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Krystyna Janda
Actor

Krystyna Janda

18 Dec 1952Born
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Starachowice, PolandBirthplace

Biography

Krystyna Jolanta Janda (Polish: [krɨˈstɨ.na ˈjan.da]; born 18 December 1952) is a Polish film and theatre actress, director, and singer. She is best known internationally for playing leading roles in several films by Polish film director Andrzej Wajda, including Man of Marble (Człowiek z marmuru, 1976) and Man of Iron (Człowiek z żelaza, 1981). She is widely considered one of the most popular and successful Polish actresses of her generation and an icon of Polish cinema.

In 1981, she played in the Academy Award-winning movie Mephisto.

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In 1982, she played the lead character in Ryszard Bugajski's film Przesłuchanie (Interrogation), which first premiered seven years later in 1989, following the collapse of communism. Despite the film's late release, she garnered international acclaim for her performance, including winning Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival and Polish Film Festival in 1990. Janda is also known for her leading role in the second episode of Dekalog series of Krzysztof Kieślowski. In 2020, she won the Polish Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in drama film Dolce Fine Giornata.

Her accolades and honours also include the Zbigniew Cybulski Award (1978), Gold Cross of Merit (1989), Gloria Artis Gold Medal for Merit to Culture (2005), Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2011), and Special Jury Award for Acting at the Sundance Film Festival (2019).

Because of her prominent role in Polish culture, has been described as a "legend of Polish cinema and theatre" and a "national treasure".

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Known for

Filmography

  1. 2026The DollFilm: Joanna Karolowa
  2. 2024The ClownsFilm: Krystyna Janda
  3. 2023Still HereSeries: Maria Czułkowska (3 episodes)
  4. 2022My AgentSeries (1 episode)
  5. 2022How I Fell in Love with a GangsterFilm: Rita
  6. 2021Kayko and KokoshSeries: Flying School Principal (voice) (1 episode)
  7. 2020Kill It and Leave This TownFilm: Janek's Mother (voice)
  8. 2020Królestwo kobietSeries: Ineza Klin (8 episodes)
  9. 2019Dolce Fine GiornataFilm: Maria Linde
  10. 2018JuliusFilm: Krystyna Janda
  11. 2015AktorkaFilm: (archive footage) (uncredited)
  12. 2015DamagedFilm: Dulska, babka Melanii
  13. 2014All About My ParentsFilm: Grandmother
  14. 2013Wałesa: Man of HopeFilm: Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited)
  15. 2011In TreatmentSeries: Barbara Lewicka-Lukas (17 episodes)
  16. 2011EllesFilm: Mutter
  17. 2009ReverseFilm: Matka/Babcia Sabiny
  18. 2009Sweet RushFilm: Marta / Actress
  19. 2007A Few People, a Little TimeFilm: Jadwiga
  20. 2005The Call of the ToadFilm: Aleksandra Piatkowska
  21. 2002Wizyta starszej paniFilm: Klara Zachanassian
  22. 2002PrzedwiośnieSeries: Jadwiga Barykowa (6 episodes)
  23. 2001PrzedwiośnieFilm: Jadwiga Barykowa
  24. 2001WeiserFilm: Elka
  25. 2000The Yellow ScarfFilm
  26. 2000Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted DiseaseFilm: Anna
  27. 1998Weekend Stories: Unwritten LawFilm: Halina
  28. 1997An Air So PureFilm: Mme Leduroy
  29. 1996Matka swojej matkiFilm: Ewa Kozłowska
  30. 1996PestkaFilm: Agata, Director
  31. 1995TatoFilm: Magda, lawyer
  32. 1993Kuchnia polskaSeries: Margaret Szymanko, żona Stanisława (2 episodes)
  33. 1993Der große BellheimSeries: Maria Bellheim (4 episodes)
  34. 1992Dismissed From LifeFilm: "Francuzka"
  35. 1991Polish CuisineFilm: Margaret Szymanko
  36. 1989InterrogationFilm: Antonina Dziwisz
  37. 1989DekalogSeries: Dorota Geller (2 episodes)
  38. 1989InventoryFilm: Julia
  39. 1989Decalogue VFilm: Dorota Geller
  40. 1989Inner StateFilm: żeglarka Ewa Jaskólska
  41. 1989Decalogue IIFilm: Dorota Geller
  42. 1989On the Silver GlobeFilm: Aza
  43. 1988Wilder Westen inclusiveSeries: Marianne (3 episodes)
  44. 1988A Short Film About KillingFilm: Dorota
  45. 1988Fik-MikFilm: doktor Anita, kochanka wiceministra
  46. 1987SuspendedFilm: Anna
  47. 1987LaputaFilm: Małgorzata
  48. 1986Eine blassblaue FrauenschriftSeries: Amélie Tachezy (2 episodes)
  49. 1986My Mother's LoversFilm: Krystyna Traczyk
  50. 1985The Cop & the GirlFilm: Gerlinde
  51. 1985VertigesFilm: Maria
  52. 1985O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of CivilizationFilm: Gea
  53. 1984Eine blassblaue FrauenschriftFilm: Amélie Tachezy
  54. 1984SynthesisFilm: Gloria Lamb
  55. 1984It's Only RockFilm: Majka Lenczewska
  56. 1983On, ona, oniFilm: Psychologist (segment 2)
  57. 1983EmbersFilm: Anna
  58. 1983Bella DonnaFilm: Lena
  59. 1982Spy, Stand UpFilm: Anna Gretz
  60. 1981The War of the Worlds: Next CenturyFilm: Gea
  61. 1981Man of IronFilm: Agnieszka
  62. 1981In Broad DaylightFilm: Ewa
  63. 1981MephistoFilm: Barbara Bruckner
  64. 1980GolemFilm: Rozyna
  65. 1980The ConductorFilm: Marta
  66. 1980The Green BirdFilm: Katzka Widuchowski
  67. 1979Doktor MurekSeries: Zoska 'Arletka' (7 episodes)
  68. 1978Without AnesthesiaFilm: Agata
  69. 1978The BorderFilm: Elżbieta Biecka
  70. 1977Madame Bovary, That's MeFilm: Krystyna
  71. 1977Man of MarbleFilm: Agnieszka
  72. 1973Clouds of WarSeries: dziewczyna tańcząca na weselu (nie występuje w napisach) (1 episode)
  73. 1973A Sketch in Six PartsFilm

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