Elina Löwensohn (born 11 July 1966) is a Romanian-American actress. She had roles in the films Simple Men (1992), Schindler's List (1993), Amateur (1994), Nadja (1994) and The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998).
Elina Löwensohn | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Löwensohn at the 2022 Gijón International Film Festival | |
| Born | 11 July 1966 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Life and career
editLöwensohn was born in Bucharest, Romania. After the death of her father, a Jewish Holocaust survivor, her mother emigrated to the United States with her,[1] where her mother went on a hunger strike to get a visa for her.
After finishing high school, Löwensohn studied acting in New York City and played in several successful theatre productions. She started her film career in 1991 with Theory of Achievement. Some of her notable roles are Diana Reiter in Schindler's List (1993),[2] Katya in the 1994 Seinfeld episode "The Gymnast", Iris in Six Ways to Sunday (1997), and Anne Levels in The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998).
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Theory of Achievement | Short film | |
| 1992 | Simple Men | Elina | |
| Another Girl Another Planet | Mia | ||
| 1993 | Schindler's List | Diana Reiter | |
| Geborenka | Short film | ||
| 1994 | Amateur | Sofia Ludens | |
| Nadja | Nadja | ||
| 1995 | My Antonia | Antonia Shimerda | TV film |
| Flirt | Nurse | ||
| Pictures of Baby Jane Doe | Lucinda | ||
| 1996 | Basquiat | Annina Nosei | |
| I'm Not Rappaport | Clara Lemlich | ||
| 1997 | In the Presence of Mine Enemies | Rachel Heller | TV film |
| Mauvais Genre | Lucie | ||
| Le Silence de Rak | Lucie | ||
| Six Ways to Sunday | Iris | ||
| The Other Also | Short film | ||
| La fiancée | La fiancée | Short film | |
| 1998 | Sombre | Claire | |
| The Wisdom of Crocodiles | Anne Levels | ||
| 2000 | Why Get Married the Day the World Ends? | ||
| The Wake | The Mother | Eight-hour long silent film | |
| 2001 | Roberto Succo | Françoise Cottaz | |
| Get Well Soon | Cindy | ||
| 2002 | Portraits filmés | Short film | |
| Je n'ai jamais tué personne | Magali | Short film | |
| 2003 | Quicksand | Vannessa | |
| Intrusion | Klara | Short film | |
| 2004 | Doo Wop | Maya | |
| A Very Long Engagement | German woman | ||
| 2005 | Orlando Vargas | Alice | |
| Kitchen | La femme | Short film | |
| Dark Water | Dahlia's Mother | ||
| Hunt for Justice | TV film | ||
| Teresa | Short film | ||
| Histoire tragique avec fin heureuse | Short film | ||
| 2006 | L'immature | Short film | |
| À peine s'était-elle endormie... | Marion | Short film | |
| Fay Grim | Bebe | ||
| The Stone Council | Laura | ||
| The Little Cat Is Dead | Bettina | Short film | |
| 2007 | Unloved | Maria Delmouly | TV film |
| New Love | Alma | Short film | |
| L'institutriste | Short film | ||
| 2008 | Able Danger | Kasia | |
| Wayfarer | Woman | Short film | |
| On War | Rachel | ||
| South of Heaven | Veronica | ||
| Corps perdus | Ewa | TV film | |
| D'une seule voix | Nadia | Short film | |
| 2009 | Romaine 30° Below | Antonia | |
| Corpus/Corpus | La patiente de la psy | Short film | |
| Regarder Oana | Oana | Short film | |
| Lourdes | Cécile | ||
| 2010 | Des rêves pour l'hiver | Teen's Mother | |
| Vasco | Short film | ||
| J'étais à Nüremberg | Nina | TV film | |
| Black Venus | Jeanne | ||
| 2011 | Declaration of War | Alex | |
| Boro in the Box | Walerian Borowczyk | Short film | |
| Adèle's Choice | Vlora | TV film | |
| 2012 | Living Still Life | Fièvre | Short film |
| 2013 | Some Place Else | Professeur Adamovitctz | TV film |
| 2014 | Prehistoric Cabaret | Short film | |
| Salammbô | Short film | ||
| Souvenirs d'un montreur de seins | Le montreur de seins | Short film | |
| Le refuge | Marielle | Short film | |
| 2015 | The Forbidden Room | Sister | |
| Notre-Dame des Hormones | Lune | Short film | |
| Haldernablou - Triptyque | Short film | ||
| Armorican Suite | Moon | ||
| Y a-t-il une vierge encore vivante? | Joan the Slut | Short film | |
| Parisienne | Bogdana | ||
| Le Miracle de Tekir | Lili | ||
| L'existence selon Gabriel | Short film | ||
| Retour | Short film | ||
| In Ecstasy | Short film | ||
| 2016 | Seances | Short film | |
| The Girl Without Hands | The Goddess | ||
| A Jew Must Die | Myria Bloch | ||
| Angel | Louise | ||
| Depressive Cop | The Mother | Short film | |
| 2017 | Odile dans la vallée | Short film | |
| L'âne du Graveyron | La femme | Short film | |
| Let the Corpses Tan | Luce | ||
| The Wild Boys | Séverin(e) | ||
| 2018 | Ni le jour, ni la nuit | ||
| The Apparition | Docteur de Villeneuve | ||
| Ultra Pulpe | Joy D'Amato | Short film | |
| Knife+Heart | Mrs. Favre | ||
| Histoire de Stefano | Short film | ||
| 2019 | Simple Women | Elina | |
| 2020 | Which is Witch? | Sister #2 | Short film |
| The Return of Tragedy. | Tragedy | Short film | |
| Féminisme, rafale et politique | Short film | ||
| 2021 | After Blue | Zora | |
| Dead Flash | Short film | ||
| 2023 | She Is Conann | Rainer | |
| The Beast | Clairvoyant |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Seinfeld | Katya | Episode: "The Gymnast" |
| 2001 | The Bill | Natasha Ivanova | Episode: "Common Language" |
| 2004 | Sex Traffic | Maria Danielski | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Sable noir | Norma | Episode: "En attendant le bonheur" |
| 2021 | H24, 24 h de la vie d'une femme | Episode: "09H - Revenge porn" | |
| 2023 | Parlement | Carmen | Season 3 |
References
edit- ^ "Aarc.ro - Totul despre Filmul Romanesc".
- ^ "Manufacture - Guest Lecturer - Elina Löwensohn". www.manufacture.ch. Retrieved 2021-05-30.