Lorenza Francesca Izzo Parsons (born September 19, 1989) is a Chilean
actress and model. She has appeared in films, including Aftershock
(2012), The Green Inferno (2013), Knock, Knock (2015), and Once Upon a
Time in Hollywood (2019).Izzo was born in Santiago, Chile, to Chilean
model Rosita Parsons [es]. She is of Italian descent on her father's
side. She has a younger sister, Clara Lyons Parsons, who is a model as
well. When she was twelve years old, she moved to Atlanta with her
father, then working towards a Ph.D. at Georgia Institute of
Technology. She was bullied over her strong Chilean accent as a child,
but stated she "got over [her] accent pretty fast" after watching the
2002 sports film Blue Crush several times. Izzo recalls becoming
"obsessed with [Blue Crush star] Kate Bosworth."In 2007, Izzo was
modeling and studying journalism at the University of the Andes
(Universidad de los Andes) when she moved to New York City to study
acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
actress and model. She has appeared in films, including Aftershock
(2012), The Green Inferno (2013), Knock, Knock (2015), and Once Upon a
Time in Hollywood (2019).Izzo was born in Santiago, Chile, to Chilean
model Rosita Parsons [es]. She is of Italian descent on her father's
side. She has a younger sister, Clara Lyons Parsons, who is a model as
well. When she was twelve years old, she moved to Atlanta with her
father, then working towards a Ph.D. at Georgia Institute of
Technology. She was bullied over her strong Chilean accent as a child,
but stated she "got over [her] accent pretty fast" after watching the
2002 sports film Blue Crush several times. Izzo recalls becoming
"obsessed with [Blue Crush star] Kate Bosworth."In 2007, Izzo was
modeling and studying journalism at the University of the Andes
(Universidad de los Andes) when she moved to New York City to study
acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
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