Halina Buyno-Łoza

Halina Buyno-Łoza (12 December 1907, Łódź – 13 September 1991, Wrocław), also known separately with each last name, was a Polish theatre actress and dancer.[1] She is also known for being imprisoned after making public her former role as an informant for the Polish Ministry of Public Security on her colleagues at the Municipal Theatre.

Education and career

In 1937 she graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. Before World War II, she was an actress at the Vilnius City Theatre. After the war, she was recruited by the communist Polish government's Security Service to act as an informant for "anti-state crimes", especially among her colleagues at the Municipal Theatre. After a few years, she became worried about what would happen to her friends in the theatre industry if she continued, so she outed herself to others of her actions. In response, from 1952 to 1953, the Polish authorities sentenced her to 1.5 years in prison, but she was released after nine months as amnesty after the death of Joseph Stalin. It was reported later by other inmates of the prison that Buyno-Łoza had been physically abused by the Soviet guards in charge.[2][3] She later performed at the Polish Theatre in Wroclaw until her retirement in 1971.[4]

Arts and film

She performed at the Municipal Theatre in Vilnius (1937–1939), the Municipal Theatre of Lublin (1945–1952), Theatre of Lower Silesia in Jelenia Góra (1953–1955) and the Polish Theatre in Wrocław (1955–1971). She also played roles in films. She was married to the actor Mieczysław Łoza. She was buried in the Osobowice Cemetery in Wrocław.[4]

Initially she played roles of everyday women – rather noisy, sometimes offensive, but always kind-hearted. Later her roles included grandmothers and neighbours, including Aniela Kargul in Sylwester Chęciński's trilogy.[4]

Filmography
Film performances
Year Title Role Notes
1985 Szkoda twoich lez "Don’t Waste Your Tears"
1983 Zasieki
1983 Odwet "Revenge"
1983 The Weather Forecast Pelagia
1983 Przekleta ziemia "Cursed Land"
1983 Karate po polsku Lezanowa "Karate In Poland"
1980 Smak wody "The Taste of Water"
1979 Wolne chwile Porter "Free Moments"
1978 Achilles Heel
1978 Pejzaz horyzontalny Homemaker 'Grandma' "Horizontal Landscape"
1978 Granica
1977 Kochaj albo rzuć Aniela Kargul "Love or Leave"
1977 Zanim nadejdzie dzien "Before The Day Comes"
1976 Zofia Pensjonariuszka domu starców
1975 Koniec wakacji Babcia Jurka "The End of the Holiday"
1975 Urodziny Matyldy Sasiadka Okoniowej "Matilda's Birthday"
1974 Nie ma mocnych Aniela Kargul "Take It Easy"
1973 Buleczka
1973 Sekret Danuta's ex-landlady "Secret"
1973 Opetanie Sasiadka na imprezie "Possession"
1973 Z tamtej strony teczy "On The Other Side Of The Rainbow"
1972 Zaraza Danko "Plague"
1971 Motodrama Client at Post Office (uncredited)
1971 Kardiogram Zona pacjenta

References
  1. "Halina Buyno-Łoza". Filmpolski.pl. Leon Schiller National Film School. 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. "Aktorka „Samych swoich" była w więziona. Nieznane fakty" [The actress of "Samych Own" was imprisoned. Unknown facts]. Fakt (in Polish). 20 October 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. "Pamiętnik teatralny" [Theater Diary] (in Polish). 57. 2008: 15. Retrieved 8 January 2021. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Halina Buyno-Łoza" (in Polish). Filmweb. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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