[1][2] Polony studied acting at the Ludwik Solski Academy of Dramatic Arts in Kraków and graduated in 1960.

[3] Polony trained dozens of famous Polish actors including Jan Frycz, Magdalena Cielecka and Sonia Bohosiewicz.

[1] Polony made her acting debut in Jerzy Kaliszewski's adaptation of Jean Giraudoux's play Wojny trojańskiej nie będzie (English: The Trojan War Will Not Take Place) in 1959 at the Helena Modrzejewska National Stary Theater in Kraków (or simply the Old Theatre).

[2] She is known as the theatrical muse of several renowned Polish directors including Konrad Swinarski, Andrzej Wajda and Krystian Lupa.

The most notable plays she directed include Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party, Sławomir Mrożek's Widows, and Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew[citation needed].