Halina Kwiatkowska

Halina Kwiatkowska (née Królikiewiczówna, She attended Wadowice High School, where she met Karol Wojtyla (later Pope John Paul II). She last saw Wojtyla in 2002, after Wojtyla made a special effort to see her despite suffering from ill health. after the 2005 miniseries Karol: A Man Who Became Pope portrayed Kwiatkowska as a former lover of the Pope. Kwiatkowska was married to ; they married shortly after the end of the Second World War.

Career Kwiatkowska started acting at the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre. Kwiatkowska starred in nine films, including Ashes and Diamonds in 1958, The Doll in 1968,

For about 40 years Kwiatkowska taught at the State Higher School of Theatre in Kraków.

Awards and decorations Her major awards include: 1955: Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland 1977: Meritorious Activist of Culture decoration 2007: Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis, 2018: Medal on the 100th Anniversary of ZASP-SPATiF ( Association of Polish Stage Artists )