Paulina Porizkova
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Biography
Born April 9, 1965 in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) Paulina Porizkova was, at one time, considered the most beautiful woman in the world - a title which the brainy beauty never felt comfortable with. A model from the age of three and one of the highest paid supermodels in the world, following her reign as the top Sports Illustrated swimsuit covergirl of the late 1980s, as well as being the face of Estee Lauder, Porizkova surprised critics who assumed she could not speak, let alone act, when she made an impressive film debut in "Anna" (1987). Playing a scheming Czechoslovakian refugee who uses a former actress (and usurps her past) to become a star, Porizkova impressed Hollywood with her first film foray. She had, previously, appeared in husband Ric Ocasek's band, The Cars' music videos before "Anna" proved she had acting chops.
The model went on to co-star with Tom Selleck in the pallid comedy "Her Alibi" (1989) and the cult film "Arizona Dream" (1992), before focusing more on her family than film sets and catwalks. By 2007, Porizkova came back into the limelight - first, by releasing her first work of fiction, A Model Summer ; followed by her joining the fourth season of the immensely popular dance competition series, "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC, 2005- ) in early 2007. Porizkova would be guided through her dance training by season one champ, Alec Mazo.
Filmography
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Life Events
1968
Was separated from her parents by the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia
1980
Became a top model from age 15
1983
Made film debut in the modelling pseudo-documentary "Portfolio"
1984
Appeared in Cars' music video "Drive" where she met future husband Ric Ocasek
1987
Appeared on the cover of <i>Playboy</i> magazine (August) to preview her new swimsuit calendar
1987
Feature acting debut, "Anna"
1988
Signed a six million dollar per year contract with Estee Lauder cosmetics
1989
Best-known role to date, co-starring with Tom Selleck in the film "Her Alibi"
1991
Appeared in Estee Lauder how-to makeup video, "A Private Lesson" with her mother Anna
1993
Appeared in the cult film, "Arizona Dream," with Johnny Depp and Jerry Lewis, as Lewis's young Polish fiancee
1998
Appeared in the film "Thursday"
2001
Wrote and directed the film, "Roommates"
2001
Hosted for a television show on the E! network's Style Channel
2004
Starred in the romantic comedy, "Knots"
2007
Replaced Twiggy as a judge for the tenth season of "America's Top Model"; fired from the show at the end of season 12
2007
Joined the fourth season of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" as a contestant
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