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Joanna Pacula

Born
Dec 30, 1957 · Age 68
Place of birth
Tomaszów Lubelski, Lubelskie, Poland
Gender
Female
Movie credits
70
TV credits
11
Also known as (5)
  • Joanna Pacuła
  • Ioana Pacula
  • J. Pacula
  • Dzhoanna Pakula
  • یوانا پاچولا

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 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…