Hanka Ordonówna

Hanka Ordonówna or Ordonka (born Maria Anna Pietruszyńska; 4 August 1902 in Warsaw – 8 September 1950 in Beirut) was a Polish singer, dancer and actress.[1] She began her career at the age of 16 in a Warsaw cabaret named Sfinks and then the theater Wesoły Ul in Lublin under the stage name Anna Ordon.[2] singing hits still popular today: "O mój rozmarynie", "Rozkwitały pęki białych róż", and "Ułani, ułani".

Hanka Ordonówna
Ordonówna in 1930
Born	Maria Anna Pietruszyńska (1902-08-04)4 August 1902 Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland
Died	8 September 1950(1950-09-08) (aged 47) Beirut, Lebanon
Resting place	Powązki Cemetery
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	1918–1939
Spouse	Count Michał Tyszkiewicz ​ ​ (m. 1931)​

When this cabaret closed, Hanka Ordonówna moved to Warsaw and worked at the cabaret Miraż, where she was spotted by Fryderyk Jarosy, director of the Warsaw cabaret Qui Pro Quo; it was under his guidance that she became a star, recording "Miłość ci wszystko wybaczy" (song by Henryk Wars and Julian Tuwim) in the 1933 movie Szpieg w masce (A Masked Spy). Another hit was Marian Hemar's Jakieś małe nic ("Some Little Nothing"), 1934.

In 1931, she married Count Michał Tyszkiewicz, who wrote many of her songs. Though a Countess, she continued to perform on a cabaret stage, and even rode a horse in a circus revue. She developed lung disease, which plagued her for the rest of her life. She died in 1950 in Beirut.[2]