Louisa Moritz

Lovely, buxom, and vivacious blonde bombshell 'Louisa Moritz' (qv) was born as Luisa Cira Castro Netto on September 25, 1936 in Havana, Cuba. Many members of Louisa's family which include her father Luis, sister Aurora, and her older brother Rafael all worked in the law profession. Moritz left Cuba and moved to New York City during the upheaval of the 1950s. Louisa was inspired to change her last name from Castro to Moritz after seeing the St. Moritz Hotel in New York City. She arrived in NYC in July 1960, aged 23.She began her acting career in TV commercials in the late 1960s. She made her debut in a TV commercial for Ultra-Ban spray deodorant and won both a Clio Award and an Andy Award for her work as a student driver in a TV commercial for American Motors. Louisa made her film debut in the lead role of young prostitute Carmela in _The Man from O.R.G.Y. (1970)_ (qv). Perhaps best known to general audiences as the hooker Rose in the Oscar-winning classic _One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)_ (qv), her most memorable roles included 'Sylvester Stallone' (qv)'s airhead navigator Myra in the cult science fiction black comedy _Death Race 2000 (1975)_ (qv), cheery prostitute Flora in the delightful _Sixpack Annie (1975)_ (qv), Officer Gloria Whitey in _Up in Smoke (1978)_ (qv), hilarious as the aggressively lascivious Carmela in the uproariously raunchy teen comedy hoot _The Last American Virgin (1982)_ (qv), and ditsy kleptomaniac Bubbles in the terrifically trashy babes-behind-bars treat _Chained Heat (1983)_ (qv). Among the television programs Moritz appeared on are _The Leslie Uggams Show (1969)_ (qv), The 'Joe Namath' (qv) Show (1969), _Love, American Style (1969)_ (qv), _Der Chef (1967)_ (qv), _Happy Days (1974)_ (qv), _M*A*S*H (1972)_ (qv), _Chico and the Man (1974)_ (qv), _The Rockford Files (1974)_ (qv), _The Incredible Hulk (1977)_ (qv) and _The Associates (1979)_ (qv).Outside of acting, Moritz sold real estate, sung a song she specifically wrote about host 'Jay Leno' (qv) on "The Tonight Show," and bought a hotel in Beverly Hills which she renamed the Beverly Hills St. Moritz. Although often cast as the generic dumb blonde in many films and TV shows (a part which she always played with great spirit and infectiously sweet good humor), Moritz in real life was the total radical opposite of this particular persona: She not only made the Deans List while studying for her law degree at the University of West Los Angeles, but won the American Jurisprudence Bancroft Whitney Prize for Contracts as well. She went on to become a lawyer in southern California, but was eventually disbarred for failing to provide certain quarterly reports. 'Louisa Moritz' (qv) died at age 82 from cardiovascular disease on January 4, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.::woodyanders (updated by Rms125a@hotmail.com)