Bożena Borzymska-Maćkowiak: Life & Career of a Polish Actress | Obituary

The grave of Bożena Borzymska-Maćkowiak, a retired actress best known for her role in the iconic Polish television series “Dom,” is at risk of being relinquished due to unpaid fees, according to records from Grobonet.com. The plot, located in the Dębica Communal Cemetery in Elbląg, is due for removal if the fees are not settled.

Borzymska-Maćkowiak, who died on February 13, 2006, spent fifteen years performing on the stage of the Elbląg Theatre, having been hired in 1985 by Stanisław Tym, who was then the theatre’s director. She was born on July 19, 1921, in Mogilno, Kujawy, and made her stage debut on September 1, 1945, in Gorzów Wielkopolski.

Throughout her career, Borzymska-Maćkowiak was affiliated with numerous Polish theatres, including the Lalki i Aktora and Kameralny in Poznań, the Miejskim in Gniezno, the Nowym in Poznań, the Dolnośląskim in Jelenia Góra, and the Jaracza in Olsztyn-Elbląg, where she worked from 1960 to 1975. Following her retirement, she dedicated herself to cultural animation within the Szczecińska Agency Artystyczna.

While her theatrical career was extensive, Borzymska-Maćkowiak’s filmography was limited to a small part in the television series “Dom,” appearing in three episodes. Her roles included a woman near a list of exhumed bodies in the opening episode, “Co ty tu robisz człowieku?” as well as appearances in episodes 3, “Warkocze naszych dziewcząt będą białe,” and 7, “Zażalenie do Pana Boga,” where she was present during Leszek Talar’s oath-taking ceremony.

A funeral service was held for Borzymska-Maćkowiak on February 16, 2006, at the Nowy Dom Pogrzebowy on the Dębica Cemetery grounds. Her grave is described as a simple, grey stone marker surrounded by evergreen shrubs, and recent observations indicate it is still occasionally visited, with a candle left as a sign of remembrance.