
Joanna Pacula
- Date of Birth: 1957-12-30
- Place of Birth: Tomaszów Lubelski, Lubelskie, Poland
Biography
Joanna Pacula (born January 2, 1957) is a Polish actress. Pacula joined Warsaw Dramatic Theatre where she acted until 1981. She started her career playing in productions of Shakespeare's Romeo and Jul... Joanna Pacula (born January 2, 1957) is a Polish actress. Pacula joined Warsaw Dramatic Theatre where she acted until 1981. She started her career playing in productions of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Othello and As You Like It. She also found work in a handful of films, including Krzysztof Zanussi's Barwy ochronne/Camouflage (1977). In 1981, Pacula was caught in Paris when communist authorities in Poland declared martial law. In 1982 she eventually emigrated to the U.S. where she has specialized in playing European temptresses since her feature debut opposite William Hurt in Gorky Park (1983). She played the part of the exotic beauty 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 was featured in Marked for Death (1990) as an expert on Jamaican voodoo and gangs; in the Italian erotic thriller Husbands And Lovers (1992) as a free spirited adultress (which featured a rather controversial bare-bottom spanking scene, a first in a mainstream film); Tombstone (1993) as Doc Holliday's lover, Kate (also known as Big Nose Kate and Mary Catherine Haroney, born November 7, 1850); in The Haunted Sea (1997); and in the movie Virus (1999), playing a Russian scientist. She currently resides in Southern California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joanna Pacula, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

The Colony
Drama, TV Movie • 1996 July

Amazing Racer
Family • 2009 April

Eyes of the Beholder
Mystery, Horror, Thriller • 1992 January

E.A.R.T.H. Force
Action & Adventure • 1990 September

The Kiss
Thriller, Horror, Drama, Fantasy • 1988 October

Last Night of Love
Drama, War • 1980 March

In Praise of Older Women
Drama, Romance, War • 1997 April

The Cutter
Action, Adventure, Thriller • 2005 November

Not Quite Paradise
Drama, Romance • 1985 March

Virus
Horror, Action, Science Fiction • 1999 January