Elina Löwensohn (born 11 July 1966) is a Romanian-American actress. She had roles in the films '' Simple Men'' (1992), ''

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'' (1993), '' Amateur'' (1994), '' Nadja'' (1994) and '' The Wisdom of Crocodiles'' (1998).

Life and career

Löwensohn was born in

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. After the death of her father, a

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survivor, her mother emigrated to the United States with her, where her mother went on a

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to get a

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for her. After finishing

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, 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 ''

'' (1993), 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

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowensohn, Elina 1966 births Romanian Jews American film actresses Actresses from Bucharest Romanian emigrants to the United States Living people 21st-century American women