Irena Anders
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| Born |
Irena Jarosiewicz 12 May 1920 Bruntál, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 29 November 2010 (aged 90) London, England |
| Nationality | Polish-Ukrainian |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Spouse(s) | 1st Guido Lorraine 2nd Władysław Anders |
| Children | Anna Maria Anders (born 1950) |
Irena Anders (12 May 1920 – 29 November 2010) was a Polish stage actress and singer. During World War II she worked in the troupe of Henryk Wars and later in the "Polish Parade" band ("Polska Parada"), giving performances for the Polish Armed Forces in the West (commanded by General Władysław Anders, her future husband). She was one of the first singers to sing the Czerwone maki na Monte Cassino.
Born as Iryna Yarosevych into a Ukrainian family in Bruntál (present-day Czech Republic), where her father Mykola Yarosevych was chaplain for Greek-catholic soldiers into Austro-Hungarian army. Her mother Olena Yarosevych (née Nyzhankivska) was from a Ukrainian noble family. Right before the fall of Austro-Hungarian Empire and proclamation of West Ukrainian People's Republic, the family returned home where her father became chaplain of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen and later was a priest in villages Sapohiv and Bryn. In 1926 the family moved to Lviv, where Iryna went to Greek Catholic gymnasium and Ukrainian trading school. From 1929 to 1939 she also studied into Lysenko Lviv Musical Institute, in her cousin Nestor Nyzhankivsky's fortepiano class, and later into vocal class of Mariya Sokil and Lidiya Ulukhanova.
She used the stage name Renata Bogdańska. After World War II, she remained in the United Kingdom. In 1948, she married General Władysław Anders. She starred in several movies. In 2003, a documentary film was made about her. On 12 May 2007, the Polish president, Lech Kaczyński awarded Anders the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, "for outstanding contribution to the independence of the Polish Republic, for Polish community and social activities" .
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