Cast & creator
Krystyna Janda
Best known for In Treatment, Dekalog, Still Here
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.
Also known as: Krystyna Jolanta Janda
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television credits
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1973–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (84)
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In Treatment
Barbara Lewicka-Lukas
2011
Dekalog
Dorota Geller
1989
Still Here
Maria Czułkowska
2023
Kayko and Kokosh
Flying School Principal (voice)
2021
Kuchnia polska
Margaret Szymanko, żona Stanisława
1993
The Doll
Joanna Karolowa
2026
Clouds of War
dziewczyna tańcząca na weselu (nie występuje w napisach)
1973
Der große Bellheim
Maria Bellheim
1993
On the Silver Globe
Aza
1989
Elles
Mutter
2011
My Agent
2022
How I Fell in Love with a Gangster
Rita
2022
A Short Film About Killing
Dorota
1988
Decalogue V
Dorota Geller
1989
Doktor Murek
Zoska 'Arletka'
1979Doktor Murek
Arletka
1979
Mephisto
Barbara Bruckner
1981
Dolce Fine Giornata
Maria Linde
2019
Wilder Westen inclusive
Marianne
1988
Interrogation
Antonina Dziwisz
1989
Spy, Stand Up
Anna Gretz
1982
Wałesa: Man of Hope
Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013
Synthesis
Gloria Lamb
1984
Królestwo kobiet
Ineza Klin
2020
Eine blassblaue Frauenschrift
Amélie Tachezy
1986
Weiser
Elka
2001
Fik-Mik
doktor Anita, kochanka wiceministra
1988
Inner State
żeglarka Ewa Jaskólska
1989
The War of the Worlds: Next Century
Gea
1981
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization
Gea
1985Vertiges
Maria
1985
Damaged
Dulska, babka Melanii
2015
Weekend Stories: Unwritten Law
Halina
1998
Aktorka
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
Eine blassblaue Frauenschrift
Amélie Tachezy
1984
Man of Marble
Agnieszka
1977
The Clowns
Krystyna Janda
2024
Suspended
Anna
1987
Man of Iron
Agnieszka
1981
We Film the People!
Self
2013
Przedwiośnie
Jadwiga Barykowa
2002
Pan Olbrychski
Self
2025Zygmunt Hübner. Gra z rzeczywistością
Self
2017
Bella Donna
Lena
1983
Kill It and Leave This Town
Janek's Mother (voice)
2020
Przedwiośnie
Jadwiga Barykowa
2001
Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease
Anna
2000
An Air So Pure
Mme Leduroy
1997
Golem
Rozyna
1980
Reverse
Matka/Babcia Sabiny
2009
1989
Self (archive footage)
2019
Polish Cuisine
Margaret Szymanko
1991
Laputa
Małgorzata
1987
The Yellow Scarf
2000
The Cop & the Girl
Gerlinde
1985
A Sketch in Six Parts
1973
It's Only Rock
Majka Lenczewska
1984
Sweet Rush
Marta / Actress
2009The Green Bird
Katzka Widuchowski
1980
A Few People, a Little Time
Jadwiga
2007
Without Anesthesia
Agata
1978
Embers
Anna
1983
Dismissed From Life
"Francuzka"
1992Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć!
Self
2010
My Mother's Lovers
Krystyna Traczyk
1986Madame Bovary, That's Me
Krystyna
1977
The Conductor
Marta
1980
Młynarski. Piosenka finałowa
Self
2017Solidarność, Solidarność...
Self
2005Talking Heads 2021
Self
2021
The Border
Elżbieta Biecka
1978
Julius
Krystyna Janda
2018Wizyta starszej pani
Klara Zachanassian
2002
The Call of the Toad
Aleksandra Piatkowska
2005
All About My Parents
Grandmother
2014
Inventory
Julia
1989
Decalogue II
Dorota Geller
1989
Matka swojej matki
Ewa Kozłowska
1996
In Broad Daylight
Ewa
1981
Tato
Magda, lawyer
1995
Pestka
Agata
1996Pestka
Director
1996On, ona, oni
Psychologist (segment 2)
1983
Trzy Siostry
Masza
1974