Elisa Loti, a renowned "continental actress," was featured on the cover of Life magazine. Born in Romania and raised in Ecuador, she became proficient in four languages, enabling her to perform on stages and screens worldwide. Her acting career began on British television before she took her talents to a French nightclub, where a Hungarian film director discovered her, seeking a "French existentialist" for a German film.
Following her success in Germany, she relocated to Mexico, where she appeared in American and Mexican movies and television productions, even penning an episode for one TV series. Her Mexican sojourn led to her being discovered by American playwright Theodore Apstein, who brought her to New York to star as a Mexican peasant in his play Come Share My House. For her performance, she received the Theatre World and Obie Awards.
On Broadway, Elisa shared the stage with Zero Mostel in the revival of Ionesco's Rhinoceros. She also co-starred with Richard Burton in Hemingway's The Fifth Column for CBS, directed by John Frankenheimer. Her film credits include Claudine, alongside Dianne Carroll and James Earl Jones, and she has worked opposite notable actors such as Cesar Romero, Heinz Rühmann, and Resortes.
Elisa was married to the late Tony Award-winning playwright Joseph Stein.
