Danuta Beata Postnikoff: key obituary facts
Is Danuta Beata Postnikoff dead? Yes. Danuta Beata Postnikoff died on November 6, 2026, at age 78.
Cause of death: Danuta Beata Postnikoff's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Danuta Beata Postnikoff known for?
She was a Polish film director.
More about Danuta Beata Postnikoff
Born: 13 May 1948.
Place of birth: Sopot.
Gender: female.
Occupation: director, film director.
Nationality: Poland.
Education: National Film School in Łódź.
Also known as: Beata Postnikoff.
Danuta Beata Postnikoff, a Polish journalist, film director and screenwriter, died on November 6, 2026, aged 78.
Born in Sopot on May 13, 1948, she was also known as Beata Postnikoff; her name is also given in the form Danuta Beata Postnikoff–Moskalewicz. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 1967–68, graduated from the University of Warsaw’s Faculty of Social Sciences in 1972, and completed her studies at the National Film School in Łódź in 1978.
Postnikoff made numerous documentary and short films, often addressing social issues. She also collaborated with the weekly Polityka and was a co-author of the revival of Teatr Hybrydy. Her father, Paweł Postnikoff, was a captain in the merchant marine and a major in the Home Army, and came from a Polonized Russian noble family. Her mother was Zenobia, née Potocka.