became the first representative of Poland at

international competition

beauty "Miss Universe", having won the title of 4th Vice-Miss in this competition.

12th place.

(September 5, 1942, Warsaw - March 19, 1997) - Polish actress and model. Teresa Tuszynska played in 12 films, but never received an acting education. 11th place.(born January 19, 1955, Warsaw) - Polish actress, dancer, model, writer.

10th place. (born September 15, 1990, Tychy, Poland) is a modern Polish actress who appears in films and TV series. 9th place. Katarzyna Maciąg.

(born May 3, 1982, Kozienice, Poland) is a Polish theater and film actress. 8th place. Anna Dymna / Anna Dymna

(born July 20, 1951, Legnica, Poland) is a Polish theater and film actress, best known in the countries of the former USSR for her role as Marysia Wilczur in the film “The Witch Doctor” (1982). In 1988, she played the role of Margarita in the 4-episode Polish film adaptation of M. Bulgakov’s novel “The Master and Margarita”. The actress's real name is Dziadyk. In 1973, she married actor Wieslaw Dymny, after which she took her husband's surname. Despite the fact that in Russian the actress’s surname is correctly spelled “Dymnaya”, in Russian-language sources the spelling of her surname in the Polish manner is established - Dymna 7th place. Olga Savitskaya / Olga Sawicka(February 7, 1932, Poznan, Poland - April 2, 2015) - Polish ballerina, choreographer, actress.

6th place. Barbara Karska(born September 20, 1949, Netherlands), better known as

Barbara Nielsen / Barbara Nielsen - actress, known to Soviet audiences for her role as Basya in the Polish film "Anatomy of Love" (1972). 5th place.

3rd place. (born August 14, 1938, Wilanow, Poland) is a famous Polish actress who has appeared in almost 100 films. Famous film roles: Princess Elzbieta (Ashes, 1965), Marysya (Marysya and Napoleon, 1966), Isabella Lencka (Doll, 1968), Varvara Pavlovna (Nest of Nobles, 1969).

2nd place. Pola Raksa(born April 14, 1941, Lida, Grodno region, Belarus) - actress, three times (1967, 1969, 1970) awarded the Silver Mask Award as the most popular actress in Poland. She starred in Polish and Soviet films. Famous film roles: Hedwig-Maria Kalinovska (The Girl in the Window, 1964), Helena de Wit (Ashes, 1965), Zosia (film of the same name, 1967), Marusya "Ogonyok" (TV series "Four Tankmen and a Dog", 1966-1970 ), Yvette (Nocturne, 1966). The full name of the actress is Apolonia / Apolonia, while she acted in films under the diminutive name of Polya, which in Russian-language sources is erroneously indicated as Paula.

The most beautiful Polish actress - Barbara Brylska / Barbara Brylska(born June 5, 1941, Skotniki, Poland). Famous film works in Russia: the Phoenician priestess Kama in the film "Pharaoh" (1966), Nadya Sheveleva in the film "The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!" (1975), Helena in the film epic "Liberation" (1972), Eve in the film "Anatomy of Love" (1972). In Russian-language sources, the spelling of the actress’s surname in the Polish manner is established - Brylska.

The Poles are the second largest (after the Russians) Slavic people, the main population of Poland, where there are 36 million Poles. About 20 million more people with Polish roots live outside Poland: in the USA (9.5 million), Germany (up to 2 million), Canada (1 million) and other countries.
Poles are classified as Western Slavs. Among the Poles there are several ethnographic groups, including Kashubians (up to 500 thousand people) and Silesians (up to 900 thousand), who have their own languages ​​and can be considered separate peoples.
The religion of the Poles is Catholicism. The Pole Karol Wojtyla (1920-2005), who took the name John Paul II, became the first pope of Slavic origin.

In the Russian language, there are two nouns to denote the feminine gender of the word "Pole" - poleka (this word is considered obsolete, and is perceived negatively among native speakers of Polish) and polka (is correct from the point of view of the modern Russian language).

A note regarding the spelling of the surnames of the rating participants: in Polish, most female surnames have the ending “a”, while in Russian such female Polish surnames are usually written with the ending “aya”, for example, the Polish surname Skłodowska is traditionally written in Russian as Sklodowskaya. In both Polish and Russian, Polish surnames are declined by case.

46th place. Katarzyna Krzeszowska(born 1990, Krynica-Zdroj, Poland) - winner of the Miss Polski 2012 contest.
Miss Polski is the second most important beauty pageant in Poland after the Miss Poland / Miss Polonia contest. The winner of Miss Polski represents the country at Miss World.
Katarzyna Krzeszowska performed unsuccessfully at Miss World 2013, but at the Miss Supranational 2014 competition she became the 4th Vice-Miss.

44th place. Mia Wasikowska / Mia Wasikowska(born October 14, 1989, Canberra, Australia) is an Australian actress. She gained international fame after the release of the film "Alice in Wonderland" (2010), where she played the main role. In Russian, the actress's surname is written as Wasikowska, although Mia herself pronounces it as Wasikowska. The actress's father is Australian, her mother is Polish, while Mia considers herself Polish and bears her mother's surname.

43rd place. Ewa Wiśniewska(born April 25, 1942, Warsaw) - Polish theater and film actress. She played Princess Kurcewicz in the highest-grossing modern Polish film of the 90s, “With Fire and Sword” (1999), receiving the Orly Award for Best Supporting Actress for this role.

42nd place. (born July 30, 1982, Maruba, Australia) is an Australian actress. Born into a family of Polish immigrants. Strahovski is a stage name, her real name is.

Strzechowski Grazyna Barszczewska(born May 1, 1947, Warsaw) - Polish theater, film, radio, television and cabaret actress. In 1999 she received the "Wielki Splendor" prize, awarded by Polish Radio to the best actor in a radio drama.

41st place. Elżbieta Barszczewska(November 29, 1913, Warsaw - October 14, 1987) - Polish theater, film and television actress. She played the role of Beata in the 1937 film “The Witch Doctor” (a remake of this film is the famous Russian film “The Witch Doctor” of 1982).

40th place. 39th place. Agata Szewioła / Agata Szewioła (born 1989, Żary, Poland) - Polish model

, winner of the Miss Polski 2010 contest. 38th place. Francis Sudnicka / Francys Sudnicka

- Venezuelan fashion model of Polish origin. She was born on December 9, 1979 in Venezuela, but spent her childhood and youth in Poland. Having unsuccessfully tried to participate in the Miss Venezuela competition, the girl, remembering her Polish roots, took part in the Miss Poland 2006 competition, where she only reached the semi-finals, but was awarded the honor of representing Poland at the Miss Universe and Miss Earth beauty pageants ". Francis height is 173 cm. Joanna Opozda(born February 7, 1988, Busko-Zdroj, Poland) is a Polish actress and model.

37th place. Elżbieta Starostecka(born October 6, 1943, Rogow, Poland) - Polish theater and film actress, singer. Winner of the “Złote Grono” award (for the most popular actress in the 1976/77 season) for her role as Stefania Rudetskaya in the film “Leper”.

36th place. Marta Żmuda-Trzebiatowska(born July 26, 1984, Czluchow, Poland) - Polish actress. Acts in films and TV series.

35th place. 34th place:(born January 15, 1994, Poznan, Poland) - Polish top model. The girl's height is 182 cm, body measurements 80-57-89.

33rd place: Karolina Wydra(born March 3, 1981, Opole) is a Polish model and actress, best known for her role as Dominika Petrova, the fictitious wife of Dr. House in the series of the same name. The girl's height is 175 cm, body measurements are 86.5-61-86.5.

32nd place: Katarzyna Smutniak(born August 13, 1979, Pila, Poland), better known as Kasia Smutniak / Kasia Smutniak, is an actress and model of Polish origin, living and working in Italy. The girl's height is 173 cm, body measurements are 86.5-61-89.

31st place. Paulina Chapko And Karolina Chapko- Polish actresses, twin sisters. Born on November 15, 1985 in Nowy Sacz (Poland).

and - Polish actresses, twin sisters. Born on November 15, 1985 in Nowy Sacz (Poland).

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30th place. Monika Lewczuk- Polish singer, former model, winner of the international beauty contest Miss Supranational 2011.

29th place. Marcelina Zawadzka / Marcelina Zawadzka(born January 25, 1989, Malbork, Poland) - Miss Poland 2011. She represented the country at the Miss Universe 2012 competition, where she entered the top 16.

28th place. Emily Ratajkowski / Emily Ratajkowski- American model and actress. Born on June 7, 1991 in London into a Polish family. Emily's height is 171 cm, body measurements 90-61-86.

27th place. Władysława Kostak(her last name can also be written in Polish as Kostakówna) - the first winner of the Miss Poland competition. The competition took place in 1929, the winner was chosen not personally, but from a photo. After the victory, Kostak went to the Miss Europe competition, where she became the First Vice-Miss.

26th place. 18th place. Zofia Batytskaya / Zofia Batycka

25th place. Irena Karel / Irena Karel(real name - Kiziuk / Kiziuk; born August 10, 1943, Lviv) - Polish theater, film and cabaret actress.

24th place. Zofia Saretok / Zofia Saretok(real name - Taubwurcel / Taubwurcel; March 28, 1938, Lodz, Poland - March 10, 2013) - Polish theater and film actress.

23rd place. Olya Tsyupa / Ola Ciupa(full name - Alexandra / Alexandra) - Polish model, winner of the Miss Małopolski 2014 competition. She became famous after participating in the musical number of Donatan and Cleo, who represented Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "My Słowianie" (We are Slavs): Olya Tsyupa, in a very revealing outfit, washed clothes directly on stage. She also starred in the video clip for this song. The girl’s height is 170 cm, body measurements 88-62-88.

Donathan and Cleo "We are Slavs"

22nd place. Anna Jamróz / Anna Jamróz(August 4, 1988, Gdynia, Poland) - Polish fashion model, winner of the Miss Polski 2009 contest. She represented the country at Miss World 2009, where she entered the top 16.

21st place. Magdalena Ogorek / Magdalena Ogorek(born February 23, 1979, Rybnik, Poland) is a Polish politician, a candidate for the presidency of Poland in the elections that will be held on May 10, 2015. One of the points of Ogurek’s election campaign is the normalization of relations with Russia: “As president, I want to maintain balanced relations with Russian Federation. We will have to make a lot of efforts to normalize our relations. If, after being elected president, I am invited to come to Moscow, I will certainly accept the invitation." Ogurek also calls for sanctions to be lifted from Russia, which, according to her, "no longer work."
In Russian-language media, her last name is often spelled incorrectly - Ogorek.

20th place. Isabella Scorupco / Izabella Scorupco(born June 4, 1970, Bialystok, Poland) is a Polish and Swedish actress and singer. Famous film roles: Natalya Simonova (Golden Eye, 1995), Elena Kurtsevich (With Fire and Sword, 1999).

19th place. Anna Gurna / Anna Gorna(born February 8, 1944, Warsaw) - screenwriter, director, also an actress who starred in only one film - “Heat” (1964).

photo by Carolina Hapko: Irina Khanunik-Rombalskaya(born February 8, 1983, Minsk, Belarus) - Belarusian TV presenter, actress and model. She took part in the contest for married women "Mrs. Universe 2011", where she won the title "Supermodel". She is ethnically Polish.

17th place. Natalia Siwiec(born August 1, 1983, Walbrzych, Poland) is a Polish fashion model. She gained fame after the Poland-Russia match at the 2012 European Football Championship, receiving the title “Miss Euro 2012” from journalists. The girl's height is 170 cm, body measurements 87-59-89.

16th place. Alicja Bobrowska(born January 8, 1936, Vladimir-Volynsky, Ukraine) - Polish actress and TV presenter, Miss Poland 1957. Alicia Bobrovskaya became the first representative of Poland at the international beauty contest "Miss Universe", winning the title of 4th Vice-Miss at this competition Alicia Bobrovska is an ethnic Kashubian.

15th place. Teresa Tuszyńska / Teresa Tuszyńska(September 5, 1942, Warsaw - March 19, 1997) - Polish actress and model. Teresa Tuszynska played in 12 films, but never received an acting education.

14th place. Danuta Kowalska(born January 19, 1955, Warsaw) - Polish actress, dancer, model, writer.

13th place. Monika Mielnik / Monika Mielnik(born September 15, 1990, Tychy, Poland) is a modern Polish actress who appears in films and TV series.

12th place. 11th place.(born January 19, 1955, Warsaw) - Polish actress, dancer, model, writer.

11th place. Aneta Kreglitskaya / Aneta Kręglicka(born March 23, 1965, Szczecin, Poland) - winner of the Miss World 1989 competition. She became the first and so far the only Polish woman who managed to win Miss World. Krenglitskaya is also the winner of the Miss Poland 1989 contest and the First Vice-Miss of the Miss International 2009 contest.

10th place. (born September 15, 1990, Tychy, Poland) is a modern Polish actress who appears in films and TV series. 9th place. Katarzyna Maciąg.

(September 5, 1942, Warsaw - March 19, 1997) - Polish actress and model. Teresa Tuszynska played in 12 films, but never received an acting education. 8th place. Anna Dymna / Anna Dymna

10th place. Dymna 7th place. Olga Savitskaya / Olga Sawicka(February 7, 1932, Poznan, Poland - April 2, 2015) - Polish ballerina, choreographer, actress.

(born May 3, 1982, Kozienice, Poland) is a Polish theater and film actress. Barbara Karska(born July 13, 1980, Warsaw) - Polish and Russian actress, wife of Russian director and playwright Ivan Vyrypaev. Famous film roles: Masha Mironova (Russian Riot, 2000, voice), Sasha (Oxygen, 2009), Ekaterina (Dance of Delhi, 2012), Vera (Long Live Belarus, 2012).

(born July 20, 1951, Legnica, Poland) is a Polish theater and film actress, best known in the countries of the former USSR for her role as Marysia Wilczur in the film “The Witch Doctor” (1982). In 1988, she played the role of Margarita in the 4-episode Polish film adaptation of M. Bulgakov’s novel “The Master and Margarita”. The actress's real name is Dziadyk. In 1973, she married actor Wieslaw Dymny, after which she took her husband's surname. Despite the fact that in Russian the actress’s surname is correctly spelled “Dymnaya”, in Russian-language sources the spelling of her surname in the Polish manner is established - - actress, known to Soviet audiences for her role as Basya in the Polish film "Anatomy of Love" (1972). 5th place.

Barbara Nielsen / Barbara Nielsen Beata Tyszkiewicz(born August 14, 1938, Wilanow, Poland) is a famous Polish actress who has appeared in almost 100 films. Famous film roles: Princess Elzbieta (Ashes, 1965), Marysya (Marysya and Napoleon, 1966), Isabella Lencka (Doll, 1968), Varvara Pavlovna (Nest of Nobles, 1969).

3rd place. Pola Raksa(born April 14, 1941, Lida, Grodno region, Belarus) - actress, three times (1967, 1969, 1970) awarded the Silver Mask Award as the most popular actress in Poland. She starred in Polish and Soviet films. Famous film roles: Hedwig-Maria Kalinovska (The Girl in the Window, 1964), Helena de Wit (Ashes, 1965), Zosia (film of the same name, 1967), Marusya "Ogonyok" (TV series "Four Tankmen and a Dog", 1966-1970 ), Yvette (Nocturne, 1966). The full name of the actress is Apolonia / Apolonia, while she acted in films under the diminutive name of Polya, which in Russian-language sources is erroneously indicated as Paula.

2nd place. Barbara Brylska / Barbara Brylska(born June 5, 1941, Skotniki, Poland) - Polish actress. Famous film works in Russia: the Phoenician priestess Kama in the film "Pharaoh" (1966), Nadya Sheveleva in the film "The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!" (1975), Helena in the film epic "Liberation" (1972), Eve in the film "Anatomy of Love" (1972). In Russian-language sources, the spelling of the actress’s surname in the Polish manner is established - Brylska.

The most beautiful Polish woman - Nastassja Kinski- German-American actress and model. Born on January 24, 1961 in West Berlin. Her father was German actor Klaus Kinski, an ethnic Pole born in Sopot (Poland). Mother is actress Ruth Brigitte Tocki (her nationality is unknown).

23rd place. Katarzyna Krzeszowska(born 1990, Krynica-Zdroj, Poland) - winner of the Miss Polski 2012 contest.
Miss Polski is the second most important beauty pageant in Poland after the Miss Poland / Miss Polonia contest. The winner of Miss Polski represents the country at Miss World.
Katarzyna Krzeszowska performed unsuccessfully at Miss World 2013, but at the Miss Supranational 2014 competition she became the 4th Vice-Miss.

21st place. 39th place.(born 1989, Żary, Poland) - Polish model, winner of the Miss Polski 2010 contest.

20th place.

19th place. Joanna Opozda(born February 7, 1988, Busko-Zdroj, Poland) is a Polish actress and model.

photo by Carolina Hapko: 34th place:(born January 15, 1994, Poznan, Poland) - Polish top model. The girl's height is 182 cm, body measurements 80-57-89.

- Venezuelan fashion model of Polish origin. She was born on December 9, 1979 in Venezuela, but spent her childhood and youth in Poland. Having unsuccessfully tried to participate in the Miss Venezuela competition, the girl, remembering her Polish roots, took part in the Miss Poland 2006 competition, where she only reached the semi-finals, but was awarded the honor of representing Poland at the Miss Universe and Miss Earth beauty pageants ". Francis height is 173 cm.

17th place. Katarzyna Smutniak(born August 13, 1979, Pila, Poland), better known as , is an actress and model of Polish origin living and working in Italy. The girl's height is 173 cm, body measurements are 86.5-61-89.

15th place. Monika Lewczuk- Polish singer, former model, winner of the international beauty contest Miss Supranational 2011.

14th place. Marcelina Zawadzka / Marcelina Zawadzka(born January 25, 1989, Malbork, Poland) - Miss Poland 2011. She represented the country at the Miss Universe 2012 competition, where she entered the top 16.

13th place.

- American model and actress. Born on June 7, 1991 in London in the family of a Pole and an Englishwoman. Emily's height is 171 cm, body measurements 90-61-86. 12th place.(her last name can also be written in Polish as Kostakówna) - the first winner of the Miss Poland competition. The competition took place in 1929, the winner was chosen not personally, but from a photo. After the victory, Kostak went to the Miss Europe competition, where she became the First Vice-Miss.

11th place. 18th place. Zofia Batytskaya / Zofia Batycka

10th place. Anna Jamróz / Anna Jamróz(August 4, 1988, Gdynia, Poland) - Polish fashion model, winner of the Miss Polski 2009 contest. She represented the country at Miss World 2009, where she entered the top 16.

Władysława Kostak

9th place.

(born May 3, 1982, Kozienice, Poland) is a Polish theater and film actress. Alicja Bobrowska(born February 8, 1983, Minsk, Belarus) - Belarusian TV presenter, actress and model. She took part in the contest for married women "Mrs. Universe 2011", where she won the title "Supermodel". She is ethnically Polish.

8th place.

(born August 1, 1983, Walbrzych, Poland) is a Polish fashion model. She gained fame after the Poland-Russia match at the 2012 European Football Championship, receiving the title “Miss Euro 2012” from journalists. The girl's height is 170 cm, body measurements 87-59-89.

Barbara Nielsen / Barbara Nielsen Aneta Kreglitskaya / Aneta Kręglicka(born March 23, 1965, Szczecin, Poland) - winner of the Miss World 1989 competition. She became the first and so far the only Polish woman who managed to win Miss World. Krenglitskaya is also the winner of the Miss Poland 1989 contest and the First Vice-Miss of the Miss International 2009 contest.

(born January 8, 1936, Vladimir-Volynsky, Ukraine) - Polish actress and TV presenter, Miss Poland 1957. Alicia Bobrovskaya became the first representative of Poland at the international beauty contest "Miss Universe", winning the title of 4th Vice-Miss at this competition

6th place.

(September 5, 1942, Warsaw - March 19, 1997) - Polish actress and model. Teresa Tuszynska played in 12 films, but never received an acting education.

Barbara Nielsen / Barbara Nielsen Beata Tyszkiewicz(born August 14, 1938, Wilanow, Poland) is a famous Polish actress who has appeared in almost 100 films. Famous film roles: Princess Elzbieta (Ashes, 1965), Marysya (Marysya and Napoleon, 1966), Isabella Lencka (Doll, 1968), Varvara Pavlovna (Nest of Nobles, 1969).

3rd place. Pola Raksa(born April 14, 1941, Lida, Grodno region, Belarus) - actress, three times (1967, 1969, 1970) awarded the Silver Mask Award as the most popular actress in Poland. She starred in Polish and Soviet films. Famous film roles: Hedwig-Maria Kalinovska (The Girl in the Window, 1964), Helena de Wit (Ashes, 1965), Zosia (film of the same name, 1967), Marusya "Ogonyok" (TV series "Four Tankmen and a Dog", 1966-1970 ), Yvette (Nocturne, 1966). The full name of the actress is Apolonia / Apolonia, while she acted in films under the diminutive name of Polya, which in Russian-language sources is erroneously indicated as Paula.

2nd place. Barbara Brylska / Barbara Brylska(born June 5, 1941, Skotniki, Poland) - Polish actress. Famous film works in Russia: the Phoenician priestess Kama in the film "Pharaoh" (1966), Nadya Sheveleva in the film "The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!" (1975), Helena in the film epic "Liberation" (1972), Eve in the film "Anatomy of Love" (1972). In Russian-language sources, the spelling of the actress’s surname in the Polish manner is established - Brylska.

The most beautiful Polish woman - Nastassja Kinski- German-American actress and model. Born on January 24, 1961 in West Berlin. Her father was German actor Klaus Kinski, an ethnic Pole born in Sopot (Poland). Mother is actress Ruth Brigitte Tocki (her nationality is unknown).