80's Eastern European actress?

[MrRe]

Hi everybody!
Newbie here but looks like a good place to ask.

I am trying to find out about a striking TV actress of the 80's. I believe she was of eastern european descent, which at the time was quite unusual. Unfortunately, whilst her face was memorable, her name and what programmes she appeared in doesen't seem to have been!
I seem to remember her name being something like Elena E...... something. I also seem to remember there being some controvesy surrounding one appearance where she was ravished against a tree! Strange what sticks in the mind isn't it!
So if anyone else remembers anything I would be grateful.

[branny]

Re: 80's Eastern European actress?

Erika Eleniak? She was in ET as a child then in Baywatch and Under Siege.

[MrRe]

Re: 80's Eastern European actress?

Hi! Thanks for the reply.
Guess I should have narrowed it down to British TV.
Pretty sure the controvesy was pre/post watershed issue and there was widespread coverage in the press. Wouldn't have done any harm to the viewing figures!

[moonvisage]

Re: 80's Eastern European actress?

The only east european actress i know of in the 80's and earlier,was Anouska Hempel.Her films have always brought controversy.

[darren]

Re: 80's Eastern European actress?

Erika Eleniak? She was in ET as a child then in Baywatch and Under Siege.

erika eleniak isn E.T.
never knew that.
who did she play.
must have been a very small role.
knew she was in the other 2.

[Paulos]

Re: 80's Eastern European actress?

erika eleniak isn E.T.
never knew that.
who did she play.
must have been a very small role.
knew she was in the other 2.

I think she was the girl that Elliott kisses at school when he got drunk due to ET drinking all the beer in the fridge at home.

[Heather74]

Re: 80's Eastern European actress?

shes listed as the 'pretty girl' on IMdb

[MrRe]

Re: 80's Eastern European actress?

Definately not Erika Eleniak. Didn't know she even existed until Baywatch! She is would have been too young and blonde.
Not Anouska Hempel either. She would have been too old and blonde. Only remember her from UFO!
Of course I could be miles off but I distinctly remeber her being a very attractive brunette with striking eyes and possibly a wedge hairstyle, probably in her 20's. She may have been either of Polish/Czech descent but was exotic for the time.
I don't remember her having an English name and the initials EE have somehow stuck in my mind!

[moonvisage]

Re: 80's Eastern European actress?

Could it be: Elena Proklova?She starred in the snow queen.she is russian.

[MrRe]

Re: 80's Eastern European actress?

Hi!
No unfortunately not.
It would have helped if I could remember what programmes she may have appeared in. Guess its going to be pot luck spotting here in some ancient rerun.

[Eddie_B]

Re: 80's Eastern European actress?

How about Joanna Kanska. Appeared in Capital City in the late eighties. More here:
http://www.tv.com/joanna-kanska/pers...5/summary.html

[FLYING SAUCER]

Re: 80's Eastern European actress?

You say a blonde eastern european girl? the only one I remember in the 1989 series Capital City was a young Investment Trader called (pardon my spelling here folks) Circa? (sounded like Sirka) she married another Bloke from the same bank called Declan McConoche?

Is this the girl in question?

[sweep]

Re: 80's Eastern European actress?

Could it be Ingrid Pitt the polish actress she was in many of the Hammer films throughout the 70s and 80s

[Sculpher]

Re: 80's Eastern European actress?

Ellen SandWeiss - Cheryl in 'Evil Dead' ?

[Malc London]

Re: 80's Eastern European actress?

You say a blonde eastern european girl? the only one I remember in the 1989 series Capital City was a young Investment Trader called (pardon my spelling here folks) Circa? (sounded like Sirka) she married another Bloke from the same bank called Declan McConoche?

Is this the girl in question?

That would be Joanna Kanska