JOLANTA PYRA - UBCP/ACTRA

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FILM AND TELEVISION

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.

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

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'3"

Weight: 140 lbs

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