Krystyna Janda

Krystyna Janda
Krystyna Janda
Born (1952-12-18) 18 December 1952
Starachowice, Poland
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)
Honours
Website Krystyna Janda's official website

Krystyna Janda (born 18 December 1952, in Starachowice, Poland) is a Polish film and theater actress best known internationally 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 1981, Janda played in the Academy Award-winning movie Mephisto. In 1982, she played the lead character in Ryszard Bugajski's film Przesłuchanie (Interrogation), which first premiered seven 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[1] and Polish Film Festival in 1990. In 1993, she was a member of the jury at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

Janda is also known for her leading role in the second episode of Dekalog series of Krzysztof Kieślowski. She is considered one of the greatest and most popular actresses in the history of Polish cinema.

Life and work

She was born on 18 December 1952 in Starachowice, Polish People's Republic. She graduated from the Wojciech Gerson State High School of Fine Arts in Warsaw (Polish: Zespół Państwowych Szkół Plastycznych im. Wojciecha Gersona w Warszawie), and in 1975 she graduated from the State Dramatic Arts College in Warsaw (currently the Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy). She made her acting debut in 1974 playing the role of Maria Kulygina in Anton Chekhov's play Three Sisters, directed by Aleksander Bardini and broadcast in a Television Theatre production. In the same year, she played the role of Mannequin 34 in a street grotesque play The Ball of Mannequins by Polish futurist poet Bruno Jasieński, directed by Janusz Warmiński. In 1976, she played in the role of Dorian Gray based on Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Grey, adapted by John Osborne and directed by Andrzej Łapicki in Warsaw's "Little Theatre". In the years 1976–1987 she worked as an actress in the Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw.[3][4]

She made her film debut in 1973, when she starred in the historical-based TV series Czarne chmury ("Black Clouds"), but a turning point in her acting career came with the role of Agnieszka in Andrzej Wajda's Man of Marble (1976).[5] She became known for portraying strong and determined female characters with complex personalities in her film roles. Apart from Man of Marble, her most memorable roles include characters in critically acclaimed films like Man of Iron, Interrogation and My Mom's Lovers.[6]

She also embarked on a career as a singer and made her debut in 1977 during the 15th National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, where she sang the song Guma do żucia ("The Chewing Gum") with lyrics written by Marek Grechuta.

In the 1980s she appeared in numerous films and stage productions and started working as a film and theatre director herself. In 1995 she directed the film Pestka based on a novel by Anka Kowalska. During her professional career she has played over 60 theatre roles in virtually all the major theatre genres as well as appeared in around 100 films. Her role in Euripides's Medea is considered among her most successful ones. She is particularly known for her artistic collaboration with renowned Academy Award-winning filmmaker Andrzej Wajda. She starred in six of his films altogether: Man of Marble (1976), Man of Iron (1981), Without Anesthesia (1978), The Orchestra Conductor (1980), Solidarity, Solidarity... Man of Hope (2005), and Sweet Rush (2009).

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[7], Best Actress Award at the 1987 Montreal Film Festival for the role in Helma Sanders-Brahms's Laputa[8], Best Actress Award at the Belgrade Film Festival for Interrogation,[9] 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.[10]

In 2005, she established her own private "Polonia Theatre" in Warsaw.[11] She is also the founder and head of the Krystyna Janda Cultural Foundation. In 2010, her foundation opened another theatre in Warsaw – the "Och-teatr" in the district of Ochota.[12] She has also worked as a columnist in a number of magazines such as Poradnik domowy, Pani, and Uroda. She is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the Fundacja Okularnicy, which is a foundation dedicated to the promotion and popularization of Agnieszka Osiecka's poetic legacy.

Personal life

In the years 1974–1979 she was in a relationship with 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. She is Lutheran. Janda currently lives in Milanówek near Warsaw.

Selected filmography

  • 1976: Man of Marble – Agnieszka
  • 1977: Pani Bovary to ja – Krystyna
  • 1977: Granica – Elżbieta Biecka
  • 1978: Without Anesthesia – Agata
  • 1978: Bestia – Anna
  • 1979: Manchmal besucht der Neffe die Tante (guest performance)
  • 1980: Der grüne Vogel – Katzka Widuchowski
  • 1980: The Orchestra Conductor – Marta
  • 1980: Golem – Rozyna
  • 1980: W biały dzień – Ewa
  • 1980: Uoni – Kira Kirova
  • 1981: On, ona, oni – 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 – Ewa Jaskólska
  • 1983: To tylko Rock – Majka Lenczewska
  • 1983: Synteza – Gloria Lamb
  • 1984: Glut – Anna
  • 1984: O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization – Gea
  • 1984: Der Bulle und das Mädchen – Gerlinde
  • 1985: Vertiges – Maria
  • 1985: Kochankowie mojej mamy – Krystyna Traczyk
  • 1986: Laputa – Malgorzata
  • 1986: W zawieszeniu – 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 – Margaret Szymanko
  • 1992: Zwolnieni z życia – French woman
  • 1995: Pestka – Agata Koman
  • 1995: Tato – Magda
  • 1995: Opowieści weekendowe: Niepisane prawa – Halina
  • 1995: Matka swojej matki – Ewa Kozłowska
  • 1997: An Air So Pure – Ms. Leduroy
  • 2000: Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease – Anna
  • 2000: Żółty szalik – wife
  • 2000: Weiser – Elka
  • 2001: Przedwiośnie – Jadwiga Barykowa
  • 2002: Superprodukcja – Krystyna Janda
  • 2005: Parę osób, mały czas – Jadwiga Stańczakowa
  • 2005: Call of the Toad – Aleksandra Piątkowska
  • 2007: Ryś – 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

  • 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 [13] – 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)

  • 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

Other awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Festival de Cannes: Interrogation". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  2. ↑ "Berlinale: 1993 Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
  3. ↑ "Krystyna Janda". Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  4. ↑ "Krystyna Janda". Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  5. ↑ "Wykuwanie "Człowieka z marmuru". Rozmowa z Krystyną". Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  6. ↑ "Krystyna Janda CV english". Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  7. ↑ "40 edition 1992 Awards". Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  8. ↑ "AWARDS OF THE MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL - 1986". Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  9. ↑ "Interrogation". Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  10. ↑ "KRYSTYNA JANDA - WOMAN OF IRON". Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  11. ↑ "Teatr Polonia". Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  12. ↑ "Och-Teatr". Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  13. ↑ Toronto Public Library, Originally published as Eine blaßblaue Frauenschrift by Franz Werfel; translated from the German by James Reidel.
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