Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

Gender

Female

Birthday

1952-12-18 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Starachowice, Poland

Also Known As

Krystyna Jolanta Janda

Krystyna Janda

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Krystyna Janda (born 18 December 1952, Starachowice, Poland) is a Polish film and theater actress best known, in the West, 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). In 1982, Janda played the lead character in Ryszard Bugajski's film Przesłuchanie (Interrogation), which first premiered only 7 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 The Decalogue series of Krzysztof Kieślowski. Description above from the Wikipedia article Krystyna Janda, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

A Short Film About Killing

A Short Film About Killing

Mephisto

Mephisto

On the Silver Globe

On the Silver Globe

Reverse

Reverse

Spy, Stand Up

Spy, Stand Up

Decalogue II

Decalogue II

Tato

Tato

Decalogue V

Decalogue V

My Mother's Lovers

My Mother's Lovers

Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć!

Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć!

Acting

Man of Marble

1977

Man of Marble

as

Agnieszka

Man of Iron

1981

Man of Iron

as

Agnieszka

A Short Film About Killing

1988

A Short Film About Killing

as

Dorota

Mephisto

1981

Mephisto

as

Barbara Bruckner

On the Silver Globe

1989

On the Silver Globe

as

Aza

Without Anesthesia

1978

Without Anesthesia

as

Agata

Talking Heads 2021

2021

Talking Heads 2021

as

Self

Reverse

2009

Reverse

as

Matka/Babcia Sabiny

Polish Cuisine

1991

Polish Cuisine

as

Margaret Szymanko

Spy, Stand Up

1982

Spy, Stand Up

as

Anna Gretz

Interrogation

1982

Interrogation

as

Antonina Dziwisz

How I Fell in Love with a Gangster

2022

How I Fell in Love with a Gangster

as

Rita

Sweet Rush

2009

Sweet Rush

as

Marta / Actress

Decalogue II

1989

Decalogue II

as

Dorota Geller

Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease

2000

Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease

as

Anna

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

1985

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

as

Gea

The Call of the Toad

2005

The Call of the Toad

as

Aleksandra Piatkowska

On, ona, oni

1983

On, ona, oni

as

Psychologist (segment 2)

Elles

2011

Elles

as

Mutter

Golem

1980

Golem

as

Rozyna

Inventory

1989

Inventory

as

Julia

The Border

1978

The Border

as

Elżbieta Biecka, żona Ziembiewicza

Tato

1995

Tato

as

Magda, lawyer

The Yellow Scarf

2000

The Yellow Scarf

as

Aktualna kobieta bohatera

Eine blassblaue Frauenschrift

1984

Eine blassblaue Frauenschrift

as

Amélie Tachezy

The War of the Worlds: Next Century

1981

The War of the Worlds: Next Century

as

Gea

Julius

2018

Julius

as

Krystyna Janda

Weiser

2001

Weiser

as

Elka

The Cop & the Girl

1985

The Cop & the Girl

as

Gerlinde

The Clowns

2024

The Clowns

as

Krystyna Janda

In Broad Daylight

1981

In Broad Daylight

as

Ewa

The Conductor

1980

The Conductor

as

Marta

Synthesis

1984

Synthesis

as

All About My Parents

2014

All About My Parents

as

Grandmother

Suspended

1987

Suspended

as

Anna

Madame Bovary, That's Me

1977

Madame Bovary, That's Me

as

Krystyna

A Sketch in Six Parts

1973

A Sketch in Six Parts

as

It's Only Rock

1984

It's Only Rock

as

Majka Lenczewska

Przedwiośnie

2001

Przedwiośnie

as

Jadwiga Barykowa

Damaged

2015

Damaged

as

Dulska, babka Melanii

Inner State

1989

Inner State

as

żeglarka Ewa Jaskólska

Laputa

1987

Laputa

as

Małgorzata

Vertiges

1985

Vertiges

as

Maria

Dismissed From Life

1992

Dismissed From Life

as

"Francuzka"

An Air So Pure

1997

An Air So Pure

as

Mme Leduroy

The Green Bird

1980

The Green Bird

as

Katzka Widuchowski

Wałesa: Man of Hope

2013

Wałesa: Man of Hope

as

Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pestka

1996

Pestka

as

Agata

Decalogue V

1989

Decalogue V

as

Dorota Geller

My Mother's Lovers

1986

My Mother's Lovers

as

Krystyna Traczyk

Bella Donna

1983

Bella Donna

as

Lena

A Few People, a Little Time

2007

A Few People, a Little Time

as

Jadwiga

Dolce Fine Giornata

2019

Dolce Fine Giornata

as

Maria Linde

Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law

1998

Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law

as

Halina

Embers

1983

Embers

as

Anna

Matka swojej matki

1996

Matka swojej matki

as

Ewa Kozłowska

Fik-Mik

1988

Fik-Mik

as

doktor Anita, kochanka wiceministra

Kill It and Leave This Town

2020

Kill It and Leave This Town

as

Janek's Mother (voice)

Solidarność, Solidarność...

2005

Solidarność, Solidarność...

as

Self

Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć!

2010

Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć!

as

Self

Pan Olbrychski

2025

Pan Olbrychski

as

Self

The Doll

2026

The Doll

as

Joanna Karolowa

Młynarski. Piosenka finałowa

2017

Młynarski. Piosenka finałowa

as

Self

Still Here

Still Here

as

Maria Czułkowska

Bez tajemnic

Bez tajemnic

as

Barbara Lewicka-Lukas

Przedwiośnie

Przedwiośnie

as

Jadwiga Barykowa

Clouds of War

Clouds of War

as

dziewczyna tańcząca na weselu (nie występuje w napisach)

Kuchnia polska

Kuchnia polska

as

Margaret Szymanko, żona Stanisława

My Agent

My Agent

as

Der große Bellheim

Der große Bellheim

as

Maria Bellheim

Królestwo kobiet

Królestwo kobiet

as

Ineza Klin

Wilder Westen inclusive

Wilder Westen inclusive

as

Marianne

Kayko and Kokosh

Kayko and Kokosh

as

Flying School Principal (voice)

Doktor Murek

Doktor Murek

as

Zoska 'Arletka'

Doktor Murek

Doktor Murek

as

Arletka

Dekalog

Dekalog

as

Dorota Geller

Production

Crew

Directing

Pestka

1996

Pestka

as