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Krystyna Janda is a Polish screenwriter, stage actor, film actor, and theatrical director. Born in Starachowice in 1952, she has worked in the field of acting since 1973. She is educated at the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art and speaks Polish. Her residence includes Starachowice, Warsaw, and Milanówek.
Janda has received several awards, including the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Zasłużony Działacz Kultury, Zbigniew Cybulski Award, and the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. She was also nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actress. Her notable works include Dziennik 2005-2006, Dziennik, www.małpa2.pl, Dziennik 2000-2002, and Rozowe tabletki na uspokojenie.
She has been married to Andrzej Seweryn and Edward Klosinski. They have a child named Maria Seweryn.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 9
Top works
- Dziennik 2005-2006
- Dziennik
- www.małpa2.pl
- Dziennik 2000-2002
- Rozowe tabletki na uspokojenie
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Film & TV
Starachowice, Poland
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…
Known for
- The Doll — Joanna Karolowa2026
- Pan Olbrychski — Self2025
- The Clowns — Krystyna Janda2024
- Still Here — Maria Czułkowska2023
- How I Fell in Love with a Gangster — Rita2022
- My Agent2022
- Talking Heads 2021 — Self2021
- Kayko and Kokosh — Flying School Principal (voice)2021
- Kill It and Leave This Town — Janek's Mother (voice)2020
- Królestwo kobiet — Ineza Klin2020
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1952-12-18 ) 18 December 1952 (age 73) , Starachowice , Poland
- Alma mater
- National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1976–present
- Spouses
- Andrzej Seweryn ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1974 – 1979 ) Edward Kłosiński ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1981 ; died 2008 )
- Awards
- Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival (1990) Best Actress Award at the Montreal World Film Festival (1987) Zbigniew Cybulski Award (1978)
- Website
- https://krystynajanda.pl
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jolanta
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Place of birth
- Starachowice
- Spouse
- Edward Klosinski
- Child
- Maria Seweryn
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Native language
- Polish
- Field of work
- acting
- Official website
- www.krystynajanda.pl
- Image
- Krystyna Janda by Foksal.jpg
- Residence
- Milanówek
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- Krystyna Janda
- date of birth
- 1952-12-18
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- name in native language
- Krystyna Janda
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Actress
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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