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Krystyna Janda

Born 1952-12-18

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 1988 · 7.9 Mephisto 1981 · 7.7 Elles 2011 · 5.6 Man of Marble 1977 · 7.7 On the Silver Globe 1989 · 7.2 Man of Iron 1981 · 7.3 Interrogation 1989 · 7.9 How I Fell in Love with a Gangster 2022 · 6.1 The Reverse 2009 · 7.0 O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization 1985 · 7.2 Kill It and Leave This Town 2020 · 6.5 Golem 1980 · 6.7 The Conductor 1980 · 6.9 Panie Dulskie 2015 · 5.5 An Air So Pure 1997 · 6.8