- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 18, 1952
- Place of Birth
- Starachowice, Poland
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…
Filmography
movieThe Doll
2026 · Joanna Karolowa
moviePan Olbrychski
2025 · Self
movieThe Clowns
2024 · Krystyna Janda
tvStill Here
2023 · Maria Czułkowska
tvMy Agent
2022
movieHow I Fell in Love with a Gangster
2022 · Rita
Talking Heads 2021
movieTalking Heads 2021
2021 · Self
tvKayko and Kokosh
2021 · Flying School Principal (voice)
movieKill It and Leave This Town
2020 · Janek's Mother (voice)
tvKrólestwo kobiet
2020 · Ineza Klin
movie1989
2019 · Self (archive footage)
movieDolce Fine Giornata
2019 · Maria Linde
movieJulius
2018 · Krystyna Janda
movieMłynarski. Piosenka finałowa
2017 · Self
Zygmunt Hübner. Gra z rzeczywistością
movieZygmunt Hübner. Gra z rzeczywistością
2017 · Self
movieAktorka
2015 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieDamaged
2015 · Dulska, babka Melanii
movieAll About My Parents
2014 · Grandmother
movieWe Film the People!
2013 · Self
movieWałesa: Man of Hope
2013 · Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvIn Treatment
2011 · Barbara Lewicka-Lukas
movieElles
2011 · Mutter
Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć!
movieKręć! Jak kochasz to kręć!
2010 · Self
movieReverse
2009 · Matka/Babcia Sabiny
movieSweet Rush
2009 · Marta / Actress
movieA Few People, a Little Time
2007 · Jadwiga
movieThe Call of the Toad
2005 · Aleksandra Piatkowska
movieSolidarność, Solidarność...
2005 · Self
tvPrzedwiośnie
2002 · Jadwiga Barykowa
moviePrzedwiośnie
2001 · Jadwiga Barykowa
movieWeiser
2001 · Elka
movieThe Yellow Scarf
2000
movieLife as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease
2000 · Anna
movieWeekend Stories: Unwritten Law
1998 · Halina
movieAn Air So Pure
1997 · Mme Leduroy
movieMatka swojej matki
1996 · Ewa Kozłowska
moviePestka
1996 · Agata, Director
movieTato
1995 · Magda, lawyer
tvKuchnia polska
1993 · Margaret Szymanko, żona Stanisława
tvDer große Bellheim
1993 · Maria Bellheim
movieDismissed From Life
1992 · "Francuzka"
moviePolish Cuisine
1991 · Margaret Szymanko
movieInterrogation
1989 · Antonina Dziwisz
tvDekalog
1989 · Dorota Geller
movieInventory
1989 · Julia
movieDecalogue V
1989 · Dorota Geller
movieInner State
1989 · żeglarka Ewa Jaskólska
movieDecalogue II
1989 · Dorota Geller
movieOn the Silver Globe
1989 · Aza
tvWilder Westen inclusive
1988 · Marianne
movieA Short Film About Killing
1988 · Dorota
movieFik-Mik
1988 · doktor Anita, kochanka wiceministra
movieSuspended
1987 · Anna
movieLaputa
1987 · Małgorzata
tvEine blassblaue Frauenschrift
1986 · Amélie Tachezy
movieMy Mother's Lovers
1986 · Krystyna Traczyk
movieThe Cop & the Girl
1985 · Gerlinde
Vertiges
movieVertiges
1985 · Maria
movieO-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization
1985 · Gea
movieEine blassblaue Frauenschrift
1984 · Amélie Tachezy
movieSynthesis
1984 · Gloria Lamb
movieIt's Only Rock
1984 · Majka Lenczewska
On, ona, oni
movieOn, ona, oni
1983 · Psychologist (segment 2)
movieEmbers
1983 · Anna
movieBella Donna
1983 · Lena
movieSpy, Stand Up
1982 · Anna Gretz
movieThe War of the Worlds: Next Century
1981 · Gea
movieMan of Iron
1981 · Agnieszka
movieIn Broad Daylight
1981 · Ewa
movieMephisto
1981 · Barbara Bruckner
movieGolem
1980 · Rozyna
movieThe Conductor
1980 · Marta
The Green Bird
movieThe Green Bird
1980 · Katzka Widuchowski
tvDoktor Murek
1979 · Zoska 'Arletka'
movieWithout Anesthesia
1978 · Agata
movieThe Border
1978 · Elżbieta Biecka
Madame Bovary, That's Me
movieMadame Bovary, That's Me
1977 · Krystyna
movieMan of Marble
1977 · Agnieszka
tvClouds of War
1973 · dziewczyna tańcząca na weselu (nie występuje w napisach)
movieA Sketch in Six Parts
1973