Krystyna Janda

Acting

Krystyna Janda

Born December 18, 1952 · Starachowice, Poland (age 73)

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 …

Known For

On the Silver GlobeOn the Silver Globe · 1989
On the Silver Globe
★ 7.61989
MovieScience FictionDrama
A small group of cosmic explorers, including a woman, leaves Earth to start a new civilization. They do not realize that within themselves they carry the end of their own dream. They die one by one, while their children revert to a primitive native culture, creating new myths and a new god.
The Doll
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The Doll · 2026
The Doll
★ 7.42026
MovieRomanceDrama
Wealthy merchant Stanislaw Wokulski falls tragically in love with beautiful yet vain Izabela Lecka. His unfulfilled love leads to many foolish decisions sealing his fate.
EllesElles · 2011
Elles
★ 5.32011
MovieDrama
A journalist tries to balance the duties of marriage and motherhood while researching a piece on college women who work as prostitutes to pay their tuition.
A Short Film About KillingA Short Film About Killing · 1988
A Short Film About Killing
★ 7.61988
MovieCrimeDrama
Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.
How I Fell in Love with a GangsterHow I Fell in Love with a Gangster · 2022
How I Fell in Love with a Gangster
★ 6.62022
MovieCrimeAction
A mysterious woman recounts the rise and fall of Nikodem "Nikoś" Skotarczak, one of the biggest gangsters in Poland's history. Inspired by a true story.
MephistoMephisto · 1981
Mephisto
★ 7.31981
MovieDrama
A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own existence until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons.
Man of IronMan of Iron · 1981
Man of Iron
★ 7.01981
MovieDramaHistory
In Warsaw in 1980, the Communist Party sends disgruntled radio reporter Winkel to Gdańsk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers - particularly on Maciek Tomczyk, an independent labour union leader whose father was killed in the December 1970 protests. Posing as sympathetic, Winkel interviews the people surrounding Tomczyk, including his detained wife, Agnieszka.
Decalogue VDecalogue V · 1989
Decalogue V
★ 8.01989
MovieDramaTV Movie
Jacek, an angry drifter, murders a taxi driver, brutally and without motive. His case is assigned to Piotr, an idealistic young lawyer who is morally opposed to the death penalty, and their interactions take on an emotional honesty that throws into stark relief for Piotr the injustice of killing of any kind.

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Fik-MikFik-Mik · 1988
Fik-Mik
★ 5.01988
MovieDrama

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