Louisa Moritz is a Cuban-born American actress and lawyer.
Louisa Moritz was born Louisa Castro in Havana, Cuba March 25, 1946 and left Cuba during the upheaval of the 1950s, hiding on a ship and eventually making her way to New York City. She chose the stage last name of Moritz after seeing the Hotel St. Moritz in New York City.
Filmography.
The Man from O.R.G.Y. (1970), Gina Moretti
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974), Voice of Chita (Juan’s Sister)
La disputa (1974)
Fore Play (1975), Lt. Sylvia Arliss
Death Race 2000 (1975), Myra
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (film) (1975), Rose
Six Pack Annie (1975), Flora
Cannonball (1976), Louisa
The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977), Natalie Nussbaum
Up in Smoke (1978), Officer Gloria Whitey
The North Avenue Irregulars (1979), Mrs. Gossin, the Exerciser
Cuba (1979), Miss Wonderly
Loose Shoes (1980), Margie, Duddy’s Date
New Year’s Evil (film) (1980), Sally
Under the Rainbow (1981), Telephone Operator
True Confessions (1981), Whore
Lunch Wagon (1981), Sunshine
The Last American Virgin (1982), Carmela
Chained Heat (1983), Bubbles
Jungle Warriors (1984), Laura McCashin
Hot Chili (1985), Chi Chi
Galaxis (1995), Bar Lady at Sharkey’s
The Independent (2000), Sally/Receptionist
TV movies.
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye (1974)
Portrait of a Stripper (1979), Donna
The Cartier Affair (1984), Wife of fish market/restaurant owner.
TV appearances.
The Leslie Uggams Show, French Wife – in the episode dated 12 October 1969
The Joe Namath Show, Mail Girl – in the episode dated 21 October 1969
Love, American Style, Candy/Dawn – in segments of various episodes (1971–1972)
Ironside (TV series), Bonnie – in the episode ” Man Named Arno” (1972)
Honeymoon Suite (TV series) (1972) – in unknown episodes
Lotsa Luck (U.S. TV series), Reenee Muldoon – in the episode “The Talent Show” (1974)
Happy Days, Verna LaVerne – in the episode “Richie’s Cup Runneth Over” (1974)
M*A*S*H (TV series), Nurse Sanchez – in the episode “Bombed” (1975)
Match Game, panelist (1974–1975)
One Day at a Time, The Receptionist – in the episode “How to Succeed Without Trying” (1976)
Chico and the Man, Lorraine – in the episode “Chico Packs His Bags” (1976)
The Rockford Files, Helen – in the episode “The Dog and Pony Show” (1977)
The Rockford Files, Debbi – in the episode “A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights” (1978)
The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series), Beth (as Louisa Moritz-Fine) – in the episode “Sideshow” (1980)
The Associates (U.S. TV series), Vera No. 1 – in the episode “The Censors” (1980)
Enos (TV series) – in the episode “The Head Hunter” (1981)
Commercials.
Louisa Moritz’s first appearance on television was in a commercial for Ultra-Ban, a spray deodorant. One of Moritz’s most memorable appearances was in the American Motors Corporation commercial for the 1969 AMC Rebel, where she portrayed a squeaky-voiced, dizzy, driver’s ed student:
Instructor: “Watch out for the truck!”
Moritz: “What truck??”
Instructor: “Behind the bus!!”
Moritz: “What bus???”
Personal life.
In 1976 Moritz, with the help of her personal assistant Steve Osburn, fellow actor Monte Bane, and friend Don Monte of the National Enquirer, moved out of her Hollywood Boulevard apartment into her first home on Mount Olympus in the Hollywood Hills.
Her Hollywood friends included: J. Howard Marshall, husband of Anna Nicole Smith, Ernest Borgnine, casting director Marvin Paige, Joe Namath, Flip Wilson, Arlena Sue Farber, Will Sampson, Steve Osburn, Bonita Money, etc.[citation needed]
She sold real estate in the Los Angeles area and later married (in 1979–1980) producer Billy Fine, who some years later cast her in one of the films he produced called “Jungle Warriors” (1984).
Louisa bought a hotel on South Reeves in Beverly Hills and renamed it “The Saint Moritz Hotel” after herself.
Moritz has always had the dream of being an attorney like her father and uncle. Her dream finally came true when she finished law school and passed the California bar exam. She is fluent in English, Spanish, and French.
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The Cuban History, Hollywood.
Arnoldo Varona, Editor.