Liliana Komorowska
- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Liliana Komorowska (maiden name Glabczynska), received her MA degree
with honors from the Zelwerowicz State Theater Academy in Warsaw in
1979. In 1980, she made her debut performance in a Masterpiece Theater
production of "The Crucible" as "Abigail", winning the Best Actor Award
from the Polish Television Academy. From then on, her acting career
spanned from television, through stage and feature film. Throughout the
years at the renowned Dramatic Theatre in Warsaw, she performed with
the masters of the Polish stage. Some of the most prominent of her
roles were those in Gombrowicz's Operetta, Racine's Britannicus,
Diderot's Jacques the Fatalist, and Shakespeare's As You Like It.
She was part of the finest period of the Polish Masterpiece Theater,
with a number of memorable roles: "Roxanne" in "Cyrano de Bergerac",
"Linda Manion" in "Anatomy of a Murder" and her role of a prostitute in
Arthur Miller's "Death of a
Salesman", by the side of the icon of the Polish theater,
Tadeusz Lomnicki. Liliana's
accomplished stage career was complemented by a number of film roles.
She worked with such excellent directors as
Krzysztof Zanussi in
The Contract (1980) and "A Man Fom a Far Country" for
Jerzy Kawalerowicz appeared in "Death of a President" and in "Austeria" as Jedwocha, one of her most acclaimed film
roles. At the time of the martial law in Poland, in 1982, she was
offered a part in an American production of
War and Love (1985), starring
Kyra Sedgwick, directed by
Moshé Mizrahi (Oscar winner for 1977's "Madame Rosa"). The movie became a turning point of her career.
After the filming, she decided to stay in the USA and explore the
world's largest and most influential film and television market. Her
US career developed steadily and, as before, in this new
environment, she remained involved in a wide variety of artistic
enterprises, continuing her work in film, theatre, and TV. From 1984,
she played leading roles in US TV daytime series including:
Another World (1964) for NBC
(as "Daphne Grimaldi", 1985),
As the World Turns (1956)
for CBS (as "Angela Visconti", 1986),
One Life to Live (1968) for
ABC (as "Anabella Corto", 1987). She starred in an off-Broadway drama
"Shots at Fate". This period also brought leading film roles in TV
productions such as:
Simon & Simon (1981),
The Equalizer (1985),
Kojak: Ariana (1989) and
a guest-starring role in a CBS pilot "The Saint".
Liliana's feature film credits of this period include an indie
production Astonished (1990) with her
lead role as Sonia - a female counterpart of Raskolnikov from
"Crime and Punishment", opposite Charles Dutton
(Alien³ (1992)), and
Her Alibi (1989), with the part of
Paulina Porizkova's sister in a duet
with Tom Selleck, a comedy directed by
Bruce Beresford (Oscar winner for
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)).
While in Europe from 1989-91, Liliana signed a contract with
the BBC for a role in an acclaimed TV serial
Mother Love (1989), starring the
great Diana Rigg (BAFTA award for the best
British TV series). In the meantime, she played in a Polish-French
co-production "Napoleon", American series
Veronica Clare (1991) and
Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1993), a
CBS miniseries
Lucky Chances (1990), based on
a screenplay by Jackie Collins.
Another chapter in her career started with a role in a sci-fi horror
Scanners III: The Takeover (1991), a film which had a major influence on her life. This is where she met
her future husband, one of the most acclaimed Canadian directors,
Christian Duguay. Liliana and
Christian embarked on a very creative and successful partnership of an
actress and a director as well as wife and husband.
Roles that followed include such films as
Screamers (1995) with
Peter Weller
(RoboCop (1987)),
Red Light (1999) with
Tomas Arana, produced by famous brothers
Tony Scott and
Ridley Scott (Galaxy award for best
Canadian TV film). Her next role in
The Assignment (1997) put her on
screen next to movie stars
Aidan Quinn,
Donald Sutherland and
Ben Kingsley.
The line-up of her latest roles feature such films as the CBS miniseries Joan of Arc (13 Emmy nominations), the feature Suspicious Minds ,
starring Patrick Bergin and
Gary Busey, and a leading female role in a
recent CTV production
The Royal Scandal (2001)
and the latest thriller by
Christian Duguay
The Art of War (2000), starring
Wesley Snipes and a high impact action
feature Extreme Ops (2002), opening
in North America on 27 November 2002.
Liliana Komorowska lives in Montreal, Canada, where she is actively
involved in both English and French film and TV.
with honors from the Zelwerowicz State Theater Academy in Warsaw in
1979. In 1980, she made her debut performance in a Masterpiece Theater
production of "The Crucible" as "Abigail", winning the Best Actor Award
from the Polish Television Academy. From then on, her acting career
spanned from television, through stage and feature film. Throughout the
years at the renowned Dramatic Theatre in Warsaw, she performed with
the masters of the Polish stage. Some of the most prominent of her
roles were those in Gombrowicz's Operetta, Racine's Britannicus,
Diderot's Jacques the Fatalist, and Shakespeare's As You Like It.
She was part of the finest period of the Polish Masterpiece Theater,
with a number of memorable roles: "Roxanne" in "Cyrano de Bergerac",
"Linda Manion" in "Anatomy of a Murder" and her role of a prostitute in
Arthur Miller's "Death of a
Salesman", by the side of the icon of the Polish theater,
Tadeusz Lomnicki. Liliana's
accomplished stage career was complemented by a number of film roles.
She worked with such excellent directors as
Krzysztof Zanussi in
The Contract (1980) and "A Man Fom a Far Country" for
Jerzy Kawalerowicz appeared in "Death of a President" and in "Austeria" as Jedwocha, one of her most acclaimed film
roles. At the time of the martial law in Poland, in 1982, she was
offered a part in an American production of
War and Love (1985), starring
Kyra Sedgwick, directed by
Moshé Mizrahi (Oscar winner for 1977's "Madame Rosa"). The movie became a turning point of her career.
After the filming, she decided to stay in the USA and explore the
world's largest and most influential film and television market. Her
US career developed steadily and, as before, in this new
environment, she remained involved in a wide variety of artistic
enterprises, continuing her work in film, theatre, and TV. From 1984,
she played leading roles in US TV daytime series including:
Another World (1964) for NBC
(as "Daphne Grimaldi", 1985),
As the World Turns (1956)
for CBS (as "Angela Visconti", 1986),
One Life to Live (1968) for
ABC (as "Anabella Corto", 1987). She starred in an off-Broadway drama
"Shots at Fate". This period also brought leading film roles in TV
productions such as:
Simon & Simon (1981),
The Equalizer (1985),
Kojak: Ariana (1989) and
a guest-starring role in a CBS pilot "The Saint".
Liliana's feature film credits of this period include an indie
production Astonished (1990) with her
lead role as Sonia - a female counterpart of Raskolnikov from
"Crime and Punishment", opposite Charles Dutton
(Alien³ (1992)), and
Her Alibi (1989), with the part of
Paulina Porizkova's sister in a duet
with Tom Selleck, a comedy directed by
Bruce Beresford (Oscar winner for
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)).
While in Europe from 1989-91, Liliana signed a contract with
the BBC for a role in an acclaimed TV serial
Mother Love (1989), starring the
great Diana Rigg (BAFTA award for the best
British TV series). In the meantime, she played in a Polish-French
co-production "Napoleon", American series
Veronica Clare (1991) and
Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1993), a
CBS miniseries
Lucky Chances (1990), based on
a screenplay by Jackie Collins.
Another chapter in her career started with a role in a sci-fi horror
Scanners III: The Takeover (1991), a film which had a major influence on her life. This is where she met
her future husband, one of the most acclaimed Canadian directors,
Christian Duguay. Liliana and
Christian embarked on a very creative and successful partnership of an
actress and a director as well as wife and husband.
Roles that followed include such films as
Screamers (1995) with
Peter Weller
(RoboCop (1987)),
Red Light (1999) with
Tomas Arana, produced by famous brothers
Tony Scott and
Ridley Scott (Galaxy award for best
Canadian TV film). Her next role in
The Assignment (1997) put her on
screen next to movie stars
Aidan Quinn,
Donald Sutherland and
Ben Kingsley.
The line-up of her latest roles feature such films as the CBS miniseries Joan of Arc (13 Emmy nominations), the feature Suspicious Minds ,
starring Patrick Bergin and
Gary Busey, and a leading female role in a
recent CTV production
The Royal Scandal (2001)
and the latest thriller by
Christian Duguay
The Art of War (2000), starring
Wesley Snipes and a high impact action
feature Extreme Ops (2002), opening
in North America on 27 November 2002.
Liliana Komorowska lives in Montreal, Canada, where she is actively
involved in both English and French film and TV.