Halina Buyno-Łoza

Halina Buyno-Łoza (12 December 1907 – 13 September 1991), also known separately with each last name, was a Polish theatre actress and dancer. 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 Halina Buyno-Łoza was born on 12 December 1907 in Łódź. 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. She later performed at the Polish Theatre in Wrocław until her retirement in 1971.

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