Magda Konopka

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Magda Konopka
Born (1943-03-15) March 15, 1943 (age 80)
NationalityPolish
Other namesMałgorzata Magda Kołączkowska
Occupation(s) Actress, model

Magda Konopka (born September 17, 1939) is a Polish model and actress. [1] [2] [3] She was born in Warsaw. [4]

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In December 1967, she married Franco-Canadian billionaire Jean-Louis Dessy in Chelsea, London. They separated after three months of marriage. [5] [6]

She is reported to have been one of the women with whom Sean Connery had affairs in the early 1970's prior to his divorce from Diane Cilento. [7]

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