JOLANTA PYRA
- UBCP/ACTRA
Résumé Print Résumé
FILM AND TELEVISION | ||
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FROSTFIRE |
Principal |
CBC/NegarahFilms/D.Green |
Beachcombers |
Principal |
CBC/Chris Wilkinson |
STILL |
Feature Soloist |
Todd Pittson |
EXPERTS |
Actor |
Paramount / Dave Thomas |
POLONIA WEEKLY |
Host / Producer |
Cultural TV Toronto |
GOVERNMENT PROJECTS |
Lead / Principal |
Mark Perry |
COMMERCIALS - Principal in: | ||
MacDonalds, Save-on-Foods, Kootenay Ale, Participaction, | ||
Duncan Motors | ||
THEATRE | ||
AFTER MARLENE |
Lead (Actor/Singer) |
Gateway Theatre/W.Learning |
AFTER MARLENE |
Lead (Actor/Singer) |
McKenzie Thea./W.Learning |
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES |
Mrs Pie (Actor/Singer/Dancer) |
Charlotte Fest./W. Learning |
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES |
MrsPie/Blewett(Actor/SingerDancer) |
Japan Tour/W. Learning |
MINOTAUR |
Principle |
Station Street The./R.Solvey |
PREPARING |
Jinny |
BC Tour / Carl Hare |
RAMONA/WHITE SLAVES |
Ramona |
Fire Hall Thea./R.Garfat |
Sincerely, Vera Lynn |
Lead (Vera Lynn) |
Vancouver Island Tour/J.Pyra |
MAKE-UP |
Lead |
Cowichan Thea. L.Bourne |
AUTO-DA-FE |
Mmme. Duvenet |
Belfry Thea. L.Hardy |
FRENCH GRAY |
Lead (Marie Antoinette) |
Vancouver Island Tour./C.Hare |
EMPRESS MURDER GAME |
Principle |
McPheson Thea./Phil Wagner |
DIRECTOR | ||
SINCERELY YOURS, V. LYNN |
Writer/Director / Lead singer/Actor |
Vancouver Island Tour |
FOOLS / N. Simon |
Director/Choreographer |
MacPhersonPlayhouse/WmHead |
BORN YESTERDAY/Kanin |
Director |
William Head Pen. |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'3" |
Weight: 140 lbs |
Eyes: Brown |
Hair Color: Brown |
Hair Length: Short |
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Badminton, Bowling, Canoeing, Fishing, Martial Arts - Tai Chi, Snorkeling, Swimming - ability - general, Yoga, Dance Ballroom, Dance Cha Cha, Dance Mambo, Dance Swing, Dance Tango, Dancer, Licensed Driver, Modeling, Singer, Vocal Range: Alto, Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano, American - Standard/General Accent, Canadian Accent, French Accent, German Accent, Hungarian Accent, Polish Accent, Quebecois Accent, Russian Accent, Slavic - South Eastern Bloc Accent, Fluent English as a second language, Fluent Polish
Ms. Pyra holds BFA-Acting Specialization from University of Victoria. She also studied theatre at Waterloo University, ON., and took Acting Workshops with Uta Hagen in N York. She worked as a theatre/TV/film actor for over a decade. She also taught and directed at William Head Pen., Kaleidoscope Theatre and Vancouver Community College. After receiving a masters in education, Jolanta taught Theatre History and Acting alongside Academic Prep. overseas at various universities. She now makes her home in Duncan, BC