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Paulina Porizkova is a Actor Tchèque born on 9 april 1965 at Prostějov (Republique tcheque)

Paulina Porizkova

Paulina Porizkova
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Birth name Pavlína Pořízková
Nationality Republique tcheque
Birth 9 april 1965 (58 years) at Prostějov (Republique tcheque)

Paulina Porizkova (born Pavlína Pořízková; [ˈpavliːna ˈpor̝iːskovaː]; 9 April 1965) is a Czech-born model, actress and author, who holds dual U.S. and Swedish citizenship. At 18 years old, in 1984, she became the first woman from Central Europe to be on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. She was the second woman (after Christie Brinkley) to be featured on the swimsuit issue's front cover consecutive times (1984 and 1985). She joined judging in America's Next Top Model in Cycles 10–12.

Biography

On 23 August 1989, Porizkova married Ric Ocasek, lead singer for the rock band The Cars. They had first met in 1984, when she was 19 years old and he was already married, during the filming of The Cars' music video "Drive". The couple have two children.- 19-year-old Jonathan and Oliver, 15 as reported in 2013.

Porizkova is the subject of the song "Friends of P" by The Rentals on their 1995 album, Return of the Rentals, written by lead singer Matt Sharp. She was the subject of "Paulina" on No Doubt's eponymous first album and "Dear Paulina", written and performed by Luna for the film Thursday, in which she appeared.

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Skip Woods
Skip Woods
(1 films)
Ram Bergman
Ram Bergman
(2 films)
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Filmography of Paulina Porizkova (13 films)

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Actress

Casablancas: The Man Who Loved Women
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Actors Cindy Crawford, Karen Mulder, Mick Jagger, Naomi Campbell, Woody Allen, Paulina Porizkova
Rating61% 3.0936353.0936353.0936353.0936353.093635
Le film raconte l’histoire de John Casablancas, fondateur de l’agence Elite dans les années 1970. L’inventeur du concept de « supermodels » a fait des mannequins de l’époque des stars internationales qui font désormais partie de la culture populaire. Parmi elles, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista ou encore Naomi Campbell. John Casablancas livre son histoire dans ce film documentaire, sa voix ayant été enregistré en 2013, avant sa mort.
Knots
Knots (2004)
, 1h33
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Scott Cohen, John Stamos, Annabeth Gish, Paulina Porizkova, Tara Reid, Linda Larkin
Roles Lily Kildear
Rating56% 2.8021652.8021652.8021652.8021652.802165
Trois hommes, amis d'enfance, sont en quête d'amour et de fidélité.
People I Know, 1h40
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about television
Actors Al Pacino, Kim Basinger, Ryan O'Neal, Téa Leoni, Richard Schiff, Bill Nunn
Roles Dr. Anna Fahri
Rating53% 2.699942.699942.699942.699942.69994
Eli Wurman (Al Pacino) is a Jewish publicist on the out, but all he knows is how to hustle and cajole, threaten and persuade. The hazy mania of his everyday life is fuelled by a steady stream of prescription drugs and alcohol.
Nearest to Heaven, 1h40
Directed by Tonie Marshall
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Catherine Deneuve, William Hurt, Bernard Le Coq, Gilbert Melki, Hélène Fillières, Nathalie Richard
Roles Mary Rafelson
Rating53% 2.6605352.6605352.6605352.6605352.660535
Inspiré et portant de fréquentes citations du film culte de Leo MacCarey, dans sa deuxième version, Elle et lui (An affair to remember) avec Deborah Kerr et Cary Grant, ce film montre une Catherine Deneuve omniprésente (pratiquement aucune scène sans elle) mais volontairement déstabilisée (et déstabilisante) par la mise en scène et un rôle un peu flottant où elle ne cesse de courir derrière une silhouette, un rêve d'amour évanouis.
Dark Asylum, 1h32
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Prison films, Psychologie, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Paulina Porizkova, Larry Drake, Judd Nelson, Jürgen Prochnow, Jeff Burr
Roles Maggie
Rating41% 2.065612.065612.065612.065612.06561
Après une longue traque dans les égouts dans lesquels il s'abrite, Trasher, un homme fou et sinistre, est fait prisonnier dans un asile sous la surveillance du Dr Maggie Belham. Mais il finit par s'évader et c'est la panique dans toute la ville...
Intern
Intern (2000)
, 1h30
Directed by Michael Lange
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes La mode
Actors Dominique Swain, Joan Rivers, Peggy Lipton, Kathy Griffin, Gwyneth Paltrow, James Urbaniak
Roles Chi Chi Chemise
Rating45% 2.261522.261522.261522.261522.26152
The plot centers around Jocelyn Bennett (Swain), an intern at the fictional New York City magazine, Skirt. Horribly mistreated, overworked, and underpaid, Jocelyn lives for Skirt. When a spy begins to hand over Skirt's spreads and story ideas to its rival glossy, Vogue, Skirt magazine finds itself in a bind. Desperate to apprehend the spy and save the name of Skirt, Jocelyn makes it her mission. Along the way, she meets Paul Rochester (Ben Pullen), the British art director at Skirt, with whom she has much in common. When she finds herself falling in love, one thing stands in her way: Paul's supermodel girlfriend, Resin (Leilani Bishop). Resin then dumps Paul for another model, and Paul and Jocelyn get engaged.
Partners in Crime
Directed by Jennifer Warren
Genres Thriller
Actors Rutger Hauer, Paulina Porizkova, Frank Gerrish
Roles Wallis P. Longsworth
Rating56% 2.805112.805112.805112.805112.80511
Thursday
Thursday (1998)
, 1h27
Directed by Skip Woods
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Thomas Jane, Aaron Eckhart, Paulina Porizkova, James LeGros, Paula Marshall, Michael Jeter
Roles Dallas
Rating70% 3.5483553.5483553.5483553.5483553.548355
The movie opens in a Los Angeles convenience store one late Monday night, where a small-time drug dealer named Nick (Aaron Eckhart) is trying to decide what coffee brand to buy. His ex-lover Dallas (Paulina Porizkova) and fellow hitman Billy Hill (James LeGros) are getting impatient and tell him to hurry up. Conflicts between Nick and the cashier (Luck Hari) ensue, resulting in Dallas shooting the cashier dead. Though the three attempt to cover up the crime, they are forced to also shoot a police officer (Bari K. Willerford) when he discovers blood on the ground.
Wedding Bell Blues, 1h42
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Illeana Douglas, Paulina Porizkova, Julie Warner, John Corbett, Jonathan Penner, Charles Martin Smith
Roles Tanya
Rating51% 2.5612.5612.5612.5612.561
Jasmine (Illeana Douglas) is a young woman with men in and out of her apartment, Tanya (Pauline Porizkova) is about to be married, and Micki (Julie Warner) is pregnant; these three women share an apartment, but when Micki is jilted and Tanya's boyfriend does NOT pop the question, the women set out to Las Vegas in search of men who WILL marry them, on the spot.
Female Perversions, 1h59
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Erotic, Thriller, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Tilda Swinton, Amy Madigan, Karen Sillas, Frances Fisher, Clancy Brown, Marcia Cross
Roles Langley Flynn
Rating53% 2.6996952.6996952.6996952.6996952.699695
Une avocate ambitieuse se complait dans des plaisirs sexuels excessifs aussi bien avec des partenaires masculins que féminins, tout en traitant ses problèmes de vie personnelle, y compris aider sa sœur kleptomane.
Arizona Dream, 2h22
Directed by Emir Kusturica
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Actors Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, Faye Dunaway, Vincent Gallo, Lili Taylor, Paulina Porizkova
Roles Millie
Rating71% 3.59973.59973.59973.59973.5997
Axel (Johnny Depp) has a dream about an Eskimo who catches a rare halibut and brings it back to his family in an igloo. Axel's cousin Paul (Vincent Gallo) coaxes Axel from his job tagging fish in New York City to Arizona to attend his uncle Leo's (Jerry Lewis) trophy wedding to a much younger woman (Paulina Porizkova). His uncle tries to persuade him to stay permanently and take over the family business of selling Cadillacs. Axel resists at first, but he decides to give it a try. He encounters two strange women: Elaine (Faye Dunaway), a woman who always had a dream of building a flying machine, and her stepdaughter Grace (Lili Taylor), who is jealous of Elaine and dreams of killing herself and being reincarnated as a turtle. Axel starts lusting after Elaine and decides to help make her dreams come true. As he and Elaine build the machine day by day, Grace starts destroying the contraption. Axel then rebuilds. Leo and Paul arrive at Elaine and Grace's house to encourage Axel to come back, but Elaine threatens them with a shotgun. Axel and Elaine complete the machine and test it, but it crashes in a tree.
Her Alibi
Her Alibi (1989)
, 1h30
Directed by Bruce Beresford
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Romantic comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about writers
Actors Paulina Porizkova, Tom Selleck, William Daniels, James Farentino, Victor Argo, Ronald Guttman
Roles Nina
Rating57% 2.8974152.8974152.8974152.8974152.897415
Phil Blackwood (Selleck) is an American mystery novelist who comes across a dazzling Romanian murder suspect named Nina (Porizkova) when she is arraigned in the courtroom he is visiting. Instantly falling for her, Blackwood poses as a Roman Catholic priest in order to meet her while Nina is held pending her continued arraignment. With the help of his publisher and friend, Sam (Daniels), Blackwood invents an alibi for Nina to secure her release.
Anna
Anna (1987)
, 1h40
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Sally Kirkland, Robert Fields, Paulina Porizkova, Steven Gilborn, Larry Pine, Stefan Schnabel
Roles Krystyna
Rating62% 3.1448653.1448653.1448653.1448653.144865
The story of a Czech actress, looking for work in New York City, who sees her protegée shine while she herself struggles.