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Joanna Pacuła (Polish: [jɔˈanːa paˈt͡suwa]; born 30 December 1957) is a Polish actress and model. Born in Tomaszów Lubelski and immigrating to the United States in the early 1980s, she first gained prominence through her modeling work for Vogue. Her breakthrough performance in the 1983 film Gorky Park earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. In the years since, she established herself as a character actress, appearing in numerous high-profile films and television series. Life and career Pacuła was born in Tomaszów Lubelski, Poland, to a pharmacist mother and an engineer father. She has a sister, Ewa Pacuła, a model and TV personality who has also worked in the United States. In 1979, Pacuła graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy. After graduation, she joined the Warsaw Dramatic Theatre, where she acted until 1981. She began her career playing in productions of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Othello, and As You Like It. She also found work in a few films, including Krzysztof Zanussi's Camouflage (Barwy ochronne, 1977) and Sergiu Nicolaescu's Last Night of Love (Ultima noapte de dragoste, 1980) in Romania. In 1981, Pacuła was in Paris when the communist authorities in Poland declared martial law. She did not return to her homeland, and in 1982 emigrated to the United States, where she specialized in playing European temptresses. Her feature debut came in appearing opposite William Hurt in Gorky Park (1983). She was praised by Roman Polanski for that role. She played in numerous American TV series and movies, including the Holocaust drama Escape From Sobibor (CBS, 1987), The Kiss (1988), E.A.R.T.H. Force (CBS, 1990), and the TV series, The Colony (ABC, 1996). She also starred in Lewis Gilbert's Not Quite Paradise released in 1985. She was featured in Marked for Death (1990) as an expert on Jamaican voodoo and gangs; in the Italian erotic thriller Husband and Lovers (1992) as a free-spirited adultress; Tombstone (1993) as Doc Holliday's lover, Kate; in The Haunted Sea (1997); and in the film Virus (1999), playing a Russian scientist. She currently resides in Southern California. Milestones Pacula was chosen by People as one of its 50 Most Beautiful People in the world (1990). She was listed as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1984" in John Willis' Screen World, volume 36. Filmography Film Ultima noapte de dragoste (1980) - Leah Gheorghiu Czułe miejsca (1981) - Nurse Gorky Park (1983) - Irina Asanova Not Quite Paradise (1985) - Gila Escape from Sobibor (1987) - Luka Death Before Dishonor (1987) - Elli Gellar The Kiss (1988) - Felice Sweet Lies (1988) - Joelle Options (1989) - Princess Nicole Breaking Point (1989) - Anna/Diana Marked for Death (1990) - Professor Leslie Husband and Lovers (1991) - Alina Eyes of the Beholder (1992) - Diana Carlyle Body Puzzle (1992) - Tracy Marella Black Ice (1992) - Vanessa Warlock: The Armageddon (1993) - Paula Dare Under Investigation (1993) - Abbey Jane Strong Tombstone (1993) - Kate Elder Private Lessons II (1993) - Sophie Morgan The Silence of the Hams (1994) - Lily Wine Every Breath (1994) - Lauren Not Like Us (1995) - Anita Clark Timemaster (1995) - Evelyn Adams Last Gasp (1995) - Nora Weeks Captain Nuke and the Bomberboys (1995) - Brenda Franelli The Haunted Sea (1997) - Bergen Heaven Before I Die (1997) - Selma In Praise of Older Women (1997) - Marta The White Raven (1998) - Julie Konnenman My Giant (1998) - Lilliana Rotaru The Art of Murder (1999) - Elizabeth Sheridan Virus (1999) - Nadia Error in Judgement (1999) - Liz Crash and Byrnes (2000) - Lissette The Hit (2001) - Sonia Crusade of Vengeance (2002) - Elizabeth No Place Like Home (2002) - Gretchen Klein Cupid's Prey (2003) - Iris Wharton El Padrino (2004) - Jessica Lancaster Moscow Heat (2004) - Sasha Dead Easy (2004) - Teresa Storm The Cutter (2005) - Elizabeth Teller Honor (2006) - Rose Tyrell Forget About It (2006) - Talia Nitti When Nietzsche Wept (2007) - Mathilda Shannon's Rainbow (2009) - Emily Blair Black Widow (2010) - Olivia ICE Agent (2013) - Sheila Hayman Break Even (2020) - Agent Crowe Television Deep Red (1994, television film) - Monica Quik Business for Pleasure (1997, television film) - Anna Sweet Deception (1998, television film) - Risa Gallagher Dead Man's Gun (1999, 1 episode) - Yvotte Ballinger Brutally Normal (2000, 7 episodes) - Gogi Night Visions (2001, 1 episode) - Head Immigrant Robbery Homicide Division (2002, 1 episode) - Trisha Sandifer Lightning Bolts of Destruction (2003, television film) - Dr. Valery Landis Dinocroc (2004, television film) Jake in Progress (2005, 1 episode) - Elsa Winters Monk (2008, 1 episode) - Leyla Zlatavich Stolen Child (2012, television film) - Tatiana Bones (2014, 1 episode) - Drina Mirga Awards and nominations References External links Joanna Pacuła at IMDb Joanna Pacuła at Rotten Tomatoes Joanna Pacuła at AllMovie. 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