Krystyna+Janda


 * Actor and director Krystyna Janda was born on December 18, 1952 in Starachowice, Poland. Krystyna is admired by thousands and she owes her status to powerful performances and a strong character that she puts forth in her roles. **
 * J ****  anda acquired her degree from the State Higher School Theatre in Warsaw in 1975. It wasn't until 1976 when Janda had made her big entrance at Warsaw's Anthenaeum Theatre. Janda debuted very successfully in Andrzei Waida's //Man of Marble "//as Agnieszka, a young, dynamic and stubborn film student who strives to reveal the truth about former leading laborer.” Janda worked with Wajda on several more occasions. Janda also appeared in a number of Piotr Szulkin's science fiction films, including //Golem// (1980), //War of the Worlds - The Next Century// (1981) and //The End of Civilization// (1984).  **
 * Leading up into 1987, Janda had become a member of the ensemble at Warsaw's Athenaeum Theatre, while also appearing occasionally at the Presentations Stage Theatre. During her tenure at the Athenaeum she worked with a number of exceptional directors. However Janda had only been a member for only a year before she decided to become a member of the ensemble at the Popular Theatre in Warsaw. During her time at the Powszechny, the actress appeared in a number of extremely successful starring roles. "She is practically the only complete character on stage, preserving her autonomy relative to the compositional arrangements of the director.” **
 * Janda took a bold move in 1990 when she teamed up with director, Maciej Wojtyszko to work on Willy Russell's one woman show. The production proved a massive success. Janda could never be challenged in emotional authenticity on stage or immense respect from her audience, in which was determined when she had recieved the main role in the show. **
 * The 1990s had also marked the beginning of Janda's career as both a film and theatre director. She had produced a number of productions for Polish Television Theatre that had been favorited by almost all who had watched. Almost all of her films had received an award for their outstanding performance. **
 * In January 2003, Janda celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of her acting career. To mark the occasion, Warsaw's Studio Theatre mounted a production of Chekhov's The Seagull directed in which Janda had played the main character featuring, the premiere ended in a tumultuous standing ovation. ****  In 2005, Krystyna Janda, under her Krystyna Janda's Foundation for Culture, opened the Polonia Theatre in Warsaw. In 2006 she received the Médaille Charlemagne, the prestigious European media award. In 2007 she received the Golden Duck for the Best Film Actress of the past 50 years of Polish filmmaking. In 2009 she again received two Golden Ducks, including one for Best History and Costume Film Actress on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Polish Cinema. Her second theatre in Warsaw, Och-Teatr, opened in January 2010.  **