Natasha Pavlovich

Natasha Pavlovich is a Serbian-American actress, business woman, pilot, former model and beauty pageant titleholder. Pavlovich represented Yugoslavia in the Miss Universe 1991 competition where she reached the semi-finals. She also appeared in various films and national prime time television shows, as well as the 2021 HBO Max docuseries, The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin.

Early life and education Pavlovich was born on March 14, 1968, in Yugoslavia and raised in Popovi, a village in the Bijeljina municipality of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Pavlovich completed her studies in the English Language at the University of California, Los Angeles.

She serves as a spokesperson for the city of Slobomir, a town in Republika Srpska, which was founded by her aunt and uncle. Pavlovich also worked with director Blake Edwards on the feature film Son of the Pink Panther, and appeared in the films The Naked Truth and Space Warriors. She had a regular role in the Serbian drama series Gorki Plodovi (Bitter Fruit in Serbian), playing an ophthalmologist.

In a documentary series entitled The Way Down helmed by acclaimed director Marina Zenovich and produced by Campfire Films, Nile Cappello, with Co-Executive production by Chrissy Teigan, Pavlovich provides her account of her relationship with Joe Lara, his marriage to Gwen Shamblin Lara, and the subsequent legal dispute between Pavlovich and Lara over the custody of their daughter.

Personal life Pavlovich met actor Joe Lara in 1984 and dated on an off for several years until 2015 and were briefly engaged. Together they have one child, a daughter (b. 2010).

Pavlovich holds a pilot's license and has notably co-piloted a MIG-25 to an altitude of 87,000 feet, making her the first Serbian woman to do so. Legal controversy and news appearance In 2015, Lara petitioned the court for sole custody of their daughter. The custody trial began in 2016 and Pavlovich represented herself beginning in 2019. 1992 Dream On "Joy Aplenty" TV series 1992

Miss Bolivia Comedy 1992–1993

Marishka Sitcom TV series 1993

Rima Comedy 1993

Mia Antonova Martial arts film

Katya TV series 1995

Marina TV series 1995

Lieutenant Dumai Episode: "Scimitar" 1997–1999

Petra TV series

1998

Rusza Episode: "Gypsy Eyes"

2001–2002

Tanja / Tanja (segment "Deadline") TV series 2004

Claire Swaime TV series 2004

Hannah TV series

2008–2009

Dr. Pavlovic TV series 2013

Russian Tech No. 1 Science fiction 2021

Herself Documentary