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Joanna Pacuła is a Polish-American actress and model. Born in Tomaszów Lubelski and emigrating 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 adaptation of Martin Cruz Smith's Gorky Park earned her a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year – Actress. In the years since, she established herself as a prolific character actress, appearing in numerous high-profile films and television series.
Born
Wednesday, 02 January 1957
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| L'ultima notte di Amore | Lena Gheorghiu | 2023 |
| Break Even | Agent Crowe | 2020 |
| ICE Agent | Sheila Hayman | 2013 |
| The Banksters, Madoff with America | Ruth Madoff | 2013 |
| Stolen Child | Tatiana | 2012 |
| Good God Bad Dog | Ruth Averill | 2011 |
| Amazing Racer | Emily Blair | 2009 |
| Chicano Blood | The Judge | 2008 |
| When Nietzsche Wept | Mathilda | 2007 |
| Forget About It | Talia Nitti | 2006 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| L'ultima notte di Amore | Lena Gheorghiu | 2023 |
| Break Even | Agent Crowe | 2020 |
| ICE Agent | Sheila Hayman | 2013 |
| The Banksters, Madoff with America | Ruth Madoff | 2013 |
| Stolen Child | Tatiana | 2012 |
| Good God Bad Dog | Ruth Averill | 2011 |
| Amazing Racer | Emily Blair | 2009 |
| Chicano Blood | The Judge | 2008 |
| When Nietzsche Wept | Mathilda | 2007 |
| Forget About It | Talia Nitti | 2006 |
| Honor | Rose Tyrell | 2006 |
| The Cutter | Elizabeth Teller | 2005 |
| Bones | Drina Mirga | 2005 |
| Special Thanks to Roy London | Self | 2005 |
| Jake in Progress | Elsa Winters | 2005 |
| Dead Easy | Theresa / Teresa Storm | 2004 |
| Moscow Heat | Sasha | 2004 |
| El padrino | Jessica Lancaster | 2004 |
| Dinocroc | Paula Kennedy | 2004 |
| Lightning: Bolts of Destruction | Valery Landis / Dr. Valery Landis | 2003 |
| No Place Like Home | Gretchen Klein | 2002 |
| Warrior Angels | Elizabeth | 2002 |
| Robbery Homicide Division | Trisha Sandifer | 2002 |
| Monk | Leyla Zlatavich | 2002 |
| Cupid's Prey | Iris Wetherton | 2002 |
| Night Visions | Head Immigrant / Head Immigrant (segment "Cargo") | 2001 |
| The Hit | Sonia | 2001 |
| Crash and Byrnes | Lissette | 2000 |
| Brutally Normal | Gogi | 2000 |
| The Art of Murder | Elizabeth Sheridan | 1999 |
| Error in Judgment | Liz | 1999 |
| Virus | Nadia / Nadia Vinogradova | 1999 |
| The White Raven | Julia Konneman | 1998 |
| Sweet Deception | Risa Gallagher | 1998 |
| My Giant | Lilliana Rotaru | 1998 |
| Business for Pleasure | Anna | 1997 |
| In Praise of Older Women | Marta | 1997 |
| Dead Man's Gun | Yvonne Ballinger | 1997 |
| The Haunted Sea | 1st Mate Bergren | 1997 |
| Heaven Before I Die | Selma | 1997 |
| Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys | Brenda Franelli | 1995 |
| Not Like Us | Anita Clark | 1995 |
| Last Gasp | Nora Weeks | 1995 |
| Timemaster | Evelyn Adams / Evelyn | 1995 |
| Every Breath | Lauren | 1994 |
| Deep Red | Monica Quik | 1994 |
| The Silence of the Hams | Lily Wine | 1994 |
| C'è Kim Novak al telefono | Emilia | 1994 |
| Tombstone | Kate | 1993 |
| Under Investigation | Abbey Jane Strong | 1993 |
| Warlock: The Armageddon | Paula Dare | 1993 |
| Private Lessons II | Sophie Morgan | 1993 |
| Black Ice | Vanessa | 1992 |
| Body Puzzle | Tracy Grant | 1992 |
| Eyes of the Beholder | Diana Carlyle | 1992 |
| Husbands and Lovers | Alina | 1991 |
| The Good Policeman | Margaret Tolstoy / Anastasia | 1991 |
| Marked for Death | Leslie | 1990 |
| E.A.R.T.H. Force | Diana Randall | 1990 |
| Breaking Point | Anna / Diana | 1989 |
| Options | Princess Nicole / Princess Nicole of Belgium | 1989 |
| The Kiss | Felice / Felice Dunbar | 1988 |
| Sweet Lies | Joëlle | 1987 |
| Escape from Sobibor | Luka | 1987 |
| Death Before Dishonor | Elli | 1987 |
| Nightlife | Self | 1986 |
| The 58th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1986 |
| Crossings | Marissa Freilich | 1986 |
| Not Quite Paradise | Gila | 1985 |
| The 56th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1984 |
| Gorky Park | Irina Asanova | 1983 |
| Jan Serce | Gabi / Gabriela "Gabi" Metelska | 1982 |
| Sensitive Spots | Nurse / Pielęgniarka | 1981 |
| Dom | Ewa Szymosiuk | 1980 |
| Zerwane cumy | Young Maryska / Maryska's granddaughter | 1979 |
| Nie zaznasz spokoju | Bozena Kaczmarek / Bożena Kaczmarek | 1978 |
| Camouflage | Student | 1977 |
| Akcja pod Arsenalem | Duska Bytnar | 1977 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
