Famous People with Name Irena

Irena Machovcak            Origin/Culture/Country: Netherlands

Irena Machovcak: is a retired volleyball player, who represented the Netherlands at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.

Irena Górska-Damiecka            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Irena Górska-Damiecka: was a Polish actress, mise en scène, and theater director, called by some the "grand dame" of Polish theater.she came from a family of actors/actresses. Her husband, Dobieslaw Damiecki, whom she married in 1940, was one; as were her children, Damian Damiecki and Maciej Damiecki; and her grandchildren, Grzegorz Damiecki, Mateusz Damiecki, Matylda Damiecka.

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.