Rula Lenska

Biography

Rula Lenska is a British actress of Polish nobility background. Born in England to parents connected to Poland's pre-war government-in-exile and concentration camp survivors, she rose to fame in the UK with roles like Luce Habit in Queen Kong (1976) and Claudia Colby in Coronation Street (2009-11). She also gained international recognition for her iconic hair commercials for Alberto VO5 in the late 1970s and early 1980s.