1. Krystyna Janda is best known internationally for playing leading roles in several films by Polish film director Andrzej Wajda, including Man of Marble and Man of Iron.
14 Facts About Krystyna Janda
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Krystyna Janda is widely considered one of the most popular and successful Polish actresses of her generation and an icon of Polish cinema.
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Krystyna Janda was born on 18 December 1952 in Starachowice, Polish People's Republic.
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Krystyna Janda 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.
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Krystyna Janda made her film debut in 1973, when she starred in the historical-based TV series Czarne chmury, but a turning point in her acting career came with the role of Agnieszka in Andrzej Wajda's Man of Marble.
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Krystyna Janda became known for portraying strong and determined female characters with complex personalities in her film roles.
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Krystyna Janda 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 zucia with lyrics written by Marek Grechuta.
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Krystyna Janda is particularly known for her artistic collaboration with renowned Academy Award-winning filmmaker Andrzej Wajda.
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Krystyna Janda starred in six of his films altogether: Man of Marble, Man of Iron, Without Anesthesia, The Orchestra Conductor, Solidarity, Solidarity.
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Krystyna Janda 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.
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Krystyna Janda performed in 48 different plays in Poland's eight largest cities within the space of two months.
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Krystyna Janda is the founder and head of the Krystyna Janda Cultural Foundation.
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Krystyna Janda has worked as a columnist in a number of magazines such as Poradnik domowy, Pani, and Uroda.
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Krystyna Janda is 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.