Krystyna 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…

Movies & TV Shows

1. A Short Film About Killing (1988) — Dorota
2. How I Fell in Love with a Gangster (2022) — Rita
3. Decalogue II (1989) — Dorota Geller
4. Elles (2011) — Mutter
5. On the Silver Globe (1989) — Aza
6. Decalogue V (1989) — Dorota Geller
7. Mephisto (1981) — Barbara Bruckner
8. Dekalog (1989) — Dorota Geller
9. Man of Iron (1981) — Agnieszka
10. Man of Marble (1977) — Agnieszka
11. O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (1985) — Gea
12. Wałesa: Man of Hope (2013) — Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited)
13. Spy, Stand Up (1982) — Anna Gretz
14. Interrogation (1989) — Antonina Dziwisz
15. Golem (1980) — Rozyna
16. The War of the Worlds: Next Century (1981) — Gea
17. Tato (1995) — Magda, lawyer
18. Kayko and Kokosh (2021) — Flying School Principal (voice)
19. Reverse (2009) — Matka/Babcia Sabiny
20. Sweet Rush (2009) — Marta / Actress
21. The Yellow Scarf (2000)
22. Kill It and Leave This Town (2020) — Janek's Mother (voice)
23. Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (2000) — Anna
24. Julius (2018) — Krystyna Janda
25. Dolce Fine Giornata (2019) — Maria Linde
26. The Conductor (1980) — Marta
27. Without Anesthesia (1978) — Agata
28. Weiser (2001) — Elka
29. The Call of the Toad (2005) — Aleksandra Piatkowska
30. Still Here (2023) — Maria Czułkowska
31. Clouds of War (1973) — dziewczyna tańcząca na weselu (nie występuje w napisach)
32. In Broad Daylight (1981) — Ewa
33. Przedwiośnie (2001) — Jadwiga Barykowa
34. Damaged (2015) — Dulska, babka Melanii
35. In Treatment (2011) — Barbara Lewicka-Lukas
36. All About My Parents (2014) — Grandmother
37. Vertiges (1985) — Maria
38. An Air So Pure (1997) — Mme Leduroy
39. A Few People, a Little Time (2007) — Jadwiga
40. The Cop & the Girl (1985) — Gerlinde

Directed

1. Pestka (1996) — Director