Ina Benita
| Ina Bernita | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Janina Ferow-Bułhak February 1, 1912 Kiev, Ukraine |
| Died |
August, 1944 (aged 32) Warsaw, Poland |
| Cause of death | Died in the Warsaw Uprising |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1931–1944 |
| Spouse(s) |
Jerzy Dal-Atan (m. 1931; div. 1933) Stanislaw Lipinski (m. 1938) |
| Children | Tadeusz Michał (8 April 1944–August 1944) |
Ina Benita (1 February 1912 - August 1944) was a popular Jewish-Polish actress of the interwar period. She was born Janina Ferow-Bułhak in Kiev, Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire.[1]
In 1920 the future actress and her family moved to the Second Polish Republic. Some time in the late 1920's, Benita left for Paris and graduated from the Sacré Cœur School. After returning to Poland, she continued her education in Warsaw. Ina debuted on stage on 29 August 1931, with the Warsaw Theatre group “Nowy Ananas” ("New Pineapple"), in the show Paradise for Men (“Raj dla mężczyzn”). One year later she debuted in Ryszard Briske’s film Puszcza. From then on she performed mainly in movies. Benita, however, also appeared on stage, mostly in Warsaw’s revues, such as Cyrulik Warszawski (1937), Wielka Rewia (1938–39), and Ali Baba (since spring 1939).[2][3]
During World War II, in German-occupied Poland, Benita played in German-sponsored theaters, which resulted in allegations of collaboration with the Nazis. Sometime in 1943 she began a relationship with an Austrian Wehrmacht officer (his name remains unknown), with whom she left for Vienna. In early 1944 the officer was called to Warsaw and their affair came to light. Both he and Benita were accused of "Rassenschande" - crimes against racial purity - for which he was sent to the Eastern Front. The pregnant Benita returned to Warsaw and was sent to the Pawiak Prison. There she gave birth to a son, Tadeusz Michał, on 8 April 1944.[4]
Released on 31 July 1944 with her newborn baby, Benita was last seen during the Warsaw Uprising in August 1944. She and Tadeusz allegedly went down a sewage canal and drowned. However, the exact date and place of her death remain undetermined.[5]
Filmography
- 1932 – Puszcza
- 1933 – Jego ekscelencja subiekt
- 1933 – Przybłęda
- 1933 – Maryjka
- 1934 – Hanka
- 1935 – Jaśnie pan szofer
- 1935 – Dwie Joasie
- 1936 – Milosc wszystko zwycieza ("Love Conquers Everything")[6]
- 1937 – Trójka hultajska
- 1938 – Ludzie Wisły
- 1938 – Gehenna
- 1938 – Serce matki
- 1938 – Moi rodzice rozwodzą się
- 1939 – O czym się nie mówi...
- 1939 – Doktór Murek
- 1939 – Czarne diamenty
- 1940 – Sportowiec mimo woli
- 1941 – Ja tu rzadze[7]
References
- ↑ "Ina Benita" (in Polish). FilmPolski. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "Ina Benita" (in Polish). FilmPolski. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "Ina Benita" (in Polish). FilmWeb. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "Ina Benita" (in Polish). FilmPolski. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "Ina Benita" (in Polish). FilmPolski. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "Love Conquers Everything (1936)". IMDB. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "Ina Benita Filmography". IMDB. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
External links
- Ina Benita at the Internet Movie Database
- Ina Benita at filmpolski.pl
- Ina Benita at Filmweb.pl