Krystyna Janda

Krystyna Jolanta Janda Polish krɨˈstɨna ˈjanda 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 successful Polish actresses of her generation and an icon of Polish cinema In 1981 she played in the Academy Awardwinning movie Mephisto In 1982 she played the lead character in Ryszard Bugajskis film Przesłuchanie Interrogation which first premiered seven years later in 1989 following the collapse of communism Despite the films late release she garnered international acclaim for her performance including winning Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival and Polish Film Festival in 1990 Janda is also known for her leading role in the second episode of Dekalog series of Krzysztof Kieślowski In 2020 she won the Polish Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in drama film Dolce Fine Giornata Her accolades and honours also include the Zbigniew Cybulski Award 1978 Gold Cross of Merit 1989 Gloria Artis Gold Medal for Merit to Culture 2005 Commanders Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta 2011 and Special Jury Award for Acting at the Sundance Film Festival 2019 Because of her prominent role in Polish culture has been described as a legend of Polish cinema and theatre and a national treasure Description above from the Wikipedia article Krystyna Janda licensed under CCBYSAfull list of contributors on Wikipedia