Elles2011
As Mutter
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Krystyna Janda
Born
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 (67)
On the Silver Globe1989
As Aza
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Mephisto1981
As Barbara Bruckner
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Doll2026
As Joanna Karolowa
How I Fell in Love with a Gangster2022
As Rita
TMDb 6.6 / 10
A Short Film About Killing1988
As Dorota
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Decalogue V1989
As Dorota Geller
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Damaged2015
As Dulska, babka Melanii
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Synthesis1984
As Gloria Lamb
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Interrogation1989
As Antonina Dziwisz
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The War of the Worlds: Next Century1981
As Gea
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Spy, Stand Up1982
As Anna Gretz
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Aktorka2015
As (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Wałesa: Man of Hope2013
As Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law1998
As Halina
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Vertiges
Vertiges1985
As Maria
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Kill It and Leave This Town2020
As Janek's Mother (voice)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Inner State1989
As żeglarka Ewa Jaskólska
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Clowns2024
As Krystyna Janda
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Weiser2001
As Elka
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Dolce Fine Giornata2019
As Maria Linde
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Pan Olbrychski2025
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Fik-Mik1988
As doktor Anita, kochanka wiceministra
TMDb 5.0 / 10
19892019
As Self (archive footage)
Eine blassblaue Frauenschrift1984
As Amélie Tachezy
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Golem1980
As Rozyna
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Man of Marble1977
As Agnieszka
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Man of Iron1981
As Agnieszka
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Bella Donna1983
As Lena
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Suspended1987
As Anna
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Przedwiośnie2001
As Jadwiga Barykowa
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Polish Cuisine1991
As Margaret Szymanko
TMDb 4.8 / 10
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization1985
As Gea
TMDb 6.9 / 10
An Air So Pure1997
As Mme Leduroy
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Tato1995
As Magda, lawyer
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Sweet Rush2009
As Marta / Actress
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Conductor1980
As Marta
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Laputa1987
As Małgorzata
TMDb 7.5 / 10
It's Only Rock1984
As Majka Lenczewska
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Decalogue II1989
As Dorota Geller
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease2000
As Anna
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Call of the Toad2005
As Aleksandra Piatkowska
TMDb 5.4 / 10
My Mother's Lovers1986
As Krystyna Traczyk
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Inventory1989
As Julia
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Talking Heads 2021
Talking Heads 20212021
As Self
TMDb 1.0 / 10
Dismissed From Life1992
As "Francuzka"
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Yellow Scarf2000
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Cop & the Girl1985
As Gerlinde
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Without Anesthesia1978
As Agata
TMDb 6.8 / 10
We Film the People!2013
As Self
Embers1983
As Anna
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Julius2018
As Krystyna Janda
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Reverse2009
As Matka/Babcia Sabiny
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Matka swojej matki1996
As Ewa Kozłowska
TMDb 6.2 / 10
A Few People, a Little Time2007
As Jadwiga
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Młynarski. Piosenka finałowa2017
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Solidarność, Solidarność...
Solidarność, Solidarność...2005
As Self
TMDb 7.3 / 10
A Sketch in Six Parts1973
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Green Bird
The Green Bird1980
As Katzka Widuchowski
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Zygmunt Hübner. Gra z rzeczywistością
Zygmunt Hübner. Gra z rzeczywistością2017
As Self
All About My Parents2014
As Grandmother
TMDb 4.3 / 10
The Border1978
As Elżbieta Biecka
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć!
Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć!2010
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
In Broad Daylight1981
As Ewa
TMDb 6.4 / 10
On, ona, oni
On, ona, oni1983
As Psychologist (segment 2)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Madame Bovary, That's Me
Madame Bovary, That's Me1977
As Krystyna
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Pestka1996
As Agata
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb