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Louisa Moritz

Date of birth: 1936-03-23

Place of birth: La Havana, Cuba

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Luisa Moritz , Louisa Moritz-Fine , Louisa Mortiz

Louisa Moritz

Biography

Louisa Moritz (born Luisa Cira Castro Netto; September 25, 1936 – January 4, 2019) was a Cuban-American actress and lawyer. After arriving in New York from Cuba, she became a film and television actress, then earned a law degree. She is best known for her roles in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and the television show Love, American Style.

Movie Credits

Cannonball
2.8

Cannonball

1976-07-06

Coy "Cannonball" Buckman and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an undergro

The Last American Virgin
3.3

The Last American Virgin

1982-06-26

The friendship of a group of young friends struggling with teen sex, drugs, and work is jeopardized

Death Race 2000
3.1

Death Race 2000

1975-04-30

In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which poin

Chained Heat
2.5

Chained Heat

1983-05-27

Linda Blair plays Carol, a young woman who must serve 18 months in prison after driving drunk and ki

New Year's Evil
2.4

New Year's Evil

1980-12-26

During a live punk-rock New Year's Eve TV programme, the presenter gets a phone call from a psycho c

Fore Play
1.3

Fore Play

1975-03-01

A three-part omnibus centered around sex and its discontents.

The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington
1.9

The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington

1977-07-15

The world's most famous madame is called to Washington to testify before Congress.

Assignment: Female
0

Assignment: Female

1966-07-14

Hank and Rob go to New York City in search of adventure. Hank's objective is to seduce as many women

Under the Rainbow
2.6

Under the Rainbow

1981-07-31

In World War II era Los Angeles, the manager of the Culver Hotel leaves his nephew in charge for a w

Galaxis
2

Galaxis

1995-06-27

Legend says that the sacred crystal is the source for all life and was created at the beginning of t

Charge of the Model T's
0

Charge of the Model T's

1977-11-04

During WWI, the Germans try to encourages and hires a band of certain Mexican guerrillas and bandits

Portrait of a Stripper
1.3

Portrait of a Stripper

1979-10-02

A young widow, supporting herself and her pre-teen son by performing as a nightclub dancer, finds th

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
4.2

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975-11-19

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon f

Lunch Wagon
2

Lunch Wagon

1981-09-01

Three women start a lunch wagon business but run into stiff resistance from a competitor.

La disputa
2.5

La disputa

1974-09-18

The wife of a philandering husband tries to engineer a situation in which she can photograph him in

The Independent
2.8

The Independent

2000-11-10

A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story o

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
2.5

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

1974-09-18

Fritz, now married and with a son, is desperate to escape from the domestic hell he now finds himsel

True Confessions
3

True Confessions

1981-09-25

A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.

Cuba
2.8

Cuba

1979-12-21

A British mercenary arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to help train the corrupt General Batista's army

Jungle Warriors
1.9

Jungle Warriors

1984-05-11

A group of models fly into the jungle of some South American country to look for a photo location. T

Up in Smoke
3.3

Up in Smoke

1978-05-16

An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner ditches his strict parents and

Hot Chili
1.8

Hot Chili

1985-07-31

A group of American teenage boys goes south of the border to work for the summer at a Mexican resort

The Man from O.R.G.Y.
1.6

The Man from O.R.G.Y.

1970-04-03

When the wealthy owner of an upscale brothel dies, our hero Victor, is sent on a wild goose chase to

Loose Shoes
1.9

Loose Shoes

1978-09-01

Broad satire and buffoonery presented as a series of movie trailers. Among the titles and subjects a

Sixpack Annie
2.7

Sixpack Annie

1975-12-12

A buxom, beer-guzzling and naive country gal travels from her small town to Miami to find a 'sugar d

The North Avenue Irregulars
3.1

The North Avenue Irregulars

1979-02-09

When crooks set up operations in a traditional town, a minister and a group of church ladies are wil

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
2.4

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

1974-11-19

As her 25th anniversary approaches, Norma Michaels realizes that her marriage to her dentist husband