Biography

Born 1926, February 9th in Poland, Ostrowiec Sw. Died 2012, January 7th, Stockholm, Sweden. Mother of Marcin Kubiak & Malga Kubiak . Danka Kubiak was a grandmother of Agata Mai and Sun Zeta. And Great grandmother of Francis McKenzie, Saga Birro, Luca Mai , Lola Mai & 2 others. A person with genuine golden heart. Graduated Art Academy Of Fine Arts, Warsaw 1963, graduated painting department & stage design & costume design. Wife of Tadeusz Kubiak (his 1st wife) . Daughter of Victoria Eleonora Szymanska née Koziello Poklewska Stanislavovna & Jan Szymanski. In her arts & crafts was a painter, stage designer, costume designer, actress, producer. Did not spent even a day of her life being selfish. The most human creature, yet fighting schizophrenia the life through.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Malga Kubiak

Danka Kubiak's family was given Yad Vashem Title ( Yad Vashem: Preserving the Past to Ensure the Future (1989) for helping and supporting Jewish people during the 2 WW in Poland. Ewelina Lipko Lipczynska oldest sister of Danka Kubiak got the title and planted the tree in Israel Jerusalem 1975 in the name of entire family, that was her late father Jan Szymanski and 4 of his daughters Ewelina, Wanda, Halina and Danuta. Danka Kubiak worked at National Opera (1959 - 1961) as assistant of prominent legendary costume and stage designer Irena Lorentowicz . And Teatr Wspolczesny in Warsaw ( 1962 - 1967) as assistant of legendary costume designer Ewa Starowieyska. She also worked as stage designer & costume designer with director Irena Damiecka-Górska at Teatr Polski in Kalisz. She also worked as book illustrator. She worked with her daughter Malga Kubiak as producer and actress, even a lead actress in Gay Hell at Dante Café (2007); in many of Malga Kubiak's movies. She cooperated with director Lukasz Chotkowski. She was a heart and a soul of their (her and Malga's) open home. She was inspiration to lots of younger artists and actresses and actors. Her mother Victoria Eleonora Szymanska née Koziello Poklewska Stanislavovna (1885 - 1930) that graduated Smolny in St Petersburg, Noble Maidens Elizavetian in Moscow and Jagiellon University Cracov (Adrian Baraniecki's Women Department) was one of the first Feminists in Poland. Both of Danka Kubiak parents were teachers at High School who not only taught but helped everyone in need...

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Malga Kubiak