Elina Löwensohn
Encyclopedia
Elina Löwensohn is a Romanian
-born American
actress.
, Romania
. After the death of her father, a survivor of Nazi concentration camps
, her mother emigrated to the United States with her, where her mother went on a hunger strike
in order to get a visa
for her.
After finishing high school
, Löwensohn studied acting in New York
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), "Katya" in the 1994 Seinfeld
TV show episode The Gymnast
, Iris in Six Ways to Sunday
(1997), and Anne Levels in The Wisdom of Crocodiles
(1998).
Romanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
-born American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress.
Biography
Löwensohn was born in BucharestBucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. After the death of her father, a survivor of Nazi concentration camps
Nazi concentration camps
Nazi Germany maintained concentration camps throughout the territories it controlled. The first Nazi concentration camps set up in Germany were greatly expanded after the Reichstag fire of 1933, and were intended to hold political prisoners and opponents of the regime...
, her mother emigrated to the United States with her, where her mother went on a hunger strike
Hunger strike
A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance or pressure in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt in others, usually with the objective to achieve a specific goal, such as a policy change. Most hunger strikers will take liquids but not...
in order to get a visa
Visa (document)
A visa is a document showing that a person is authorized to enter the territory for which it was issued, subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry. The authorization may be a document, but more commonly it is a stamp endorsed in the applicant's passport...
for her.
After finishing high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, Löwensohn studied acting in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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
Schindler's List
Schindler's List is a 1993 American film about Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories. The film was directed by Steven Spielberg, and based on the novel Schindler's Ark...
(1993), "Katya" in the 1994 Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
TV show episode The Gymnast
The Gymnast
"The Gymnast" is the 92nd episode of Seinfeld. This was the 6th episode for the 6th season. It aired on November 3, 1994, during a special "Blackout Thursday" night on NBC, in which all shows in the Must See TV line-up, except this one, featured a fictional New York City blackout .- Plot :Jerry...
, Iris in Six Ways to Sunday
Six Ways To Sunday
Six Ways to Sunday is a 1997 comedy film directed by Adam Bernstein. It is based on Charles Perry's novel Portrait of a Young Man Drowning.-Plot:...
(1997), and Anne Levels in The Wisdom of Crocodiles
The Wisdom of Crocodiles
The Wisdom of Crocodiles is a 1998 romantic thriller by Po-Chih Leong starring Jude Law. It is based on the book of the same name by Paul Hoffman.-Cast:Jude Law - Steven Grlscz Elina Löwensohn - Anne Levels...
(1998).
Filmography
- La guerre est déclaréeDeclaration of War (film)Declaration of War is a 2011 French film directed by Valérie Donzelli, and written by her and Jérémie Elkaïm. It was released on the 31 August 2011 and received very positive reviews; Allocine, a review aggregation website gave it an average of 4.3 stars out of five. Le Monde gave it a full five...
(2011) - Vénus noire (2010)
- LourdesLourdes (film)Lourdes is a 2009 film directed by Jessica Hausner. It received the 2009 Vienna International Film Festival's Vienna Film Prize for best film.-Plot:Christine is a wheelchair-using woman with severe multiple sclerosis...
(2009) - Able Danger" (2007)
- The Stone Council (2006)
- Fay GrimFay GrimFay Grim is a 2006 film written and directed by Hal Hartley. The film is a sequel to Hartley's 1997 film Henry Fool, and revolves around the title character, played by Parker Posey, the sister of Simon Grim . The plot revolves around Fay's attempt to unravel an increasingly violent mystery in Europe...
(2006) - À peine s'était-elle endormie... (2006)
- L'Immature (2006)
- South of Heaven (2006)
- Teresa (2005)
- Dark WaterDark Water (2005 film)Dark Water is a 2005 American horror-thriller film directed by Walter Salles, starring Jennifer Connelly and Tim Roth. The film is a remake of the 2002 Japanese film of the same name, and also stars John C. Reilly, Pete Postlethwaite, Perla Haney-Jardine and Ariel Gade...
(2005) - Kitchen (2005)
- Orlando Vargas (2005)
- A Very Long Engagement (2004)
- Doo WopDoo Wop (film)Doo Wop is a 2004 French romantic drama film directed, produced and written by David Lanzmann. It won the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival for Award of Independent Cinema Owners, FIPRESCI Prize, and Special Prize of the Jury...
(2004) - Intrusion (2003)
- QuicksandQuicksand (2003)Quicksand is a 2003 direct-to-video British-French-German co-produced action film starring Michael Keaton and Michael Caine. It was released in Germany, Finland, Sweden and Norway in 2003, in United States on March 16, 2004 and in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2004...
(2003) - Je n'ai jamais tué personne (2002)
- Portraits filmés (2002)
- Get Well Soon (2001)
- Roberto Succo (2001)
- The Wisdom of CrocodilesThe Wisdom of CrocodilesThe Wisdom of Crocodiles is a 1998 romantic thriller by Po-Chih Leong starring Jude Law. It is based on the book of the same name by Paul Hoffman.-Cast:Jude Law - Steven Grlscz Elina Löwensohn - Anne Levels...
(1998) - SombreSombreSombre is a 1998 French film directed by Philippe Grandrieux, starring Marc Barbé and Elina Löwensohn. The film was nominated for the Golden Leopard and won the C.I.C.A.E...
(1998) - Six Ways to SundaySix Ways To SundaySix Ways to Sunday is a 1997 comedy film directed by Adam Bernstein. It is based on Charles Perry's novel Portrait of a Young Man Drowning.-Plot:...
(1997) - Le Silence de Rak (1997)
- Mauvais genre (1997)
- La Fiancée (1997)
- I'm Not Rappaport (1996)
- Basquiat (1996)
- Flirt (1995)
- My Antonia (1995)
- Pictures of Baby Jane Doe (1995)
- NadjaNadja (film)Nadja is a 1994 film by Michael Almereyda starring Elina Löwensohn as the creature Nadja and Peter Fonda as Van Helsing. As the character's names suggest, Nadja is a vampire film, but treating elements of the genre in an understated arthouse style....
(1994) - AmateurAmateur (film)Amateur is a 1994 film written and directed by Hal Hartley starring Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan and Elina Löwensohn.-Title:The title is also an acronym, encompassing elements of the film* Accountancy* Murder* Amnesia* Torture* Ecstasy...
(1994) - Schindler's ListSchindler's ListSchindler's List is a 1993 American film about Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories. The film was directed by Steven Spielberg, and based on the novel Schindler's Ark...
(1993) - Geborenka (1993)
- Another Girl Another Planet (1992)
- Simple MenSimple MenSimple Men is a 1992 American film written and directed by Hal Hartley, starring Robert John Burke, Bill Sage, Karen Sillas and Martin Donovan. It was the debut film of actress Holly Marie Combs in a supporting role...
(1992) - Theory of Achievement (1991)