Information about the actress's death was published on the Facebook profile of the Association of Polish Stage Artists. “Goodbye Zofia Kucówna – an excellent actress, teacher, book author, and social activist. Today she left her beloved Skolimów, a place close to her heart, to which she gave her time and strength, which she cared for for years, infecting the young generation of her students, leaving us in sadness, regret and reflection,” we read.
“I am very sad today that she is no longer there. It seemed that such people would exist forever. She confirmed with her life what she played on stage. She was as good in Dostoyevsky's text as in helping the actors in Skolimów-Konstancin,” he said PAP on the death of Zofia Kucówna, director Krzysztof Zanussi.
He also mentions the actress Teresa Lipowska, with whom she had a long-standing friendship. Kucówna had been staying at the Home of Veteran Artists of Polish Stages in Skolimów for a long time. Last Easter, Lipowska went there to meet a friend. However, she was not allowed in.
“She had been feeling bad for a long time. Recently, unfortunately, she didn't even go out to meet people. At Christmas, she came down to share the wafer and we talked. She felt normal then, she didn't complain about anything. Then things happened quickly. Now, at Easter, apparently she's gone. “She was feeling very bad, so her health has recently deteriorated. I even wanted to go up to her room to wish her good wishes, but they told me it was impossible because she doesn't really know anything anymore and she doesn't receive any guests” – she said in an interview with the portal Plotek.pl.
As reported by “Fakt”, Zofia Kucówna's funeral will take place on Monday, April 15. The Association of Polish Stage Artists is trying to make it a state-owned organization. The funeral will take place in accordance with the actress's wishes. Holy Mass will be celebrated in the Church of the Holy Savior in Warsaw.
“According to Mrs. Zosia's will, the coffin will be placed in the cemetery next to the house in Skolimów. Mrs. Zosia will rest in a beautiful plot next to other former residents of our center. We will inform you about the exact times of the mass and funeral,” Krzysztof Szuster, president of ZASP, told “Fakt”.
Kucówna spent the last years of her life in Skolimów, in the home of veteran artists.
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