Joanna Pacula

Joanna Pacula (born January 2, 1957 in Tomaszów Lubelski, Poland) is a Polish actress.

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January 2 - 1957 - Tomaszów Lubelski - Poland - Actress

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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).

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Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet - Othello - As You Like It - Krzysztof Zanussi

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In 1981, Pacula was caught in Paris when communist authorities in Poland declared martial law. She eventually emigrated to the USA (probably as an asylee) where she has specialized in playing European temptresses since her feature debut opposite William Hurt in Gorky Park (1983).

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Communist - USA - William Hurt - Gorky Park

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She acted the part of the exotic beauty in numerous American TV series and movies, including the Holocaust drama Escape From Sobibor (CBS, 1987), E.A.R.T.H. Force (CBS, 1990), and the TV series, The Colony (ABC, 1996).

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Holocaust - Escape From Sobibor

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More recently, she was featured in Tombstone (1993) as Doc Holliday's lover, Kate; in The Haunted Sea (1997); and in the movie Virus (1999), playing a Russian scientist.

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