Lorenza Francesca Izzo Parsons (; ; born September 19, 1989) is a Chilean actress and model. She has appeared in films, including ''

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'' (2012), '' The Green Inferno'' (2013), '' Knock Knock'' (2015), and

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's ''

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'' (2019).

Early life

Izzo was born in

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, Chile, to Chilean model . She is of Italian descent on her father's side. She has a younger sister, Clara Lyon Parsons, who is also a model. When she was 12, Izzo moved to Atlanta with her father who was working towards a Ph.D. at

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. She was bullied over her strong Chilean accent, but said she "got over eraccent pretty fast" after watching the 2002

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'' Blue Crush'' several times. She recalls becoming "obsessed with ''Blue Crush'' star

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Career

In 2007, Izzo was modeling and studying journalism at the University of the Andes (Universidad de los Andes) when she moved to

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to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. In 2010, she made her acting debut in ''Instrucciones para mi funeral'' (''Instructions for my Funeral''), an independent film made by Sebastián Radic as a graduation project. Izzo's modeling career reached its peak in 2011 when she and her mother were invited to

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Fashion Week, where they met Gisele Bundchen. It resulted in Izzo becoming the new face of Colcci, a Brazilian fashion company. That year, Izzo appeared in ' (''Sorry About Your Wedding'') a

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an director Nicolás López. In 2012, with one commercial feature movie to her name and three more about to be released—''Que pena tu familia'' (''What a Pity About Your Family''), ''

'', and '' The Green Inferno'' (directed by her then-future husband, now ex-husband,

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)—Izzo moved to

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, when she soon secured small roles in '' Hemlock Grove'' and the failed television pilot ''I Am Victor''. In 2015, Izzo starred with

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and Ana de Armas in '' Knock Knock.'' Her second

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directed by Eli Roth, it was filmed in

's Chicureo neighbourhood. In 2019, Izzo starred as the wife (Francesca Capucci) of Leonard DiCaprio's character in the Tarantino film ''Once Upon a Time in the Hollywood''. Capucci's character was inspired by Sofia Loren and other 1960s-era Italian sex symbols.

Personal life

On November 8, 2014, Izzo married American actor and director

on the beach of Zapallar, Chile. They were introduced by mutual friend and director Nicolás López during the production of 2012's ''Aftershock''. López was unaware Izzo could speak English and she originally had a small role in the film. Roth cast her in the lead when he learned she could speak English fluently and they "spent the whole shooting process together." She attributes the start of their relationship to "the randomness of the world". They filed for divorce in July 2018; it was finalized in August 2019. Izzo publicly came out as pansexual in an online interview with actress Emily Hampshire for the 2020

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. In 2023, Izzo married her girlfriend, writer and director Sophie Tabet.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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