Among her most famous film roles, there are appearances in such productions as Europa Europa, Potop and The Maids of Wilko.
In the 19th century the Sarmatist culture of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was portrayed and popularised by Henryk Sienkiewicz in his trilogy (Ogniem i Mieczem, Potop, Pan Wolodyjowski).
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He illustrated nearly 200 classic books published in Poland, e.g. Voltaire's Powiastki filozoficzne (1948), Henryk Sienkiewicz's Potop (1949), Ignacy Krasicki's Monachomachia (1953), Stefan Żeromski's Popioły (1954), Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper (1954), Frances Burnett's A Little Princess (1959), Bolesław Prus' Lalka (1962) and Emancypantki (1972).
Samuel Kmicic may have served as the inspiration for the fictional Andrzej Kmicic, hero of Henryk Sienkiewicz's novel Potop.