Krystyna Janda
Polish actress
Krystyna Jolanta Janda (born 18 December 1952, in Starachowice, Poland) is a Polish film and theater actress best known 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).
Krystyna Janda | |
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 Krystyna Janda | |
| Born | 18 December 1952 |
| Alma mater | National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse(s) | Edward Kłosiński (1981–2008) Andrzej Seweryn (1974–1979) |
| Awards | Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival (1990) Best Actress Award at the Montreal Film Festival (1987) Zbigniew Cybulski Award (1978) |
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| Website | Krystyna Janda's official website |
Life and work change
Throughout her career, she has received numerous prestigious awards, such as Best Actress at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival,[1] Silver Shell for Best Actress at the San Sebastian Film Festival for her role in Waldemar Krzystek's film Zwolnienie z życia,[2] Best Actress Award at the 1987 Montreal Film Festival for the role in Helma Sanders-Brahms's Laputa,[3] Best Actress Award at the Belgrade Film Festival for Interrogation,[4] the Zbigniew Cybulski Award for best young Polish actress, as well as 4 Golden Duck Awards. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Polish cinema and was selected in a 1998 Polityka magazine survey among the greatest actresses of the 20th century.[5]
In 2005, she established her own private "Polonia Theatre" in Warsaw.[6] She is the founder and head of the Krystyna Janda Cultural Foundation.
Personal life change
During 1974–1979 she was in a relationship with the actor Andrzej Seweryn. In 1981, she married Edward Kłosiński, who died on 5 January 2008. She has three children: daughter Maria Seweryn and two sons Adam and Jędrzej Kłosiński. Janda currently lives in Milanówek near Warsaw.
Selected filmography change
- 1976: Man of Marble – Agnieszka
- 1977: Pani Bovary to ja (pl ) – Krystyna
- 1977: Granica (pl ) – Elżbieta Biecka
- 1978: Without Anesthesia – Agata
- 1978: Bestia (pl ) – Anna
- 1979: Manchmal besucht der Neffe die Tante (guest performance)
- 1980: Der grüne Vogel (de ) – Katzka Widuchowski
- 1980: The Orchestra Conductor – Marta
- 1980: Golem (fr ) – Rozyna
- 1980: W biały dzień – Ewa
- 1980: Uoni – Kira Kirova
- 1981: On, ona, oni (pl ) – psychologist
- 1981: Man of Iron – Agnieszka
- 1981: Mephisto – Barbara Bruckner
- 1981: The War of the Worlds: Next Century – Gea
- 1981: Fik – Mik – Doktor Anita
- 1982: Avant la bataille – as herself
- 1982: Ce fut un bel été – Wanda
- 1982: Espion, lève-toi – Anna Gretz
- 1982: Interrogation – Antonina Dziwisz
- 1983: Bella Donna – Lena
- 1983: Stan wewnętrzny (pl ) – Ewa Jaskólska
- 1983: To tylko Rock (pl ) – Majka Lenczewska
- 1983: Synteza (pl ) – Gloria Lamb
- 1984: Glut – Anna
- 1984: O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization – Gea
- 1984: Der Bulle und das Mädchen (de ) – Gerlinde
- 1985: Vertiges – Maria
- 1985: Kochankowie mojej mamy (pl ) – Krystyna Traczyk
- 1986: Laputa – Malgorzata
- 1986: W zawieszeniu (pl ) – Anna Mroczyńska
- 1987: On the Silver Globe – Aza
- 1987: A Short Film About Killing – Dorota
- 1988: Dekalog: Two – Dorota Geller
- 1988: Dekalog: Five – Dorota Geller
- 1989: Inventory – Julia
- 1991: Kuchnia polska (pl ) – Margaret Szymanko
- 1992: Zwolnieni z życia (pl ) – French woman
- 1995: Pestka (pl ) – Agata Koman
- 1995: Tato (pl ) – Magda
- 1995: Opowieści weekendowe: Niepisane prawa (pl ) – Halina
- 1995: Matka swojej matki (pl ) – Ewa Kozłowska
- 1997: An Air So Pure – Ms. Leduroy
- 2000: Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease – Anna
- 2000: Żółty szalik (pl ) – wife
- 2000: Weiser (de ) – Elka
- 2001: Przedwiośnie (pl ) – Jadwiga Barykowa
- 2002: Superprodukcja (pl ) – Krystyna Janda
- 2005: Parę osób, mały czas (pl ) – Jadwiga Stańczakowa
- 2005: Call of the Toad – Aleksandra Piątkowska
- 2007: Ryś (pl ) – Wiadro
- 2009: Tatarak – Marta / Actress
- 2009: Reverse – Irena Jankowska, Sabina's mother
- 2011: Elles – Alicja's mother
- 2015: Panie Dulskie - Melania Dulska's grandmother
Television series change
- 1973: Czarne chmury (pl), Polish TV series – dancer
- 1978: Rodzina Połanieckich (pl), Polish TV series – Christina
- 1979: Doktor Murek (pl), Polish TV series – Zośka "Arletka"
- 1984: Eine blaßblaue Frauenschrift (de), Austrian TV film based on Pale blue ink in a lady's hand novel [7] – Amelia Tachezy
- 1988: Wilder Westen inclusive (de) – Marianne Küssling
- 1989: Modrzejewska (pl), Polish TV series – Helena Modrzejewska
- 1991: Kuchnia polska (pl), Polish political film and TV series – Margaret Szymanko
- 1993: Der große Bellheim (de) – Maria Bellheim
- 2002: Przedwiośnie (pl), TV series based on The Spring to Come novel – Jadwiga Barykowa
- 2003–2004: Męskie-żeńskie (pl), Polish TV comedy series – Lilka Janicka
- 2007: Niania (pl), TV series, remake of American sitcom The Nanny - Episode 66: "Moje perły" – as herself
- 2011: Bez tajemnic (pl), Polish TV series – Barbara Lewicka
Discography (guest performances) change
- 1984: Krystyna Janda i Marek Grechuta W malinowym chruśniaku (Polskie Nagrania Muza)
- 1985: Music from Poland at midem '85 (Polskie Nagrania Muza)
- 1990: Marek Grechuta Anawa – Ocalić od zapomnienia (Polskie Nagrania Muza)
- 1991: Marek Grechuta Anawa – Ocalić od zapomnienia (Polskie Nagrania Muza)
- 1996: Summer Hits 2 – Piosenki na lato (Caston)
- 2001: Marek Grechuta Serce
- 2005: Marek Grechuta Serce (Pomaton EMI)
- 2007: Trójka live! Agnieszka Osiecka – Kobiety mojego życia (3 SKY MEDIA)
- Człowiek z żelaza śpiewa Balladę o Janku Wiśniewskim ("The Man of Marble Sings the Janek Wiśniewski Ballad")
- Pięć oceanów ("The Five Oceans") featuring Agnieszka Osiecka's works, Janda she sings the Na zakręcie song
Honors and awards change
- Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2011)
- Golden Medal of the Medal for Merit to Culture - Gloria Artis (2005)
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2002)
- Distinguished Cultural Activist Award (1997)
- Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1991, France)
- Golden Cross of Merit (1989)
Other awards change
- Zbigniew Cybulski Award (1978)
- Silver Asteroid for the role in Piotr Szulkin's film Golem at the 19th Trieste Science+Fiction Festival (1981)
- Best Actress Award at the Montreal Film Festival (1986)
- Aleksander Zelwerowicz Award (1988)
- Polish Cultural Foundation Award for her role in the film Interrogation (1989)
- Vittorio de Sica Medal (1990)
- Golden Duck for Best Actress (1990)
- Best Actress Award at the Gdynia Film Festival (1990)
- Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival (1990)
- Nomination for European Film Awards, Best Actress category (1990)
- Best Actress Award at the Belgrade Film Festival for her role in Ryszard Bugajski's film Interrogation (1991)
- Silver Shell at the San Sebastian Film Festival (1992)
- Golden Duck for Best Actress (1993)
- Best Debut Award for her film Pestka at the 20th Gdynia Film Festival(1995)
- Super Golden Duck for Best Actress in the History of Polish Cinema (1996)
- Telekamera Audience Award for the Most Popular Actress (1998)
- SuperWiktor Lifetime Achievement Award (1998)
- Nomination for Polish Film Awards for Best Actress Award in the film Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease(2001)
- Golden Lions Award at the Gdynia Film Festival for the film Parę osób, mały czas (2005)
- Medaille Charlemagne pour des Medias Européens (2006)
- Nomination for Polish Film Awards for Best Actress Award in the film Wróżby kumaka (2006)
- Golden Duck for Best Actress of Half a Century (2007)
- Hiacynt LGBT Award for "her unwavering support for the idea of tolerance in her theatre, film and Internet activity" (2007)
- Nomination for Polish Film Awards for Best Actress Award in the film Parę osób, mały czas (2008)
- The Capital City of Warsaw Award for her contributions to the promotion of the city of Warsaw (2011)
References change
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Interrogation". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ↑ "40 edition 1992 Awards". Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ↑ "AWARDS OF THE MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL - 1986". Retrieved 2018-01-15.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Interrogation". Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ↑ "KRYSTYNA JANDA - WOMAN OF IRON". Archived from the original on 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ↑ "Teatr Polonia". Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ↑ Toronto Public Library, Originally published as Eine blaßblaue Frauenschrift by Franz Werfel; translated from the German by James Reidel.
Other websites change
- Krystyna Janda at filmpolski.pl
- Krystyna Janda on IMDb
- Krystyna Janda's official website Archived 2018-06-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
- Krystyna Janda Archived 2012-12-29 at the Wayback Machine at culture.pl