Krystyna Janda
Known for Acting · 80 credits
- Born
- 1952-12-18 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Starachowice, Poland
- Also known as
- Krystyna Jolanta Janda
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
TV Shows (13)
In Treatment
2011
as Barbara Lewicka-Lukas
Dekalog
1989
as Dorota Geller
Still Here
2023
as Maria Czułkowska
Kayko and Kokosh
2021
as Flying School Principal (voice)
Clouds of War
1973
as dziewczyna tańcząca na weselu (nie występuje w napisach)
Doktor Murek
1979
as Zoska 'Arletka'
My Agent
2022
Kuchnia polska
1993
as Margaret Szymanko, żona Stanisława
Wilder Westen inclusive
1988
as Marianne
Przedwiośnie
2002
as Jadwiga Barykowa
Der große Bellheim
1993
as Maria Bellheim
Królestwo kobiet
2020
as Ineza Klin
Eine blassblaue Frauenschrift
1986
as Amélie Tachezy
Movies (67)
On the Silver Globe
1989
as Aza
Aktorka
2015
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elles
2011
as Mutter
The Green Bird
1980
as Katzka Widuchowski
Damaged
2015
as Dulska, babka Melanii
The Clowns
2024
as Krystyna Janda
Weiser
2001
as Elka
Decalogue V
1989
as Dorota Geller
Eine blassblaue Frauenschrift
1984
as Amélie Tachezy
Synthesis
1984
as Gloria Lamb
The Doll
2026
as Joanna Karolowa
Vertiges
1985
as Maria
Polish Cuisine
1991
as Margaret Szymanko
Inner State
1989
as żeglarka Ewa Jaskólska
Fik-Mik
1988
as doktor Anita, kochanka wiceministra
Przedwiośnie
2001
as Jadwiga Barykowa
A Short Film About Killing
1988
as Dorota
Spy, Stand Up
1982
as Anna Gretz
Suspended
1987
as Anna
Interrogation
1989
as Antonina Dziwisz
Bella Donna
1983
as Lena
Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law
1998
as Halina
Pan Olbrychski
2025
as Self
The War of the Worlds: Next Century
1981
as Gea
1989
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Laputa
1987
as Małgorzata
Man of Iron
1981
as Agnieszka
My Mother's Lovers
1986
as Krystyna Traczyk
The Yellow Scarf
2000
Mephisto
1981
as Barbara Bruckner
Matka swojej matki
1996
as Ewa Kozłowska
Wałesa: Man of Hope
2013
as Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited)
How I Fell in Love with a Gangster
2022
as Rita
Młynarski. Piosenka finałowa
2017
as Self
We Film the People!
2013
as Self
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization
1985
as Gea
All About My Parents
2014
as Grandmother
Zygmunt Hübner. Gra z rzeczywistością
2017
as Self
The Cop & the Girl
1985
as Gerlinde
Man of Marble
1977
as Agnieszka
Dolce Fine Giornata
2019
as Maria Linde
The Conductor
1980
as Marta
Reverse
2009
as Matka/Babcia Sabiny
Kill It and Leave This Town
2020
as Janek's Mother (voice)
It's Only Rock
1984
as Majka Lenczewska
Golem
1980
as Rozyna
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease
2000
as Anna
Talking Heads 2021
2021
as Self
A Sketch in Six Parts
1973
Without Anesthesia
1978
as Agata
Inventory
1989
as Julia
Solidarność, Solidarność...
2005
as Self
Tato
1995
as Magda, lawyer
An Air So Pure
1997
as Mme Leduroy
Sweet Rush
2009
as Marta / Actress
Dismissed From Life
1992
as "Francuzka"
Decalogue II
1989
as Dorota Geller
The Call of the Toad
2005
as Aleksandra Piatkowska
A Few People, a Little Time
2007
as Jadwiga
In Broad Daylight
1981
as Ewa
Madame Bovary, That's Me
1977
as Krystyna
Embers
1983
as Anna
Pestka
1996
as Agata
On, ona, oni
1983
as Psychologist (segment 2)
Julius
2018
as Krystyna Janda
The Border
1978
as Elżbieta Biecka
Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć!
2010
as Self
About Krystyna Janda
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,… With 80 credits spanning from 1973 to 2026, Krystyna Janda has appeared in 67 films and 13 TV shows.
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- On the Silver Globe (1989) — as Aza
- Aktorka (2015) — as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Elles (2011) — as Mutter
- The Green Bird (1980) — as Katzka Widuchowski
- Damaged (2015) — as Dulska, babka Melanii
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