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Krystyna Janda

Krystyna Janda

Acting

December 18, 1952 (73 years old)
Starachowice, Poland
Female
68 Movies
14 TV Shows

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.    

Decalogue II
Decalogue II

Decalogue II

1989 7.3

as Dorota Geller

Age 36 (now 73)
Mephisto
Mephisto

Mephisto

1981 7.2

as Barbara Bruckner

Age 28 (now 73)
Man of Marble
Man of Marble

Man of Marble

1977 7.0

as Agnieszka

Age 24 (now 73)
Interrogation
Interrogation

Interrogation

1989 7.1

as Antonina Dziwisz

Age 36 (now 73)
Man of Iron
Man of Iron

Man of Iron

1981 7.0

as Agnieszka

Age 28 (now 73)
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization

O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization

1985 6.9

as Gea

Age 32 (now 73)
Decalogue V
Decalogue V

Decalogue V

1989 7.9

as Dorota Geller

Age 36 (now 73)
Golem
Golem

Golem

1980 6.8

as Rozyna

Age 27 (now 73)
The War of the Worlds: Next Century
The War of the Worlds: Next Century

The War of the Worlds: Next Century

1981 6.7

as Gea

Age 28 (now 73)
How I Fell in Love with a Gangster
How I Fell in Love with a Gangster

How I Fell in Love with a Gangster

2022 6.6

as Rita

Age 69 (now 73)
Elles
Elles

Elles

2011 5.3

as Mutter

Age 58 (now 73)
Sweet Rush
Sweet Rush

Sweet Rush

2009 6.3

as Marta / Actress

Age 56 (now 73)
Kill It and Leave This Town
Kill It and Leave This Town

Kill It and Leave This Town

2020 6.4

as Janek's Mother (voice)

Age 67 (now 73)
Reverse
Reverse

Reverse

2009 7.1

as Matka/Babcia Sabiny

Age 56 (now 73)
A Short Film About Killing
A Short Film About Killing

A Short Film About Killing

1988 7.6

as Dorota

Age 35 (now 73)
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease

Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease

2000 6.9

as Anna

Age 47 (now 73)