Louisa Krause

Louisa Krause, 2011

Louisa Krause (born May 20, 1986 in Falls Church , Virginia ) is an American film, television and theater actress who also works as a musical actress . She played a leading role in The Girlfriend Experience .

Life

Krause was born and raised in Falls Church, Virginia. Her father is half Japanese from Okinawa and her mother is American. Her younger brother Nathaniel is a director . She took an interest in the arts and acting in her teens while studying dance at the Washington School of Ballet in Washington, DC . After Krause entered high school, dance took a back seat as she began starring in a variety of plays and musicals , including Side Show as Violet Hilton , Gypsy as Mama Rose, and Equus as Dora Strang . After graduating from high school, she enlisted in Carnegie Mellon Drama School . Soon after starting her studies she began to work as a professional actress. She earned her start-up capital by performing in a summer camp production of the musical Aida .

Movie

Louisa Krause made her first film experiences in 2007 with supporting roles in The Speed ​​of Life (director: Jeff Lester ) and The Babysitters: I do everything for pocket money (director: David Ross ). In 2009 she appeared in the film Taking Woodstock director Ang Lee as Jesse and Toe to Toe (Director: Emily Abt ) in appearance.

Krause is known for her work in independent films and has appeared in various short films . 2011 she played in Jason Reitman's mainstream - comedy Young Adult a hotel receptionist in the Gothic style. This scene with Charlize Theron in the lead role as Mavis Gary was used for promotional purposes and featured in the trailer and in TV spots for the film. In the same year Krause appeared in the role of cult member Zoe alongside Elizabeth Olsen and John Hawkes in Martha Marcy May Marlene (directed by Sean Durkin ). She was involved in the film through her work at the Sundance Film Festival . Krause plays the lead role with King Kelly in King Kelly - Drugs, Sex and Other Disasters (director: Andrew Neel ). The independent satire ran at various festivals; it premiered at the South by Southwest Festival and was shown at the Golden Horse Film Festival and the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival , where Krause was recognized as best actress .

In the role of Marla Krause plays in Blue Bird (2013) alongside John Slattery , Amy Morton and Margo Martindale . In 2015 she starred as Irish Annie alongside Michael Pitt in You Can't Win , a film adaptation of Jack Black 's 1926 novel of the same name.

watch TV

Louisa Krause plays in various roles in television series , for example in Law & Order (2008), Criminal Intent - Verbrechen im Visier (2010) and in Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York (2011).

theatre

Krause starred in three off-Broadway actresses. In 2007 she played the lead role of Iphigenia in the Signature Theater Company production Iphigenia 2.o by Charles Mee - directed by Tina Landau . Louisa Krause played a leading role in the world premiere of In a Dark Dark House - (German title: In einer sinsteren Haus ) by Neil LaBute . In the role of Rose , Krause played in March 2013 at the world premiere of Annie Baker 's The Flick at Playwrights Horizons . She impersonated the character again two years later, this time at the Barrow Street Theater.

Awards

• 2013: Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival - Best Actress for King Kelly - Drugs, Sex and Other Disasters

Filmography (selection)

Movie

• 2007: The Speed ​​of Life
• 2007: The Babysitters: I'll do anything for pocket money ( The Babysisters )
• 2008: Communion (short film)
• 2009: Taking Woodstock
• 2009: Toe to Toe
• 2011: The Disarticulation of Sarah Danner (short film)
• 2011: Dog Hair (short film)
• 2011: Martha Marcy May Marlene
• 2011: return
• 2011: Young Adult
• 2012: King Kelly - Drugs, Sex, and Other Disasters ( King Kelly )
• 2012: Double or Nothing (short film)
• 2012: Number Nine (short film)
• 2013: Bluebird
• 2013: Gabriel
• 2014: The Mend
• 2014: The Heart Machine
• 2015: Bare
• 2015: You Can't Win
• 2016: Dog Eat Dog
• 2018: Skin
• 2019: Port Authority
• 2019: Poisoned Truth (Dark Waters)

TV Shows

• 2008: Law & Order
• 2010: Criminal Intent ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent )
• 2011: Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York ( Blue Bloods )

Web links

Commons : Louisa Krause  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Louisa Krause in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Louisa Krause in the Internet Off-Broadway Database (English)
• Louisa Krause in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Joe Tropia Interview Louisa Krause (English) on broadway.com, August 23, 2007, accessed September 28, 2015.
2. ↑ Review: Toe to Toe
3. ↑ Interview: Louisa Krause (Martha Marcy May Marlene) . ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. October 21, 2011, ioncinema, video. 
4. ↑ King Kelly - Drugs, Sex, and Other Disasters: FSK Approval Certificate (PDF). FSK.de, accessed on September 28, 2015.
5. ^ Matt Singer: The kids ain't all right at South By Southwest 2012 - Sundance Channel . March 20, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
6. ↑ Ben Kenigsberg: South by Southwest 2012 - Film - Time Out Chicago . March 13, 2012. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 28, 2015. 
7. ^ Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival: King Kelly . Retrieved on September 28, 2015.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ^ The Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival History . Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 28, 2015. 
9. ↑ Pierce Conran: PiFan 2012: The Week's Big Winners are SPACE BROTHERS, KING KELLY and CITADEL . July 29, 2012. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 28, 2015. 
10. ↑ You Can't Win (2015) . In: IMDB . Retrieved January 23, 2015.
11. ^ Adam Chitwood, Michael Pitt to Write, Produce, and Star in Adaptation of YOU CAN'T WIN . In: http://collider.com/ . April 18, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
12. ↑ Review Iphigenia 2.0 New York Magazine , online, accessed September 28, 2015 (English)