Louisa Moritz

Louisa Moritz
Born Luisa Cira Castro Netto[1]
(1946-09-25) 25 September 1946
Havana, Cuba[2]
Other names Louisa Moritz-Fine (1979–1980)
Alma mater Yale University
Occupation Actress, real estate holder, disbarred lawyer
Years active 1966-2000
Spouse(s)
Billy Fine
(m. 1979; div. 1980)

Louisa Moritz (born 25 September 1946) is a Cuban-American actress, real estate holder and disbarred lawyer. After arriving in New York from Cuba, she became an actress in films, television shows, and television ads. She is best known for her role in the television show Love, American Style.

Early life

Luisa Cira Castro Netto was born in Havana, Cuba and left Cuba during the political upheaval of the 1950s/early 1960s, hiding aboard a ship and 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 and later named the property she bought on S. Reeves Saint Moritz Hotel. She had a son who remained in Flushing, New York to be raised by her sister when she left for Hollywood.

Professional life

Moritz went to the Woodbury University, as well as Abraham Lincoln University School of Law.[3] She reportedly won the American Jurisprudence Bancroft Whitney Prize for Contracts and passed the Bar exam on her first try. On 25 June 2015, she was suspended from the California State Bar. On 1 October 2017, Moritz was disbarred following failure to respond to contact attempts from the California State Bar.[3][4] She has been active in Los Angeles real estate as an agent, manager and investor.

Accusations against Bill Cosby

In November 2014, Moritz joined other female accusers of actor Bill Cosby, claiming Cosby sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan dressing room for The Tonight Show in 1971.[5][6]

Selected filmography

Selected television appearances

References

  1. ↑ "Luisa Cira Castro Netto v. U S Bancorp et al :: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles: State Civil Lawsuit No. BC555281". Plainsite.org. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  2. ↑ "Louisa Moritz". Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
  3. 1 2 California, The State Bar of. "State Bar of CA: Louisa Moritz Netto". members.calbar.ca.gov. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Case No. 15-O- 15111 -YDR" (PDF). The State Bar of California. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Dillon, Nancy; Siemaszko, Corky (24 November 2014). "Bill Cosby accuser Louisa Moritz wants him to admit to alleged sex assaults". New York Daily News. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Bill Cosby accuser Louisa Moritz hoping to file class-action lawsuit against comedian", Fox News Latino, 24 November 2014; accessed 26 November 2014.
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