Krystyna Janda
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 18, 1952
- Birthplace
- Starachowice, Poland
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
- Biała Bluzka
Biała Bluzka TBA
as Elżbieta
The Doll 2026
as Joanna Karolowa
Pan Olbrychski 2025
as Self
The Clowns 2024
as Krystyna Janda
How I Fell in Love with a Gangster 2022
as Rita
- Talking Heads 2021
Talking Heads 2021 2021
as Self
Kill It and Leave This Town 2020
as Janek's Mother (voice)
1989 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Dolce Fine Giornata 2019
as Maria Linde
Julius 2018
as Krystyna Janda
Młynarski. Piosenka finałowa 2017
as Self
- Zygmunt Hübner. Gra z rzeczywistością
Zygmunt Hübner. Gra z rzeczywistością 2017
as Self
Aktorka 2015
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Damaged 2015
as Dulska, babka Melanii
All About My Parents 2014
as Grandmother
We Film the People! 2013
as Self
Wałesa: Man of Hope 2013
as Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elles 2011
as Mutter
- Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć!
Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć! 2010
as Self
Reverse 2009
as Matka/Babcia Sabiny
Sweet Rush 2009
as Marta / Actress
A Few People, a Little Time 2007
as Jadwiga
The Call of the Toad 2005
as Aleksandra Piatkowska
- Solidarność, Solidarność...
Solidarność, Solidarność... 2005
as Self
- Wizyta starszej pani
Wizyta starszej pani 2002
as Klara Zachanassian
Przedwiośnie 2001
as Jadwiga Barykowa
Weiser 2001
as Elka
The Yellow Scarf 2000
Actor
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease 2000
as Anna
Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law 1998
as Halina
An Air So Pure 1997
as Mme Leduroy
Matka swojej matki 1996
as Ewa Kozłowska
Pestka 1996
as Agata, Director
Tato 1995
as Magda, lawyer
Dismissed From Life 1992
as "Francuzka"
Polish Cuisine 1991
as Margaret Szymanko
Inventory 1990
as Julia
Interrogation 1989
as Antonina Dziwisz
Decalogue V 1989
as Dorota Geller
Inner State 1989
as żeglarka Ewa Jaskólska
Decalogue II 1989
as Dorota Geller
On the Silver Globe 1989
as Aza
A Short Film About Killing 1988
as Dorota
Fik-Mik 1988
as doktor Anita, kochanka wiceministra
Suspended 1987
as Anna
Laputa 1987
as Małgorzata
My Mother's Lovers 1986
as Krystyna Traczyk
The Cop & the Girl 1985
as Gerlinde
- Vertiges
Vertiges 1985
as Maria
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization 1985
as Gea
Eine blassblaue Frauenschrift 1984
as Amélie Tachezy
Synthesis 1984
as Gloria Lamb
It's Only Rock 1984
as Majka Lenczewska
- On, ona, oni
On, ona, oni 1983
as Psychologist (segment 2)
Embers 1983
as Anna
Bella Donna 1983
as Lena
Spy, Stand Up 1982
as Anna Gretz
The War of the Worlds: Next Century 1981
as Gea
Man of Iron 1981
as Agnieszka
In Broad Daylight 1981
as Ewa
Mephisto 1981
as Barbara Bruckner
Golem 1980
as Rozyna
The Conductor 1980
as Marta
- The Green Bird
The Green Bird 1980
as Katzka Widuchowski
Without Anesthesia 1978
as Agata
The Border 1978
as Elżbieta Biecka
- Madame Bovary, That's Me
Madame Bovary, That's Me 1977
as Krystyna
Man of Marble 1977
as Agnieszka
Trzy Siostry 1974
as Masza
A Sketch in Six Parts 1973
Actor
Credits from TMDB.