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Elina Löwensohn
Löwensohn at the 2022 Gijón International Film Festival
Born (1966-07-11) 11 July 1966 (age 58)
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present

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).

Life and career

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Löwensohn 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

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Film

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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 [de] 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Aarc.ro - Totul despre Filmul Romanesc".
  2. ^ "Manufacture - Guest Lecturer - Elina Löwensohn". www.manufacture.ch. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
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