Grazyna Szapolowska is a renowned Polish film and theatre actress. She graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. From 1977 until 1984, she was part of the National Theatre in Warsaw. She is best known for her role in A Short Film About Love (1988). She also portrayed Telimena in Andrzej Wajda's Pan Tadeusz (1999), an adaptation of Adam Mickiewicz's epic poem.