Krystyna Janda

**Krystyna Jolanta Janda** (born 18 December 1952, in Starachowice, Poland) is a Polish film and theater actress best known for playing leading roles in several films by Polish director Andrzej Wajda, including _Man of Marble_ (_Człowiek z marmuru_, 1976) and _Man of Iron_ (_Człowiek z żelaza_, 1981).

## Life and work

Throughout her career, she has received numerous prestigious awards, such as Best Actress at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, Silver Shell for Best Actress at the San Sebastian Film Festival for her role in Waldemar Krzystek's film _Zwolnienie z życia_, Best Actress Award at the 1987 Montreal Film Festival for the role in Helma Sanders-Brahms's _Laputa_, Best Actress Award at the Belgrade Film Festival for _Interrogation,_ the Zbigniew Cybulski Award for best young Polish actress,  as well as 4 Golden Duck Awards. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Polish cinema and was selected in a 1998 _Polityka_ magazine survey among the greatest actresses of the 20th century.

In 2005, she established her own private "Polonia Theatre" in Warsaw. She is the founder and head of the Krystyna Janda Cultural Foundation.

## Personal life

During 1974–1979 she was in a relationship with the actor Andrzej Seweryn. In 1981, she married Edward Kłosiński, who died on 5 January 2008. She has three children: daughter Maria Seweryn and two sons Adam and Jędrzej Kłosiński. Janda currently lives in Milanówek near Warsaw.

## Selected filmography

- 1976: _Man of Marble_ – Agnieszka
- 1977: _ (pl )_ – Krystyna
- 1977: _ (pl  )_ – Elżbieta Biecka
- 1978: _Without Anesthesia_ – Agata
- 1978: _ (pl  )_ – Anna
- 1979: _Manchmal besucht der Neffe die Tante_ (guest performance)
- 1980: _ (de  )_ – Katzka Widuchowski
- 1980: _The Orchestra Conductor_ – Marta
- 1980: _ (fr  )_ – Rozyna
- 1980: _W biały dzień_ – Ewa
- 1980: _Uoni_ – Kira Kirova
- 1981: _ (pl  )_ – psychologist
- 1981: _Man of Iron_ – Agnieszka
- 1981: _Mephisto_ – Barbara Bruckner
- 1981: _The War of the Worlds: Next Century_ – Gea
- 1981: _Fik – Mik_ – Doktor Anita
- 1982: _Avant la bataille_ – as herself
- 1982: _Ce fut un bel été_ – Wanda
- 1982: _Espion, lève-toi_ – Anna Gretz
- 1982: _Interrogation_ – Antonina Dziwisz
- 1983: _Bella Donna_ – Lena
- 1983: _ (pl  )_ – Ewa Jaskólska
- 1983: _ (pl  )_ – Majka Lenczewska
- 1983: _ (pl  )_ – Gloria Lamb
- 1984: _Glut_ – Anna
- 1984: _O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization_ – Gea
- 1984: _ (de  )_ – Gerlinde
- 1985: _Vertiges_ – Maria
- 1985: _ (pl  )_ – Krystyna Traczyk
- 1986: _Laputa_ – Malgorzata
- 1986: _ (pl  )_ – Anna Mroczyńska
- 1987: _On the Silver Globe_ – Aza
- 1987: _A Short Film About Killing_ – Dorota
- 1988: _Dekalog: Two_ – Dorota Geller
- 1988: _Dekalog: Five_ – Dorota Geller
- 1989: _Inventory_ – Julia
- 1991: _ (pl  )_ – Margaret Szymanko
- 1992: _ (pl  )_ – French woman
- 1995: _ (pl  )_ – Agata Koman
- 1995: _ (pl  )_ – Magda
- 1995: _ (pl  )_ – Halina
- 1995: _ (pl  )_ – Ewa Kozłowska
- 1997: _An Air So Pure_ – Ms. Leduroy
- 2000: _Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease_ – Anna
- 2000: _ (pl  )_ – wife
- 2000: _ (de  )_ – Elka
- 2001: _ (pl  )_ – Jadwiga Barykowa
- 2002: _ (pl  )_ – Krystyna Janda
- 2005: _ (pl  )_ – Jadwiga Stańczakowa
- 2005: _Call of the Toad_ – Aleksandra Piątkowska
- 2007: _ (pl  )_ – Wiadro
- 2009: _Tatarak_ – Marta / Actress
- 2009: _Reverse_ – Irena Jankowska, Sabina's mother
- 2011: _Elles_ – Alicja's mother
- 2015: _Panie Dulskie_ - Melania Dulska's grandmother

## Television series

- 1973: _Czarne chmury_ (pl), Polish TV series – dancer
- 1978: _Rodzina Połanieckich_ (pl), Polish TV series – Christina
- 1979: _Doktor Murek_ (pl), Polish TV series – Zośka "Arletka"
- 1984: _Eine blaßblaue Frauenschrift_ (de), Austrian TV film based on _Pale blue ink in a lady's hand_ novel  – Amelia Tachezy
- 1988: _Wilder Westen inclusive_ (de) – Marianne Küssling
- 1989: _Modrzejewska_ (pl), Polish TV series – Helena Modrzejewska
- 1991: _Kuchnia polska_ (pl), Polish political film and TV series – Margaret Szymanko
- 1993: _Der große Bellheim_ (de) – Maria Bellheim
- 2002: _Przedwiośnie_ (pl), TV series based on _The Spring to Come_ novel – Jadwiga Barykowa
- 2003–2004: _Męskie-żeńskie_ (pl), Polish TV comedy series – Lilka Janicka
- 2007: _Niania_ (pl), TV series, remake of American sitcom _The Nanny_ - Episode 66: "Moje perły" – as herself
- 2011: _Bez tajemnic_ (pl), Polish TV series – Barbara Lewicka

## Discography (guest performances)

- 1984: _Krystyna Janda i Marek Grechuta W malinowym chruśniaku_ (Polskie Nagrania Muza)
- 1985: _Music from Poland at midem '85_ (Polskie Nagrania Muza)
- 1990: _Marek Grechuta Anawa – Ocalić od zapomnienia_ (Polskie Nagrania Muza)
- 1991: _Marek Grechuta Anawa – Ocalić od zapomnienia_ (Polskie Nagrania Muza)
- 1996: _Summer Hits 2 – Piosenki na lato_ (Caston)
- 2001: _Marek Grechuta Serce_
- 2005: _Marek Grechuta Serce_ (Pomaton EMI)
- 2007: _Trójka live! Agnieszka Osiecka – Kobiety mojego życia_ (3 SKY MEDIA)
- _Człowiek z żelaza śpiewa Balladę o Janku Wiśniewskim_ ("The Man of Marble Sings the Janek Wiśniewski Ballad")
- _Pięć oceanów_ ("The Five Oceans") featuring Agnieszka Osiecka's works, Janda she sings the _Na zakręcie_ song

## Honors and awards

- Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2011)
- Golden Medal of the Medal for Merit to Culture - Gloria Artis (2005)
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2002)
- Distinguished Cultural Activist Award (1997)
- Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1991, France)
- Golden Cross of Merit (1989)

### Other awards

- Zbigniew Cybulski Award (1978)
- Silver Asteroid for the role in Piotr Szulkin's film _Golem_ at the 19th Trieste Science+Fiction Festival (1981)
- Best Actress Award at the Montreal Film Festival (1986)
- Aleksander Zelwerowicz Award (1988)
- Polish Cultural Foundation Award for her role in the film Interrogation (1989)
- Vittorio de Sica Medal (1990)
- Golden Duck for Best Actress (1990)
- Best Actress Award at the Gdynia Film Festival (1990)
- Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival (1990)
- Nomination for European Film Awards, Best Actress category (1990)
- Best Actress Award at the Belgrade Film Festival for her role in Ryszard Bugajski's film Interrogation (1991)
- Silver Shell at the San Sebastian Film Festival (1992)
- Golden Duck for Best Actress (1993)
- Best Debut Award for her film _Pestka_ at the 20th Gdynia Film Festival(1995)
- Super Golden Duck for Best Actress in the History of Polish Cinema (1996)
- Telekamera Audience Award for the Most Popular Actress (1998)
- SuperWiktor Lifetime Achievement Award  (1998)
- Nomination for Polish Film Awards for Best Actress Award in the film _Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease_(2001)
- Golden Lions Award at the Gdynia Film Festival for the film _Parę osób, mały czas_ (2005)
- Medaille Charlemagne pour des Medias Européens (2006)
- Nomination for Polish Film Awards for Best Actress Award in the film _Wróżby kumaka_ (2006)
- Golden Duck for Best Actress of Half a Century (2007)
- Hiacynt LGBT Award for "her unwavering support for the idea of tolerance in her theatre, film and Internet activity" (2007)
- Nomination for Polish Film Awards for Best Actress Award in the film  _Parę osób, mały czas_ (2008)
- The Capital City of Warsaw Award for her contributions to the promotion of the city of Warsaw (2011)

## Other websites

- Krystyna Janda at filmpolski.pl
- Krystyna Janda's official website  (in Polish)
- Krystyna Janda  at culture.pl

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Krystyna Janda
- **image**: Krystyna Janda by Foksal.jpg
- **caption**: Krystyna Janda
- **birth place**: Starachowice, Poland
- **alma mater**: The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw, National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw
- **occupation**: Actress
- **years active**: 1976–present
- **spouse**: Edward Kłosiński (1981–2008)
Andrzej Seweryn (1974–1979)
- **awards**: Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival), Best Actress Award at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival (1990)
Best Actress Award at the Montreal Film Festival (1987)
Zbigniew Cybulski Award (1978)
- **honours**:
- **website**: [http://www.krystynajanda.pl/ Krystyna Janda's official website]