She made her debut on television in 1975 by appearing in episode 1 of the cult 1970s TV series
Czterdziestolatek (The Forty-Year-Old). The same year, she graduated from the
National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. She worked as a theatre actress for such institutions as Teatr Współczesny in Warsaw (1975–1981), the
Polish Theatre (1981–1988), Teatr Powszechny (1988–1992, 2000–2004) and Teatr Dramatyczny (2006–2010). Throughout her career she appeared in numerous films including Jan Batory's 1975 film
Con amore,
Janusz Zaorski's 1982 film
The Mother of Kings,
Andrzej Wajda's 1986 film
A Chronicle of Amorous Accidents,
Krzysztof Kieślowski's 1988
Dekalog: Three,
Izabella Cywińska's TV film series
Boża podszewka,
Paweł Komorowski's 1998 film
Syzyfowe prace, Rafał Wieczyński's 2009
biopic Popiełuszko. Wolność jest w nas and
Juliusz Machulski's 2017 film
Volta. In 2010, she was elected President of the
Union of Polish Stage Actors (ZASP), the first woman to hold this post. She runs her own theatre named
Teatr Na dole. ==1989 interview==