{{Short description|Polish actress (1938–2023)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Zofia Merle | image = Merle Zofia.JPG | caption = Merle in 2007 | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1938|3|30}} | birth_place = Warsaw, Poland | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2023|12|13|1938|3|30}} | death_place = Warsaw, Poland | years_active = {{flatlist| * 1956–2013 * 2018 }} | spouse = Jan Mayzel }}
'''Zofia Merle''' (30 March 1938 – 13 December 2023) was a Polish character actress. She made over 75 appearances in film and television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmweb.pl/o3940/Zofia+Merle|title=Zofia Merle|publisher=Film Web|language=pl|access-date=11 November 2009}}</ref> She starred in the 1978 comedy film ''What Will You Do When You Catch Me?''. Merle died on 13 December 2023, at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nie żyje wybitna aktorka Zofia Merle |url=https://www.tvp.info/74765202/nie-zyje-aktorka-zofia-merle-miala-85-lat-portal-tvpinfo |access-date=14 December 2023 |publisher=TVP |date=13 December 2023}}</ref>
==Filmography== * 1961: ''Komedianty'' as Young Actress (directed by: Maria Kaniewska) * 1962: ''Jadą goście, jadą'' as Maryna * 1964: ''Agnieszka 46'' as Pela (directed by: Sylwester Chęciński) * 1965: ''Katastrofa'' as Zofia (directed by: Sylwester Chęciński) * 1966: ''The Codes'' as Wacka (directed by: Wojciech Jerzy Has) * 1969: ''Rzeczpospolita babska'' as Irena Molenda * 1973: ''The Peasants'' as Magda Kozlowa (directed by: Jan Rybkowski) * 1975: ''Nights and Days'' as peasant Maria Kałużna * 1978: ''What Will You Do When You Catch Me?'' as Krzakoski's domestic servant (directed by: Stanisław Bareja) * 1981: ''Teddy Bear'' as Tradeswoman (directed by: Stanisław Bareja) * 1985: ''Memoirs of a Sinner'' as Weaver's wife (directed by: Wojciech Jerzy Has) * 1988: ''The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober'' as Matron (directed by: Wojciech Jerzy Has) * 1990: ''Eminent Domain'' as Woman in Party (directed by: John Irvin) * 1991: ''Calls Controlled'' as Maria Wafel * 1993: ''{{ill|Bye Bye America|de|Auf Wiedersehen Amerika}}'' as Genowefa (directed by: Jan Schütte) * 2001: ''Cats & Dogs'' as Sophie (Polish dubbing) * 2002: ''Chopin: Desire for Love'' as Cook Zuzanna * 2002: ''Day of the Wacko'' as Woman with dog * 2006: ''We're All Christs'' as Woman * 2007: ''Ryś'' as Maria Wafel
== Television == * 1964: ''Barbara and Jan'' (First Polish TV series) * 1976: ''07 Come In'' * 1983: ''Alternatywy 4'' * 1998–2013, 2018: ''Klan'' as Stefania Wróbel-Malec (permanent cast) * 1999–2003: ''Na dobre i na złe'' * 2000: ''Świat według Kiepskich'' (Episode number 42) * 2008–2009: ''Tylko miłość'' * 2009: ''Niania''
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0580979|name= Zofia Merle }} *{{discogs artist|Zofia Merle}}
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