Lorenza Izzo is a popular Chilean actress. Viewers know her for her roles in the films Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Life Itself. Lorenza starred in Hemlock Grove.
Biography and personal life
Lorenza was born on September 19, 1989. She was born in the Chilean capital. Her mother is actress and model Rosita Parsons, and her father is Italian Claudio Izzo. Lorenza could also be seen on the podium. The actress's parents divorced. Lorenza moved to Atlanta with her father. In the US, her peers often teased her for her Chilean accent. But Izzo worked on her speech and improved her English. In 1998, Rosita Parsons remarried. Eduardo Lyon became her new husband. Lorenza has a sister, Clara Lyon, who appeared in her mother's second marriage. Clara chose a career as a model. Lorenza was educated at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Izzo later entered the Faculty of Journalism at the University of Los Andes in Santiago. She then moved to New York and studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute. In 2014, Izzo married Eli Roth, an American filmmaker. Their marriage fell apart.
Carier start
In 2012, Lorenza played Kylie in Aftershock. According to the plot of this thriller, tourists in Chile go to an underground club. At this time, an earthquake occurred. After the disaster, travelers rise to the surface and are horrified by what is happening above. The sci-fi drama has been presented at the Toronto International Film Festivals, Sitges, Mar del Plata, Glasgow, Austin Fantastic Film Festival and Stanley Film Festival. Then the actress was cast for the role in the TV series "Hemlock Grove", which ran from 2013 to 2015. According to the plot of this American horror film, werewolves appear in a small town and kill the inhabitants. The detective thriller has been shown in the United States, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium and Japan.
In 2013, Lorenza played the main character in the horror adventure film Green Hell. In the story, students who are fighting to preserve the Amazon forests end up in a tribe of cannibals. The film received high marks from viewers and critics. She has been featured at events such as Toronto, Sitges and Morelia International Film Festivals, Old Town Taito International Comedy Film Festival, Deauville Film Festival, Canberra International Film Festival, Fantasia International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Stanley Film Festival, Fantasy Film Festival, Rome Film Festival and Film Festival AFI Fest.
In the same year, the actress could be seen as Lena in the film "I am Victor". The drama tells about the life and work of a lawyer. He specializes in divorce proceedings. The hero is distinguished by a special view of marriage and divorce. Izzo has a leading female role in this film, as well as in the thriller "The Stranger", where she starred in 2014. Her heroine is Anna. Chilean horror film tells the story of a man who comes to the province to eradicate a deadly disease. The thriller was presented at the Sitges International Film Festival, Morbido Film Fest and BiFan Film Festival.
Creation
Izzo played Pilar in Sex Education. According to the plot of a comedy drama, a new teacher decides to educate students in the field of sex education. But the teacher himself lacks experience in this area. Lorenza plays one of the main roles. The comedy was shown in the USA, Japan, Ukraine, Russia and Germany. In the same year, Lorenza played one of the 3 main roles in the psychological thriller co-produced by the USA and Chile, Who's There. In the story, two young girls come to the house of an architect who was left without a family for the weekend. They do not appear to be who they really are. The film was presented to guests of the Night Visions Film Festival, Sitges International Film Festival, MOTELx Lisbon International Horror Film Festival, Deauville Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival.
In 2015, the series "Without Commitments" began, in which the actress got the role of Tatiana. It went through 2018. According to the plot of this comedy drama, adult brother and sister are forced to live under one roof. He is a bachelor, she is divorced. Together they solve problems with their personal life and raise a teenager. The series was shown in the United States and Spain. Then Lorenza got a role in the horror film Black Holidays. The fantastic detective tells several horror stories that happened during the holidays. The film has been screened at the Gerardmer Fantasy Film Festival, Taipei International Film Festival, Lisbon MOTELx International Horror Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival.
In 2016, the series "Feed the Beast" began, where Izzo got the role of Pilar. The crime drama is about friends. One of them is a chef and the other is a sommelier. Together they decided to open a restaurant. In this series, the actress has one of the central roles. In 2017, Lorenza starred in the series Dimension 404. This sci-fi horror movie tells several strange stories that happened to people on the net. The series aired in the US and UK. The following year, the actress could be seen as Helena in Life Itself. This is a melodrama about love that overcomes time and distance. The film has been screened at the Stockholm International Film Festival, Zurich Film Festival, London International Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. In the same year, the actress starred in the role of the mother in the film "The Mystery of the House with a Clock". This is a fantastic horror movie about a mysterious antique clock. The film has been shown in many American, European, African and Asian countries.
In 2019, the actress appeared as Francesca in the comedy drama Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, a co-production of the US, China and the UK. The action takes place during the golden age of Hollywood. The film won a Golden Globe and a Palm Dog Award. The leading roles in the film were played by famous actors Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio. The film was presented at the Cannes Film Festival, the New Horizons International Film Festival and the Locarno International Film Festival. In the same year, Lorenza got a role in the TV series "Penny Dreadful: City of Angels". Natalie Dormer, Daniel Zovatto, Adrian Barras and Jessica Garza star in this dramatic horror film.
