Pashalinski, Lola

PERSONAL

Career: Actress and playwright. Ridiculous Theatrical Company, New York City, founding member of company, 1967–80; appeared in productions at Intar Hispanic American Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and Vineyard Theatre, all New York City.

Awards, Honors: Obie Awards, outstanding performance, Village Voice, 1973, for Corn, and 1977, for Der Rins Gott Farblonjet; Feature Film Award, best supporting actress in a comedy, New York International Independent Film & Video Festival, 1998, for Brokers; Obie Award, outstanding performance, 2000, for Gertrude and Alice: A Likeness to Loving.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Corn, c. 1973.

Irmtraut "Moms" Mortimer, Hot Ice, Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Evergreen Theatre, New York City, 1974.

Helga Vain, Stage Blood, Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Evergreen Theatre, 1974–75.

Miss Cubbidge, Bluebeard, Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Evergreen Theatre, 1975.

Derr Ring Gott Farblonjet, Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Truck and Warehouse Theatre, New York City, 1977.

Helga Vain, Stage Blood, Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Truck and Warehouse Theatre, 1977, then Charles Ludlam Theatre, New York City, 1978.

Trinculo, The Tempest, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1981.

Egyptology: My Head Was a Sledgehammer, New York Shakespeare Company, Public Theatre, 1983.

Tatiana, Lonnie, Jean, and Adele, Highest Standard of Living, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1986.

Member of chorus, Elektra, Classic Stage Company Theatre, New York City, 1987.

Renee Pelagie, Quills, New York Theatre Workshop, New York City, 1995.

Judy 1, Polly 1, and Gramma Judy, Punch and Judy Get Divorced, C. Walsh Theatre, Suffolk University, Boston, MA, 1996.

Fradde, A Dybbuk; or, Between Two Worlds, New York Shakespeare Company, Estelle R. Newman Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1997.

Ms. Fitzpatrick, The Skin of Our Teeth, New York Shakespeare Company, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1998.

Autobiography of a Liar, Danspace Project, Theatre at St. Mark's Church, New York City, 1999.

Gertrude Stein, Gertrude and Alice: A Likeness to Loving, London, then Signature Theatre Company, New York City, 1999.

Birdseed Bundles, Bessie Schonberg Theatre, New York City, 2000.

The Ridicu-Fest, Nada Classic, New York City, 2000.

Lily, The Wax, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 2000–2001.

Praskovya Ivanova, Fortune's Fool, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 2002.

Hilda, Wintertime, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA, 2002.

Wintertime, Second Stage Theatre, New York City, 2004.

Art, Life & Show-Biz, Pick-up Performance Company, Fez Theatre, New York City, 2004.

Also appeared in The Mysteries and What's So Funny, Pick-up Performance Company; The Firebugs and The Screens, both Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN; Romeo and Juliet, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, Madison, NJ; Twelfth Night, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL; and The Women, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT; also performs for readings and benefits.

Film Appearances:

Fat woman with turkey, Ironweed, TriStar, 1987.

Producer, Anna, 1987.

Narc, The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez, 1991.

Mabel, Me and Veronica, Arrow Releasing, 1992.

Operator, North, Columbia, 1994.

Babe, The Pesky Suitor, 1995.

Psychiatrist, I Shot Andy Warhol, Orion, 1996.

Roz, Brokers, 1997.

Mrs. Meanie, Arresting Gena, 1997.

Pharmacist, Godzilla, TriStar, 1998.

Salon client number two, Claire Dolan, New Yorker, 1998.

Voice of Pelt Room announcer, Pecker, Fine Line, 1998.

Blanche's friend, Sweet and Lowdown, Sony Pictures Classics, 1999.

Adoption agency director, The Sleepy Time Gal, Antarctic Pictures/Far Corners, 2001.

Russian woman, K-Pax (also known as K-PAX—Alles ist moeglich), MCA/Universal, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Zekia, "Here's a Rough Way to Learn a Foreign Language," The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, 1989.

Mrs. Etruscan, "Some Time, Some Station," Remember WENN, 1998.

Olga, "Pulp Turkey," Now and Again, CBS, 1999.

Rosie, As the World Turns, 1999.

WRITINGS

Plays:

Autobiography of a Liar, Danspace Project, Theatre at St. Mark's Church, New York City, 1999.

(With Linda Chapman) Gertrude and Alice: A Likeness to Loving, London, then Signature Theatre Company, New York City, 1999.