Tina Ona Paukstelis

Tina Ona Paukstelis is an American actress. She was born November 20, 1970 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The majority of her film work is in the horror film genre. Her debut was the lead role of 'Katrina' in the 1994 vampire film Aswang - the first horror film to screen at the Sundance Film Festival. Paukstelis next starred as an endangered teenager in the cult movie 5 Dark Souls (1996) and its 1998 and 2003 sequels. Throughout the 2000s she continued to land lead and supporting roles in the horror films Julia Wept (2000), October Moon (2005), October Moon 2: November Son (2008), and The Legend Trip (2006). Her most recent film is the haunted house thriller Safe Inside (film) (2017).

Paukstelis has appeared in magazines such as Femme Fatales (May 2002, Vol. 11, Iss. 5/6, pg. 84, by: Bud Windale, "Thinking Outside Hollywood").

Paukstelis is a founding member of Upstart Theater and was last seen on stage at the Racine Theatre Guild's production of "Lost in Yonkers".