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Krystyna Janda

Acting 73 years old Starachowice, Poland ★ 0.3
Born: December 18, 1952

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. 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

On the Silver Globe
On the Silver Globe Aza 1989
Elles
Elles Mutter 2011
Aktorka
Aktorka (archive footage) (uncredited) 2015
A Short Film About Killing
A Short Film About Killing Dorota 1988
How I Fell in Love with a Gangster
How I Fell in Love with a Gangster Rita 2022

Filmography

Acting Credits (81)

The Doll
The Doll Joanna Karolowa 2026
Pan Olbrychski
Pan Olbrychski Self 2025
The Clowns
The Clowns Krystyna Janda 2024
Still Here
Still Here Maria Czułkowska 2023
My Agent
My Agent 2022
How I Fell in Love with a Gangster
How I Fell in Love with a Gangster Rita 2022
Talking Heads 2021
Talking Heads 2021 Self 2021
Kayko and Kokosh
Kayko and Kokosh Flying School Principal (voice) 2021
Kill It and Leave This Town
Kill It and Leave This Town Janek's Mother (voice) 2020
Królestwo kobiet
Królestwo kobiet Ineza Klin 2020
1989
1989 Self (archive footage) 2019
Dolce Fine Giornata
Dolce Fine Giornata Maria Linde 2019
Julius
Julius Krystyna Janda 2018
Młynarski. Piosenka finałowa
Młynarski. Piosenka finałowa Self 2017
Zygmunt Hübner. Gra z rzeczywistością
Zygmunt Hübner. Gra z rzeczywistością Self 2017
Aktorka
Aktorka (archive footage) (uncredited) 2015
Damaged
Damaged Dulska, babka Melanii 2015
All About My Parents
All About My Parents Grandmother 2014
We Film the People!
We Film the People! Self 2013
Wałesa: Man of Hope
Wałesa: Man of Hope Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited) 2013
In Treatment
In Treatment Barbara Lewicka-Lukas 2011
Elles
Elles Mutter 2011
Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć!
Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć! Self 2010
Reverse
Reverse Matka/Babcia Sabiny 2009
Sweet Rush
Sweet Rush Marta / Actress 2009
A Few People, a Little Time
A Few People, a Little Time Jadwiga 2007
The Call of the Toad
The Call of the Toad Aleksandra Piatkowska 2005
Solidarność, Solidarność...
Solidarność, Solidarność... Self 2005
Przedwiośnie
Przedwiośnie Jadwiga Barykowa 2002
Przedwiośnie
Przedwiośnie Jadwiga Barykowa 2001
Weiser
Weiser Elka 2001
The Yellow Scarf
The Yellow Scarf 2000
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease Anna 2000
Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law
Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law Halina 1998
An Air So Pure
An Air So Pure Mme Leduroy 1997
Matka swojej matki
Matka swojej matki Ewa Kozłowska 1996
Pestka
Pestka Agata 1996
Tato
Tato Magda, lawyer 1995
Kuchnia polska
Kuchnia polska Margaret Szymanko, żona Stanisława 1993
Der große Bellheim
Der große Bellheim Maria Bellheim 1993
Dismissed From Life
Dismissed From Life "Francuzka" 1992
Polish Cuisine
Polish Cuisine Margaret Szymanko 1991
Interrogation
Interrogation Antonina Dziwisz 1989
Dekalog
Dekalog Dorota Geller 1989
Inventory
Inventory Julia 1989
Decalogue V
Decalogue V Dorota Geller 1989
Inner State
Inner State żeglarka Ewa Jaskólska 1989
Decalogue II
Decalogue II Dorota Geller 1989
On the Silver Globe
On the Silver Globe Aza 1989
Wilder Westen inclusive
Wilder Westen inclusive Marianne 1988
A Short Film About Killing
A Short Film About Killing Dorota 1988
Fik-Mik
Fik-Mik doktor Anita, kochanka wiceministra 1988
Suspended
Suspended Anna 1987
Laputa
Laputa Małgorzata 1987
Eine blassblaue Frauenschrift
Eine blassblaue Frauenschrift Amélie Tachezy 1986
My Mother's Lovers
My Mother's Lovers Krystyna Traczyk 1986
The Cop & the Girl
The Cop & the Girl Gerlinde 1985
Vertiges
Vertiges Maria 1985
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization Gea 1985
Eine blassblaue Frauenschrift
Eine blassblaue Frauenschrift Amélie Tachezy 1984
Synthesis
Synthesis 1984
It's Only Rock
It's Only Rock Majka Lenczewska 1984
On, ona, oni
On, ona, oni Psychologist (segment 2) 1983
Embers
Embers Anna 1983
Bella Donna
Bella Donna Lena 1983
Spy, Stand Up
Spy, Stand Up Anna Gretz 1982
The War of the Worlds: Next Century
The War of the Worlds: Next Century Gea 1981
Man of Iron
Man of Iron Agnieszka 1981
In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight Ewa 1981
Mephisto
Mephisto Barbara Bruckner 1981
Golem
Golem Rozyna 1980
The Conductor
The Conductor Marta 1980
The Green Bird
The Green Bird Katzka Widuchowski 1980
Doktor Murek
Doktor Murek Zoska 'Arletka' 1979
Doktor Murek
Doktor Murek Arletka 1979
Without Anesthesia
Without Anesthesia Agata 1978
The Border
The Border Elżbieta Biecka 1978
Madame Bovary, That's Me
Madame Bovary, That's Me Krystyna 1977
Man of Marble
Man of Marble Agnieszka 1977
Clouds of War
Clouds of War dziewczyna tańcząca na weselu (nie występuje w napisach) 1973
A Sketch in Six Parts
A Sketch in Six Parts 1973

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