Barbara Rachwalska (13 April 1922 – 23 December 1993) was a Polish stage actress, known also for a number of supporting roles in films and TV series.

[1] During World War II, she attended underground theatre classes at the Państwowy Instytut Sztuki Teatralnej.

[2] She made her theatrical debut in 1945, in Łódź, where she later cofounded the New Theatre.

[2] Rachwalska also played a number of supporting roles in films and TV series.

[2][3] Among the most popular TV characters portrayed by her was the role of Maria Talar in Dom and of Tekla Wagnerówna in Alternatywy 4.