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 (Czlowiek z marmuru, 1976) and Man of Iron (Czlowiek z zelaza, 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 zycia, 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 Klosinski, who died on 5 January 2008. She has three children: daughter Maria Seweryn and two sons Adam and Jedrzej Klosinski. Janda currently lives in Milanowek near Warsaw.
Selected filmography
1976: Man of Marble - Agnieszka
1977: (pl ) - Krystyna
1977: (pl ) - Elzbieta 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 bialy dzien - 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 ete - Wanda
1982: Espion, leve-toi - Anna Gretz
1982: Interrogation - Antonina Dziwisz
1983: Bella Donna - Lena
1983: (pl ) - Ewa Jaskolska
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 Mroczynska
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 Kozlowska
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 Stanczakowa
2005: Call of the Toad - Aleksandra Piatkowska
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 Polanieckich (pl), Polish TV series - Christina
1979: Doktor Murek (pl), Polish TV series - Zoska "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 Kussling
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: Przedwiosnie (pl), TV series based on The Spring to Come novel - Jadwiga Barykowa
2003-2004: Meskie-zenskie (pl), Polish TV comedy series - Lilka Janicka
2007: Niania (pl), TV series, remake of American sitcom The Nanny - Episode 66: "Moje perly" - as herself
2011: Bez tajemnic (pl), Polish TV series - Barbara Lewicka
Discography (guest performances)
1984: Krystyna Janda i Marek Grechuta W malinowym chrusniaku (Polskie Nagrania Muza)
1985: Music from Poland at midem '85 (Polskie Nagrania Muza)
1990: Marek Grechuta Anawa - Ocalic od zapomnienia (Polskie Nagrania Muza)
1991: Marek Grechuta Anawa - Ocalic od zapomnienia (Polskie Nagrania Muza)
1996: Summer Hits 2 - Piosenki na lato (Caston)
2001: Marek Grechuta Serce
2005: Marek Grechuta Serce (Pomaton EMI)
2007: Trojka live! Agnieszka Osiecka - Kobiety mojego zycia (3 SKY MEDIA)
Czlowiek z zelaza spiewa Ballade o Janku Wisniewskim ("The Man of Marble Sings the Janek Wisniewski Ballad")
Piec oceanow ("The Five Oceans") featuring Agnieszka Osiecka's works, Janda she sings the Na zakrecie 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 Pare osob, maly czas (2005)
Medaille Charlemagne pour des Medias Europeens (2006)
Nomination for Polish Film Awards for Best Actress Award in the film Wrozby 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 Pare osob, maly czas (2008)
The Capital City of Warsaw Award for her contributions to the promotion of the city of Warsaw (2011)
References
Other websites
Krystyna Janda at filmpolski.pl
Krystyna Janda's official website (in Polish)
Krystyna Janda at culture.pl
1952 births
Living people