Elina Löwensohn


Elina Löwensohn is a Romanian-American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the films Simple Men, Schindler's List, Amateur, Nadja and The Wisdom of Crocodiles.

Life and career

Löwensohn was born in Bucharest, 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 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, Katya in the 1994 Seinfeld episode "The Gymnast", Iris in Six Ways to Sunday, and Anne Levels in The Wisdom of Crocodiles.

Filmography