Louisa is a Brazilian-American actress, screenwriter, and producer based in New York City.
Alongside her creative work, she is pursuing a master’s degree in forensic psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
She grew up in Baltimore, where she studied tap, jazz, and modern dance, sang in the Peabody Chorus, and played violin at the Peabody Institute for seven years. She performed in regional theater throughout the Baltimore area before moving to New York during high school to attend the Professional Children’s School, where she began working in voiceover, film, and commercial projects.
Louisa attended The New School for her undergraduate studies, where she studied screenwriting, film/media studies, and psychology. After earning her bachelor’s degree, she completed a graduate-level television writing program at Columbia University. She now has multiple films and pilots in development, regularly studies acting at The Barrow Group in Seth Barrish’s master class, and has performed in cabarets around Manhattan with Opera New York.
She recently completed her debut feature film, Nobody’s Home, as a writer and producer, also playing a lead role. The film premiered at Dances With Films and is currently available on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Tubi, and other major digital platforms.
The previous year, Louisa appeared in and co-produced the film Matthew, directed by Matt Servitto (The Sopranos). The film won Best Drama Short at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, received a Best Ensemble nomination, and earned Louisa the New Jersey Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. The film is streaming on Tubi.
Her most recent film, Lea, premiered at the 2025 Beverly Hills Film Festival, where she served as a lead producer and post-production supervisor while also playing the lead role.
Louisa is currently developing her next feature film, Dot, whose screenplay was selected as a Quarter-Finalist in the 2025 Outstanding Screenplays Feature Film Competition. She is also the lead producer on the short film Princess, scheduled to film February-March of this year, and continues acting in a range of other projects.