Paulina Porizkova

Biography

Paulina Porizkova is a Czech-born model, author, and actress who started modeling in Paris at 15 and in 1984 became the first Central European woman featured on the Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover. She signed a record contract with Estée Lauder in 1988 and represented the brand until 1995. Her film debut came in Anna (1987), and she co-starred with Tom Selleck in Her Alibi (1989), which brought a Golden Raspberry nomination. She later appeared in Emir Kusturica's Arizona Dream (1993) and played the lead female role in Thursday (1998). She wrote and directed Roommates (2001) and starred in Knots (2004). On television, she judged America's Next Top Model and acted on As the World Turns. She also published the novel A Model Summer (2007).

61years old

Turns 62 on April 9in 150 days

Born April 9, 1965Prostějov
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 15 years1989 to 2004

Every film, newest first

2004KnotsIMDb rating 5.6
1998ThursdayIMDb rating 7.1
1996Female PerversionsIMDb rating 5.4
1993Arizona DreamIMDb rating 7.2
1989Her AlibiIMDb rating 5.8

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Did you know?!

A first
Porizkova modeled for Sports Illustrated in 1983. At 18, in 1984, she was the first woman from Central Europe to appear on the cover of the swimsuit issue.
A role that slipped away
Porizkova said producers told her she had an "ego problem" and that she "consistently complained" about Tyra Banks' reported lateness, while Ken Mok and Banks said her firing came from "the current state of the economy."
Behind the camera
In 2007 Porizkova published her first novel, A Model Summer, about Jirina, a 15-year-old Swedish girl picked by a modeling agent to work for a summer in Paris in 1980.