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Rula Lenska (born Róża Maria Leopoldyna Łubieńska, 30 September 1947) is an English-Polish actress. She mainly appears in British stage and television productions, but is known in the United States for a series of commercials for Alberto VO5 hairspray in the late-1970s and early-1980s.
Lenska was born at St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England. Her family are members of the Polish nobility, and bearers of the Pomian coat of arms. They once owned a castle and estate in Kazimierza Wielka, Poland. Her father, Major Count Ludwik Łubieński, was personal secretary to Józef Beck, Minister for Foreign Affairs in Poland before the Nazi occupation of the country. Later, he became adjutant to General Władysław Sikorski, Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile and chief of the Polish military mission in Gibraltar during World War II. Łubieński later became head of the CIA-funded Polish Section of Radio Free Europe in Germany during the Cold War. Her mother was Countess Elżbieta Tyszkiewicz who escaped from Poland during the Nazi occupation, to Italy, but was captured with her own mother and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp where they survived for two years. Lenska was educated at the Ursuline Convent School in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent.
Her big break was as Little Ladies' band member, "Q", in the British TV series Rock Follies (1976) and its sequel, Rock Follies of '77, the following year. By this time, she had renounced her title as a Polish countess.
Lenska appeared in advertisements for the hair product Alberto VO5, which were shown on US television. Though Lenska was a popular actress in the UK, she was virtually unknown in the United States. In a Tonight Show monologue broadcast after the commercials started running, Johnny Carson asked "Who the hell is Rula Lenska?" and began using Lenska's name as a running joke on his show. Around the same time, Jane Curtin played Lenska in a sketch on Saturday Night Live.
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Filmography (Movies)
Morecambe & Wise: The Unseen Tapes
Character:Self
Release Date:12/04/2025
The Kingdom by the Sea
Character:Linda
Release Date:30/10/2024
To the Manor Born: Britain's Best Loved Comedy
Character:Self-Mlle Dutoit
Release Date:27/01/2024
Alice in Terrorland
Character:Beth
Release Date:26/12/2023
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:18/09/2023
The Winter Witch
Character:Omi
Release Date:26/12/2022
Wolf Manor
Character:Maleva
Release Date:28/08/2022
The Huntress of Auschwitz
Character:Amelia Kaminska
Release Date:23/05/2022
Jeepers Creepers
Character:Self - Fantasy Lover (voice)
Release Date:12/10/2020
7 Up & Me
Character:Self
Release Date:03/06/2019
Aura
Character:Ada
Release Date:07/08/2018
The Devil of Christmas
Character:
Release Date:27/12/2016
Bait
Character:Linda
Release Date:29/08/2015
Jack Says
Character:Garvey
Release Date:22/09/2008
Agent Crush
Character:Olga Thyburn (voice)
Release Date:01/01/2008
Gypo
Character:Irina
Release Date:24/08/2005
Starbound
Character:Fortune Teller
Release Date:25/12/1996
Mr. H Is Late
Character:
Release Date:15/02/1988
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Character:Styles
Release Date:15/02/1984
Aubrey
Character:Mabel Beardsley
Release Date:22/01/1982
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
Character:Countess Radzsky
Release Date:08/03/1981
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Character:
Release Date:26/12/1980
Jesus
Character:Herodias (scenes deleted)
Release Date:19/10/1979
Design for Living
Character:Gilda
Release Date:06/05/1979
The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke
Character:Herodias
Release Date:01/01/1979
Queen Kong
Character:Luce Habit
Release Date:10/12/1976
It Could Happen to You
Character:Rita
Release Date:11/11/1976
The Deadly Females
Character:Luisa
Release Date:01/11/1976
Amazing Stories
Character:Ms Fandom
Release Date:01/02/1976
Royal Flash
Character:Helga
Release Date:10/10/1975
Alfie Darling
Character:Louise
Release Date:17/07/1975
Confessions of a Pop Performer
Character:Receptionist
Release Date:01/01/1975
The Racer
Character:Goddess
Release Date:01/01/1975
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
Character:Louise
Release Date:24/01/1974
Television Appearances
Ideal
Character:The Red King
Celebrity Big Brother
Character:Self
The Detectives
Character:Duchess
GMTV
Character:Self
Cluedo
Character:Mrs. Peacock
Casualty
Character:Circus Owner
Robin of Sherwood
Character:Morgwyn of Ravenscar
Take a Letter, Mr Jones
Character:Joan Warner
Private Schulz
Character:Gertrude Steiner
Minder
Character:Natasha
Minder
Character:Kate
Minder
Character:Sandra Last
Return of the Saint
Character:Diana Lang
Rock Follies
Character:
Space: 1999
Character:Joan Conway
Playhouse
Character:Mabel Beardsley
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Gilda
Doctor Who
Character:Styles
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