Magda Konopka | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Polish |
Other names | Małgorzata 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]
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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