Roman Polański

Actor, Director, Writer

1933-08-18 (89 years old) Paris, France

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Films

The Fearless Vampire Killers

The Ninth Gate

The Pianist

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Rosemary's Baby

Chinatown

Frantic (1988)

The Tenant

The Ghost Writer

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Repulsion

Carnage (2011)

In 1941, his parents were taken to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where his mother died in the gas chambers, but his father survived.
Made his feature-film directing debut with the 1962 Polish-language thriller Knife in the Water, which was nominated for a 1963 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Wife Sharon Tate was murdered by the Charles Manson cult on August 9, 1969, in Bel Air, CA; she was eight months pregnant with their son.

César Awards

David di Donatello Awards

Prix Lumières

European Film Awards

BAFTA Film Awards

Critics' Choice Awards

Oscar

Cannes Film Festival

Directors Guild of America Awards

Golden Globe

Writers Guild Awards

Berlin Film Festival

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