Krystyna Janda

Acting

Born: 1952-12-18
From: Starachowice, Poland
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.4

Also Known As

Krystyna Jolanta Janda

Biography

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.    

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Awards & Nominations18 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Polish Academy Life Achievement Award

2026
🏆 Won

Boy-Żeleński Award

2018
🏆 Won

Gustaw Award

2017
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Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta

2011
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Award of the Capital City of Warsaw

2011
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Złota Kaczka

2007
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Hyacinth Award

2007
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Charlemagne Medal for European Media

2006
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Golden Medal for Merit to Culture

2005
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Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta

2002
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Zasłużony Działacz Kultury

1997
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Złota Kaczka

1996
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Złota Kaczka

1993
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Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

1991
🏆 Won

Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress

1990
🏆 Won

Złota Kaczka

1990
Nominated

European Film Award for Best Actress

Interrogation

1990
🏆 Won

Gold Cross of Merit

1989
🏆 Won

Zbigniew Cybulski Award

1978

Acting71 titles

Directing1 title