Krystyna Jolanta Janda 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 and Man of Iron.
Krystyna Janda
Krystyna Janda by artist Zbigniew Kresowaty
Krystyna Janda (middle), Jan Englert and Joanna Szczepkowska, Warsaw, 2019
Krystyna Janda's star on the Łódź Walk of Fame
Andrzej Witold Wajda was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "Polish Film School". He was known especially for his trilogy of war films consisting of A Generation (1955), Kanał (1957) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958).
Wajda in 1963
Andrzej Wajda (center), c. 1970
Wajda during filming in 1974
During the filming of Katyń in 2007