Magdalena Łazarkiewicz


Magdalena Łazarkiewicz, née Holland is a Polish film director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Magdalena Łazarkiewicz was born on 6 July 1954 in Warsaw as a daughter of Polish Jewish communist politician Henryk Holland and his wife, Polish Catholic journalist Irena Rybczyńska-Holland. Łazarkiewicz graduated cultural studies from University of Wrocław and radio and television studies from University of Silesia in Katowice.
She is a sister of Polish film director Agnieszka Holland and an aunt of storyboard artist Katarzyna Adamik. Magdalena Łazarkiewicz was married with director Piotr Łazarkiewicz until his death in 2008. They have two children – son Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz and daughter Gabriela Łazarkiewicz.

Selected filmography