Beata Pozniak
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Beata Poźniak is a Polish-American actress, film director, painter, fashion model and activist who is now based out of the United States
.
, Poland
, the daughter of Krystyna Durbakiewicz Marson and Roger Zbigniew Taylor. She is best known for her roles in 1990s television series such as Melrose Place, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
, and Mad About You
. Pozniak played Earth Alliance President Susanna Luchenko in Babylon 5
. She played Marina Oswald in the Oliver Stone
film, JFK
. She also starred in the groundbreaking video game, Psychic Detective
. Her very first film role was as an extra in The Tin Drum
which happened to be filming near her home. She later made other film appearances and worked as a fashion model and was the calendar girl for Poland's national soccer team.
Beginning in the late 1980s, soon after her arrival in America, Pozniak began a campaign to get the US Government to recognize International Women's Day
. She was successful, and the first American recognition of International Women's Day occurred on March 8, 1994.
Pozniak is also an accomplished painter, and continues to work in film, often appearing in experimental and independent productions, several of which she has also directed. She has been a U.S. citizen since 1991 and lives in Beverly Hills, California
in a home once owned by Errol Flynn
. She also goes by the name Beata Pozniak Daniels. She has a husband (Jeff Daniels but he is not the American actor of the same name) and a child.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Biography
Pozniak was born in GdańskGdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, the daughter of Krystyna Durbakiewicz Marson and Roger Zbigniew Taylor. She is best known for her roles in 1990s television series such as Melrose Place, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 4, 1992, to July 24, 1993. The series explores the childhood and youth of the fictional character Indiana Jones and primarily stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier as the title character, with...
, and Mad About You
Mad About You
Mad About You is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23, 1992 to May 24, 1999. The show starred Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a newly married couple in New York City. Reiser played Paul Buchman, a documentary film maker. Hunt played Jamie Stemple Buchman, a public relations specialist...
. Pozniak played Earth Alliance President Susanna Luchenko in Babylon 5
Babylon 5
Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...
. She played Marina Oswald in the Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, for which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on...
film, JFK
JFK (film)
JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. It examines the events leading to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and alleged subsequent cover-up, through the eyes of former New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison .Garrison filed charges against New Orleans businessman Clay...
. She also starred in the groundbreaking video game, Psychic Detective
Psychic Detective (video game)
Psychic Detective is the title of a 1995 video game that used extensive amounts of live-action footage and featuring dozens of professional character actors....
. Her very first film role was as an extra in The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum is a 1959 novel by Günter Grass. The novel is the first book of Grass's .- Plot summary :The story revolves around the life of Oskar Matzerath, as narrated by himself when confined in a mental hospital during the years 1952-1954...
which happened to be filming near her home. She later made other film appearances and worked as a fashion model and was the calendar girl for Poland's national soccer team.
Beginning in the late 1980s, soon after her arrival in America, Pozniak began a campaign to get the US Government to recognize International Women's Day
International Women's Day
International Women's Day , originally called International Working Women’s Day, is marked on March 8 every year. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and...
. She was successful, and the first American recognition of International Women's Day occurred on March 8, 1994.
Pozniak is also an accomplished painter, and continues to work in film, often appearing in experimental and independent productions, several of which she has also directed. She has been a U.S. citizen since 1991 and lives in Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills is an affluent city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 34,109 at the 2010 census, up from 33,784 as of the 2000 census, it is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities. Beverly Hills and the neighboring city of West Hollywood are together...
in a home once owned by Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn
Errol Leslie Flynn was an Australian-born actor. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films, being a legend and his flamboyant lifestyle.-Early life:...
. She also goes by the name Beata Pozniak Daniels. She has a husband (Jeff Daniels but he is not the American actor of the same name) and a child.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "The Officer's Wife" | Officer's Wife - Cecylia | Prod. Jan A. P. Kaczmarek Jan A. P. Kaczmarek Jan Andrzej Paweł Kaczmarek is a Polish composer who has lived and worked in the United States since 1989. He has written the scores for more than 50 feature films and documentaries, including Finding Neverland , for which score he won an Academy Award and National Board of Review award... |
| 2010 | "Ojciec Mateusz" | Ewa Pol - Hollywood Star | TV Series based on Italian Don Matteo Don Matteo Don Matteo is an Italian television series that has been airing since 2000 on the premier channel of Italian national television, Rai 1. Protagonist of the series is Father Matteo , a Catholic priest in a parish of the town of Gubbio , who is also known for his unrivaled talent in investigating... |
| 2009 | "On Profiles in Courage" | Host | Also director - Documentary |
| 2007 | "Zlotopolscy" | Helena | TV series (46 episodes) |
| 2006 | "Miriam" | Margitas | Dir. Matt Cimber Matt Cimber Matt Cimber is an Italian-American film producer, director and writer. He was the last husband of Jayne Mansfield, who was the mother of his son, Antonio Raphael . Cimber directed her on stage and in one movie, Single Room Furnished... |
| 2006 | "Cyxork 7" | Jacey Anderson | Dir. John Huff |
| 2004 | "Freedom From Despair (documentary film) Freedom From Despair" | Narrator | Award winning documentary |
| 2002 | "The Drew Carey Show The Drew Carey Show The Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004. The show was set in Cleveland, Ohio, and revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionalized version of the actor.... " |
Raisa | TV series |
| 2002 | "Philly Philly Philly may refer to:Things related to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:*Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a city in the United States, nicknamed Philly*Philly , an American television series*Philly cheesesteak, a sandwich... " |
TV series | |
| 2002 | "Mnemosyne Mnemosyne Mnemosyne , source of the word mnemonic, was the personification of memory in Greek mythology. This titaness was the daughter of Gaia and Uranus and the mother of the nine Muses by Zeus:* Calliope * Clio * Erato... " |
Mnemosyne | Also director |
| 2001 | "Family Law Family law Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including:*the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships;... " |
Mary Kobish | TV series Dir. Oz Scott Oz Scott Osborne "Oz" E. Scott is an American screenwriter, television producer, film, television, and theatre director.-Career:Born in Hampton, Virginia, Scott attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and earned a MFA before he began his career in Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage. While at the Arena Stage, he... |
| 2001 | "Mixed Signals" | Erica Chamberlain | |
| 1999 | "Enemy Action" | Fatima | Prod. Roger Corman Roger Corman Roger William Corman is an American film producer, director and actor. He has mostly worked on low-budget B movies. Some of Corman's work has an established critical reputation, such as his cycle of films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and in 2009 he won an Honorary Academy Award for... |
| 1999 | "Klasa na obcasach" | Betty | TV series |
| 1998 | "Women's Day: The Making of a Bill" | Host | Also director |
| 1997 | "Pensacola: Wings of Gold Pensacola: Wings of Gold Pensacola: Wings of Gold is a syndicated American action/adventure drama series based at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida. Episodes aired in several countries outside the US including Portugal, France, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Italy, Hungary and Australia... " |
Eva Terenco | TV series Dir. James A. Contner James A. Contner James Atwater Contner is an American television and film director and cinematographer. His work includes episodes of such television series as Miami Vice, Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and Star Trek: Enterprise... |
| 1997 | "Babylon 5 Babylon 5 Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262... " |
President Susanna Luchenko | Dir. Tony Dow Tony Dow Tony Lee Dow is an American film producer, director, sculptor, and a television child actor of the 1950s and 1960s.Dow is best known for his role in the television sitcom Leave It to Beaver, which ran in primetime from 1957 to 1963... trading cards are made based on her character |
| 1997 | "Dark Skies Dark Skies Dark Skies is an American UFO conspiracy theory-based sci-fi television series that aired from the 1996 to 1997 season for 18 episodes, plus a two-hour pilot episode. The success of The X-Files on Fox proved there was an audience for science fiction shows, resulting in NBC commissioning this... " |
Ludmila | TV series |
| 1997 | "JAG JAG JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions... " |
Malka Dayan | TV series Dir. Ray Austin Ray Austin Ray Austin, formally known as Raymond Austin or Baron DeVere-Austin of Delvin, is a British television director... |
| 1995 | "War & Love" aka "Heaven's Tears" | Ingrid Steiner | |
| 1995 | "A Mother's Gift A Mother's Gift A Mother's Gift is a 2001 novel by pop music singer Britney Spears and her mother, Lynne Spears. It is their second book together, following 2000's Heart-to-Heart. The story is about a 14-year-old girl named Holly Faye Lovell from a tiny, rural town called Biscay in the U.S. state of Mississippi... " |
Kristine Reinmuller | MOW based on "A Lantern in Your Hand" |
| 1994 | "Psychic Detective (video game) Psychic Detective" | Laina Pozok | video game - screened at Sundance Film Festival |
| 1993 | "Melrose Place" | Dr. Katya Petrova Fielding | TV series prod. Aaron Spelling Aaron Spelling Aaron Spelling was an American film and television producer. As of 2009, Spelling's eponymous production company Spelling Television holds the record as the most prolific television writer, with 218 producer and executive producer credits... |
| 1993 | "Wild Palms Wild Palms Wild Palms is a six-hour mini-series, which first aired in May 1993 on the ABC network in the United States. Written by Bruce Wagner, who was also the executive producer, Wild Palms was a sci-fi drama about the dangers of brainwashing through technology and drugs... " |
Tambor | Ex. Prod. Oliver Stone Oliver Stone William Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, for which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on... , Bruce Wagner Bruce Wagner Bruce Alan Wagner is an American novelist, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director based in Los Angeles known for his acerbic view of the Hollywood entertainment industry.-Personal life:... |
| 1993 | "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 4, 1992, to July 24, 1993. The series explores the childhood and youth of the fictional character Indiana Jones and primarily stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier as the title character, with... " |
Irene | Prod. George Lucas George Lucas George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones... |
| 1993 | "Mad About You Mad About You Mad About You is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23, 1992 to May 24, 1999. The show starred Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a newly married couple in New York City. Reiser played Paul Buchman, a documentary film maker. Hunt played Jamie Stemple Buchman, a public relations specialist... " |
Masha | TV series |
| 1993 | "Ramona" | Ms. White | |
| 1992 | "At Night the Sun Shines" | Anabelle | |
| 1991 | Ferdydurke Ferdydurke Ferdydurke is a novel by the Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz, published in 1937. In this darkly humorous story, Joey Kowalski describes his transformation from a 30-year-old man into a teenage boy. Kowalski's exploits are comic and fervid -- for this is a modernism closer to Dada and the Marx... |
Flora Gente | Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski Jerzy Skolimowski Jerzy Skolimowski is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. A graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź, Skolimowski has directed more than twenty films since his 1960 début Oko wykol... |
| 1991 | JFK JFK (film) JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. It examines the events leading to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and alleged subsequent cover-up, through the eyes of former New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison .Garrison filed charges against New Orleans businessman Clay... |
Marina Oswald | Dir. Oliver Stone Oliver Stone William Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, for which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on... |
| 1989 | "Stan wewnetrzny" | Kobieta w czerni | |
| 1989 | "White in Bad Light" | Narrator | |
| 1987 | "Vie en images" | Alice Eber | |
| 1986 | "A Chronicle of Amorous Accidents" | Zosia | Dir. Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Wajda is a Polish film director. Recipient of an honorary Oscar, he is possibly the most prominent member of the unofficial "Polish Film School"... |
| 1985 | "Hamlet in the Middle of Nowhere" | Ophelia Ophelia Ophelia is a fictional character in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and potential wife of Prince Hamlet.-Plot:... |
based on a play by Ivo Brešan Ivo Brešan Ivo Brešan is a Croatian playwright, novelist and screenwriter known for political satire. His work includes screenplays written with his son Vinko Brešan.-Screenplays:* 1973 - Predstava Hamleta u selu Mrduša Donja... |
| 1985 | "Rozrywka po staropolsku" | MOW | |
| 1984 | "I Died to Live" | ||
| 1984 | "Deszcz" | TV Musical | |
| 1983 | "Krolowa Sniegu" | Princess | TV Musical |
| 1983 | "Lucky Edge" aka "Szczesliwy Brzeg" | Pola | MOW |
| 1982 | "Klamczucha" | Uczennica | |
| 1981 | "Man of Iron Man of Iron Man of Iron is a 1981 film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It depicts the Solidarity labour movement and its first success in persuading the Polish government to recognize the workers' right to an independent union.... " |
Dir. Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Wajda is a Polish film director. Recipient of an honorary Oscar, he is possibly the most prominent member of the unofficial "Polish Film School"... |
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| 1981 | "Zycie Kamila Kuranta" | Todzia | TV series |
| 1979 | "The Tin Drum The Tin Drum The Tin Drum is a 1959 novel by Günter Grass. The novel is the first book of Grass's .- Plot summary :The story revolves around the life of Oskar Matzerath, as narrated by himself when confined in a mental hospital during the years 1952-1954... " |
Dir. Volker Schlöndorff Volker Schlöndorff Volker Schlöndorff is a Berlin-based German filmmaker who has worked in Germany, France and the United States... |
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External links
- Official website
- [Beata Pozniak's] [official Zamadunga Miedfara Page] Miedfara.com/pages/Beata-Pozniak/165141746848437?v=wall
- [Beata Pozniak], Activist, http://womensday.org/
- Polish website