Beata Pozniak

I’m an actress, director and writer, with over 100 film and television projects internationally.

I’m best known for portraying Marina Oswald in Oliver Stone’s JFK, playing President Susanna Luchenko, the President of Planet Earth—on Babylon 5, and starring in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, created by George Lucas. Also, starred in Mad About You; and Melrose Place. Most recently, I completed a feature film, Picasso’s Mermaid, inspired by Picasso’s unprecedented trip to Poland in 1948.

As a filmmaker, I have written and directed several experimental films, including Cremation of Time, Mnemosyne, and People on the Bridge, which have received Best Film, Best Director, and Best Writer awards at international festivals.  

I am also known for my work in voice performance, receiving multiple Voice Arts Awards, Earphones Awards, an Audie Award, as well as The Washington Post’s Best Audiobook of the Year recognition. I became the first actor in the 30-year history of the Mortal Kombat franchise to receive an award for Outstanding Video Game Character – Best Performance.

Beyond the arts, I initiated the first bill in the history of the U.S. Congress recognizing International Women’s Day in America, to promote civic engagement, gender equality, and the recognition of women’s achievements. My work has been honored by The White House, the U.S. Congress, and by Poland’s Ministry of Culture and National Heritage with the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis.