Famous People with Name Irena

Irena Anders            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Irena Anders: is a Polish artist and singer. During WWII she worked in the troupe of Henryk Wars, giving performances for the Polish Armed Forces in the West (commanded by general Wladyslaw Anders). She was one of the first singers to sing the Czerwone maki na Monte Cassino. After the war she remained in United Kingdom. In 1948 she married general Anders. She starred in several movies. In 2003 a documentary film was made about her. In 2007 she received the order of Polonia Restituta.

Irena Szydlowska            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Irena Szydlowska: is an archer from Poland.She competed for Poland in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the individual event where she finished in second place. She also finished twentieth four years later in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Irena Pawelczyk            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Irena Pawelczyk: is a Polish luger who competed in the early 1960s. She won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1962 FIL European Luge Championships in Weissenbach, Austria.Pawelczyk also finished fourth in the women's singles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

Irena Pavelková            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Irena Pavelková: is a Czech slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s. She won five medals in the K-1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (2003, 2005) and three silvers (2002, 2006, 2007).Pavelková also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the K-1 event at Sydney in 2000.

Irena Salina            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Irena Salina: was born in France and acted in French theatre before moving to New York City to study at the Actors Studio. Her first short film, See You on Monday, screened at the Hamptons International Film Festival. She is the niece of actor Philippe Noiret. Ghost Bird: The Life and Art of Judith Deim (2000), her first documentary film feature, played a number of festivals, winning the Best Documentary Award at the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival and the President’s Award at Mexico’s prestigious Ajijic International Film Festival. Her films are also shown on the Sundance Channel.