# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/roman-polanski
# Generated: 2026-08-31T22:25:27.240Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born in Paris in 1933, Roman Polanski moved with his family to Kraków in 1937, where two years later the Nazi invasion trapped them in the ghetto. His parents were taken in raids; he survived the war in foster homes by hiding his half Jewish heritage under a false identity. After his Polish debut Knife in the Water earned an Oscar nomination in 1962, he moved west — first France, then England, where he made Repulsion, then the U.S., where Rosemary's Baby in 1968 secured his place in Hollywood. The Manson Family murdered his pregnant wife Sharon Tate and four others in 1969. He went on to direct Chinatown, won the Palme d'Or for The Tenant, then in 1977 was arrested for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. He pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a minor, but fled to Europe the night before sentencing in 1978 when he learned the judge would reject the deal. He has directed from exile ever since — Tess, Death and the Maiden, The Pianist, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director in 2002 — and remains a fugitive.