Helena Bieniecka (née Godlewska) was born on 22 March 1930. Daughter of Maria Godlewska. During World War II, she lived in Czarna Wieś (Podlaskie voivodeship). She sheltered in her house a Jewish couple, Samuel and Pnina Hupert.

Helena Bieniecka was awarded the title of Righteous Among the Nations in 1986.