About
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...
Known for
BonesSeries • 2005
MonkSeries • 2002
DomSeries • 1980
TombstoneMovie • 1993
VirusMovie • 1999
Marked for DeathMovie • 1990
Gorky ParkMovie • 1983
The Silence of the HamsMovie • 1994
Escape from SobiborMovie • 1987
Warlock: The ArmageddonMovie • 1993
Amazing RacerMovie • 2009
El padrino: The Latin GodfatherMovie • 2004
When Nietzsche WeptMovie • 2007
The KissMovie • 1988
The CutterMovie • 2005
DinocrocMovie • 2004
Husbands and LoversMovie • 1991
Last GaspMovie • 1995
My GiantMovie • 1998
Body PuzzleMovie • 1992
Deep RedMovie • 1994
CamouflageMovie • 1977