Patriotic, romantic and in good social standing, her characters often struggled with malaise and a tragic love life.

[2]: 7 [3] In the 1920s she rose to fame in Poland as one of Sfinks Film Studio's leading stars after Pola Negri left the country for Germany.

[2] Smosarska fled Warsaw in 1939, seeking refuge in Lithuania before securing passage by boat to the United States through Scandinavia.

[4] In 1954 Smosarska toured parts of Canada to help raise money for welfare projects aimed at assisting Polish immigrants.

Sponsored by Toronto's Advance Film Service, the trip began at Eaton Auditorium on 6 March, before stops in London, Hamilton, Ottawa, Montreal, Oshawa, Wellington and Brantford.