# Halina Buyno-Łoza

Halina Buyno-Łoza (12 December 1907 – 13 September 1991), also known separately with each last name, was a Polish theatre actress and dancer. She is also known for being imprisoned after making public her former role as an informant for the Polish Ministry of Public Security on her colleagues at the Municipal Theatre.

## Education and career

Halina Buyno-Łoza was born on 12 December 1907 in Łódź. In 1937, she graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. Before World War II, she was an actress at the Vilnius City Theatre. After the war, she was recruited by the communist Polish government's Security Service to act as an informant for "anti-state crimes", especially among her colleagues at the Municipal Theatre. After a few years, she became worried about what would happen to her friends in the theatre industry if she continued, so she outed herself to others of her actions. In response, from 1952 to 1953, the Polish authorities sentenced her to 1.5 years in prison, but she was released after nine months as amnesty after the death of Joseph Stalin. It was reported later by other inmates of the prison that Buyno-Łoza had been physically abused by the Soviet guards in charge. She later performed at the Polish Theatre in Wrocław until her retirement in 1971.

### Arts and film

She performed at the Municipal Theatre in Vilnius (1937–1939), the Municipal Theatre of Lublin (1945–1952), Theatre of Lower Silesia in Jelenia Góra (1953–1955) and the Polish Theatre in Wrocław (1955–1971). She also played roles in films. She was married to the actor Mieczysław Łoza. She died on 13 September 1991 in Wrocław She was buried in the Osobowice Cemetery in Wrocław.
Initially she played roles of everyday women – rather noisy, sometimes offensive, but always kind-hearted. Later her roles included grandmothers and neighbours, including Aniela Kargul in Sylwester Chęciński's trilogy.

## Filmography

Film performances :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Szkoda twoich lez | | "Don’t Waste Your Tears" |
| 1983 | Zasieki | | |
| 1983 | Odwet | | "Revenge" |
| 1983 | The Weather Forecast | Pelagia | |
| 1983 | Przekleta ziemia | | "Cursed Land" |
| 1983 | Karate po polsku | Lezanowa | "Karate In Poland" |
| 1980 | Smak wody | | "The Taste of Water" |
| 1979 | Wolne chwile | Porter | "Free Moments" |
| 1978 | Achilles Heel | | |
| 1978 | Pejzaz horyzontalny | Homemaker 'Grandma' | "Horizontal Landscape" |
| 1978 | Granica | | |
| 1977 | Kochaj albo rzuć | Aniela Kargul | "Love or Leave" |
| 1977 | Zanim nadejdzie dzien | | "Before The Day Comes" |
| 1976 | Zofia | Pensjonariuszka domu starców | |
| 1975 | Koniec wakacji | Babcia Jurka | "The End of the Holiday" |
| 1975 | Urodziny Matyldy | Sasiadka Okoniowej | "Matilda's Birthday" |
| 1974 | Nie ma mocnych | Aniela Kargul | "Take It Easy" |
| 1973 | Buleczka | | |
| 1973 | Sekret | Danuta's ex-landlady | "Secret" |
| 1973 | Opetanie | Sasiadka na imprezie | "Possession" |
| 1973 | Z tamtej strony teczy | | "On The Other Side Of The Rainbow" |
| 1972 | Zaraza | Danko | "Plague" |
| 1971 | Motodrama | Client at Post Office (uncredited) | |
| 1971 | Kardiogram | Zona pacjenta | |