Krystyna Janda

Krystyna Janda
Krystyna Janda
Born (1952-12-18) 18 December 1952 (age 73)
Starachowice, Poland
Alma materNational Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw
OccupationActress
Years active1976–present
Spouse(s)Edward Kłosiński (1981–2008)
Andrzej Seweryn (1974–1979)
AwardsBest Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival (1990)
Best Actress Award at the Montreal Film Festival (1987)
Zbigniew Cybulski Award (1978)
HonoursCommander's Cross with Star of Order of Polonia Restituta Officer's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis Decoration of Honor Meritorious for Polish Culture Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Chevalier
WebsiteKrystyna Janda's official website

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).

Life and work

Throughout her career, she has received numerous prestigious awards, such as Best Actress at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, Silver Shell for Best Actress at the San Sebastian Film Festival for her role in Waldemar Krzystek's film Zwolnienie z życia, Best Actress Award at the 1987 Montreal Film Festival for the role in Helma Sanders-Brahms's Laputa, Best Actress Award at the Belgrade Film Festival for Interrogation, 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.

In 2005, she established her own private "Polonia Theatre" in Warsaw. She is the founder and head of the Krystyna Janda Cultural Foundation. 

Personal life

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

Television series

Discography (guest performances)

Honors and awards

Other awards

References

  1. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Interrogation". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  2. ↑ "40 edition 1992 Awards". Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  3. ↑ "AWARDS OF THE MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL - 1986". Retrieved 2018-01-15.[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ "Interrogation". Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  5. ↑ "KRYSTYNA JANDA - WOMAN OF IRON". Archived from the original on 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  6. ↑ "Teatr Polonia". Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  7. ↑ Toronto Public Library, Originally published as Eine blaßblaue Frauenschrift by Franz Werfel; translated from the German by James Reidel.

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