Born: April 9, 1965
Birthplace: Prostejov, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Birth Name: Pavlina Porizkova
Height: 5′ 9½” (1,77 m)
Paulina Porizkova (born Pavlína Pořízková; April 9, 1965) is a model, actress and author. Born in Czechoslovakia, she now 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 in consecutive years (1984 and 1985). She was part of the judging panel of America’s Next Top Model in Cycles 10–12.
Porizkova’s film debut was in the 1983 modeling mockumentary, Portfolio. She appeared in the 1987 film Anna, receiving good reviews from her patrons at Vogue magazine. In 1989, she co-starred with Tom Selleck in the film Her Alibi. However, she was nominated for a Golden Raspberry for worst actress for her appearance in the film.
Porizkova appeared in Emir Kusturica’s 1993 film Arizona Dream, with Johnny Depp and Jerry Lewis, in a minor role as Lewis’s young Polish fiancée. She had the main female role in the 1998 film Thursday. Porizkova wrote and directed the 2001 film, Roommates. In 2004, she starred in the romantic comedy Knots.
She appeared in an episode of the Starz comedy series Head Case which aired on 24 April 2009. She appeared in a 6th-season episode of Desperate Housewives, “Chromolume No. 7”, alongside model Heidi Klum. She appeared on the ABC Family drama-comedy series Jane by Design in an episode which aired on 6 March 2012, and made a guest appearance on The Mysteries of Laura in February 2015.
Visits: 242
