Beata Pozniak Daniels

Having begun her career in a range of award winning “artsy” European productions Beata was discovered by Oliver Stone who cast her in her first American feature “JFK” as Marina Oswald.

This Academy Award nominated film led to over 30 film and TV projects internationally. Very soon she established herself for playing intense, edgy characters like the first female President of the World on “Babylon 5” or a fiery young revolutionary in George Lucas’ “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles”. Other “gutsy” roles have included "JAG" where she explored a relationship between a Jewish girl and an African American officer and on "Melrose Place" Beata played Katya Fielding, a doctor who decides to marry a gay man, for which she became one of the show's most popular cast members. Most recently Beata played a Catholic woman who risks her life to save a Jewish girl from the Nazi’s in a World War II drama entitled “Miriam”. Beata was the Recipient of the 2005 Croatian Heart Award (with Michael York and John Savage) from the Croatian Libertas Foundation for her heartfelt performance in the film “Freedom From Despair” as well as for her dedication to humanitarian causes. This powerful documentary explores the untold story of communist Yugoslavia and premiered at the Amnesty International Film Festival.

Known as a human right’s activist, Beata spearheaded passage of the first bill in the history of the U.S. Congress (H.J. Res. 316) to recognize International Women's Day in the United States and continues to promote education and awareness of women’s issues worldwide through her non-profit organization Women’s Day USA. She also made her directorial debut with her short film “Mnemosyne”. As reviewed by LA Weekly “The multitalented Pozniak rapidly intercuts news footage of violence with live models and her own sensual sculptures to express a fierce moral sense.” In addition Beata is an accomplished painter and sculptress. Through her art Beata explores what it is to be a woman in today’s world with themes of women's rights, social justice and women's history.

One of Beata’s most significant efforts was to instigate with Congresswomen Waters the introduction and passage of the first bill in the history of the U.S. Congress for national recognition of the holiday (H.J. Res. 316) designating March 8th, 1994 as International Women’s Day and continues to promote education and awareness of women’s issues worldwide through her non-profit organization Women’s Day USA.