Background
She was born to Edward Umer, the head of the Special Section of the Main Directorate of Information of the Polish Army and Stanisława Umer.
She was born to Edward Umer, the head of the Special Section of the Main Directorate of Information of the Polish Army and Stanisława Umer.
Her father was Jewish, son of Otylia and Wincenty Umer, brother of Adam Humer. Her godmother was an actress Kalina Jędrusik. She graduated from Klement Gottwald High School in Warsaw (now the Stanisław Staszic High School).
Later she studied at the Faculty of Polish Philology at Warsaw University.
She made her debut in the late 1960s by singing in student cabarets. Magda Umer has got two sons - Mateusz and Franciszek.