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Krystyna Janda

Krystyna Janda

Acting Born Dec 18, 1952 · 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 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 per...

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A Short Film About Killing
7.6
movie
A Short Film About Killing
as Dorota
1988
How I Fell in Love with a Gangster
6.6
movie
How I Fell in Love with a Gangster
as Rita
2022
Elles
5.3
movie
Elles
as Mutter
2011
Decalogue II
7.3
movie
Decalogue II
as Dorota Geller
1989
On the Silver Globe
7.7
movie
On the Silver Globe
as Aza
1989
Decalogue V
7.9
movie
Decalogue V
as Dorota Geller
1989
Mephisto
7.2
movie
Mephisto
as Barbara Bruckner
1981
Dekalog
8.5
tv
Dekalog
as Dorota Geller
1989
Man of Iron
7.0
movie
Man of Iron
as Agnieszka
1981
Man of Marble
7.0
movie
Man of Marble
as Agnieszka
1977
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization
6.8
movie
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization
as Gea
1985
Wałesa: Man of Hope
5.7
movie
Wałesa: Man of Hope
as Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013