Komorowska, Liliana (Liliana Glabczynska)

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KOMOROWSKA, Liliana
(Liliana Glabczynska)


PERSONAL


Original name, Liliana Glabczynska; born in Poland; married Christian Duguay (a director). Education: Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy, Warsaw, Poland, M.A. (with honors), 1979.


Career: Actress. Polish Film Festival, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, member of organizing committee.


Awards, Honors: Polish Television Academy Award, best actor, c. 1980, for "The Crucible," Polish Masterpiece Theatre.


CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(As Liliana Glabczynska) Narutowicz's niece, Smierc Prezydenta (also known as Death of a President ), Film Polski, 1978.

(As Liliana Glabczynska) Wsciekly (also known as Mad Dog ), 1980.

(As Liliana Glabczynska) Ballet dancer, Kontrakt (also known as The Contract ), Polish Corporation for Film Production, 1980, released with English subtitles by New Yorker Films, 1981.

(As Liliana Glabczynska) Planeta krawiec (also known as The Planet "Tailor "), Zespol Filmowy "X," 1983.

(As Liliana Glabczynska) Jewdocha, Austeria (also known as The Inn ), Zespol Filmowy "Kadr," 1983, released with English subtitles by Afra Films, 1988.

Esther, War and Love (also known as The Children's War ), Cannon, 1985.

Sonia/Lucille, Astonished, Leo Video, 1988.

Beata, Misplaced, Original Cinema, 1989.

Laura, Her Alibi, Warner Bros., 1989.

Helena Monet, Scanners III: The Takeover (also known as Scanner Force ), MetroGoldwynMayer, 1992.

Marina, Martial Outlaw, Republic, 1993.

Landowska (some sources cite Melendez), Screamers (also known as ScreamersL'armee souterraine ), Triumph Releasing, 1996.

Agnieska, The Assignment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997.

Katherine Whitmore, Suspicious Minds, Trimark Pictures, 1997.

Novak, The Art of War (also known as L'art de la guerre ), Warner Bros., 2000.

La bouteille (also known as The Bottle ), Lions Gate Films, 2000.

Scheherezade, L'odyssee d'Alice Tremblay (also known as Alice's Odyssey and Il etait des fois ), Alliance Atlantis Communications/Vivafilm, 2002.

Yana, Extreme Ops (also known as Extremist ), Paramount, 2002.

Television Appearances; Series:

Daphne Grimaldi, Another World, NBC, 1985.

Angela Visconti, As the World Turns, CBS, 1986.

Anabella Corto, One Life to Live, ABC, 1987.

Appeared in the series Napoleon, [Poland and France].

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Francesca Fern, Lucky/Chances (also known as Jackie Collins's Lucky/Chances ), NBC, 1990.

Emile's mother, Joan of Arc (also known as Jeanne d'Arc ), CBS, 1999.

Baroness, Hitler: The Rise of Evil, CBS, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

(As Liliana Glabczynska) Nun, From a Far Country (also known as From a Far Country: Pope John Paul II, A Man from a Far Country, Da un paese lontano, and Z dalekiego kraju ), Radiotelevisione Italiana, Incorporated Television Company, NBC, and Polish television, 1981.

Nicole Pappas, Kojak: Ariana, ABC, 1989.

Irene Adler, The Royal Scandal (also known as Scandal in Bohemia ), CTV and Hallmark Channel, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Abigail, "The Crucible," Polish Masterpiece Theatre, 1980.

Veronique, Late for Dinner, Cinemax, 1988.

Danuta, Mother Love, BBC and PBS, 1989.

Appeared as Linda Manion, "Anatomy of a Murder," as Roxanne, "Cyrano de Bergerac," and as a prostitute, "Death of a Salesman," all presentations of Polish Masterpiece Theatre.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Liliana Glabczynska) Delegacy member, "Upadek," Alternatywy 4, [Poland], 1983.

Sarka, "Encounter in a Closed Room," The Equalizer, CBS, 1987.

"Deadly Minds," Veronica Clare, Lifetime, 1991.

"Anonymous," Veronica Clare, Lifetime, 1991.

Frederica "Freddy" Fluke, "Code Name: Archangel," Acapulco H.E.A.T., syndicated, 1993.

Mara, "The Revolutionary," Highlander (also known as Highlander: The Series ), syndicated, 1994.

Mara, "Brothers in Arms," Highlander (also known as Highlander: The Series ), syndicated, 1995.

Natasha, "Red Light," The Hunger, Showtime, 1997.

"The Marvellon," Bliss, The Movie Network, Movie Central, Super Ecran, Series, and Oxygen, 2003.

Also appeared in episodes of The Cosby Show, NBC; and Simon & Simon, CBS.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Margot Katka, The Saint in Manhattan (also known as The Saint ), CBS, 1987.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in productions of As You Like It, Britannicus, Jacques the Fatalist, and Operetta, all Dramatic Theatre, Warsaw, Poland; appeared in Shots at Fate, offBroadway production.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Liliana Komorowska Home Page, http://www.darkface.pp.se/~komorowska, October 12, 2003.