Krystyna Janda

Krystyna Jolanta Janda (; 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 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 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), Commander's 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". Provided by Wikipedia