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, 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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Krystyna Janda, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Pan Olbrychski
as Self
Pan Olbrychski
as Self
The Clowns
as Krystyna Janda
The Clowns
as Krystyna Janda
How I Fell in Love with a Gangster
as Rita
How I Fell in Love with a Gangster
as Rita
Talking Heads 2021
as Self
Talking Heads 2021
as Self
Kill It and Leave This Town
as Janek's Mother (voice)
Kill It and Leave This Town
as Janek's Mother (voice)
1989
as Self (archive footage)
1989
as Self (archive footage)
Julius
as Krystyna Janda
Julius
as Krystyna Janda
Młynarski. Piosenka finałowa
as Self
Młynarski. Piosenka finałowa
as Self
Zygmunt Hübner. Gra z rzeczywistością
as Self
Zygmunt Hübner. Gra z rzeczywistością
as Self
Aktorka
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Aktorka
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Damaged
as Dulska, babka Melanii
Damaged
as Dulska, babka Melanii
We Film the People!
as Self
We Film the People!
as Self
Wałesa: Man of Hope
as Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wałesa: Man of Hope
as Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć!
as Self
Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć!
as Self
Reverse
as Matka/Babcia Sabiny
Reverse
as Matka/Babcia Sabiny
A Few People, a Little Time
as Jadwiga
A Few People, a Little Time
as Jadwiga
The Call of the Toad
as Aleksandra Piatkowska
The Call of the Toad
as Aleksandra Piatkowska
Solidarność, Solidarność...
as Self
Solidarność, Solidarność...
as Self
Przedwiośnie
as Jadwiga Barykowa
Przedwiośnie
as Jadwiga Barykowa
Weiser
as Elka
Weiser
as Elka
The Yellow Scarf
The Yellow Scarf
Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law
as Halina
Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law
as Halina
An Air So Pure
as Mme Leduroy
An Air So Pure
as Mme Leduroy
Tato
as Magda, lawyer
Tato
as Magda, lawyer
Dismissed From Life
as "Francuzka"
Dismissed From Life
as "Francuzka"
Inventory
as Julia
Inventory
as Julia
Decalogue V
as Dorota Geller
Decalogue V
as Dorota Geller
On the Silver Globe
as Aza
On the Silver Globe
as Aza
The Cop & the Girl
as Gerlinde
The Cop & the Girl
as Gerlinde
Eine blassblaue Frauenschrift
as Amélie Tachezy
Eine blassblaue Frauenschrift
as Amélie Tachezy
Synthesis
as Gloria Lamb
Synthesis
as Gloria Lamb
It's Only Rock
as Majka Lenczewska
It's Only Rock
as Majka Lenczewska
Man of Iron
as Agnieszka
Man of Iron
as Agnieszka
In Broad Daylight
as Ewa
In Broad Daylight
as Ewa
Mephisto
as Barbara Bruckner
Mephisto
as Barbara Bruckner
The Green Bird
as Katzka Widuchowski
The Green Bird
as Katzka Widuchowski
Without Anesthesia
as Agata
Without Anesthesia
as Agata
The Border
as Elżbieta Biecka
The Border
as Elżbieta Biecka
Man of Marble
as Agnieszka
Man of Marble
as Agnieszka