Luisa Leschin

Luisa Leschin (born July 13, 1953) is an American television producer, actress, and voice-over artist who currently serves as co-executive producer for the Amazon Studios TV series Just Add Magic. She was awarded with Norman Lear Writer's award at the 34th annual Imagen Award's in the year 2019.[2]

Luisa Leschin
Born
Louisa Josefina Gomez

(1953-07-13) July 13, 1953[1]
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California U.S.
OccupationActress, TV producer, voice over artist
Years active1978-present
Spouse(s)Max Civon, ?-present
Websitewww.luisaleschin.com

Biography

Leschin's mother was a concert pianist and her father is a former President of El Salvador.

Leschin was born Louisa Josefina Gomez in Hollywood and grew up in Guatemala, where Spanish was her native tongue. At age 5, she made her debut as a dancer; at the age of eight she left Guatemala to spend her teenage years in Europe, where she learned to speak French and Italian. After her return to America, she studied at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City, where she majored in ballet.

At age 19, she went to Geneva, Switzerland, to participate in the Grand Théâtre de Geneve ballet company.[3]

Leschin returned to America and began acting in television films and television series in 1979 with the television series The White Shadow . After this she appeared in multiple series, such as Blackstone (1983-1988), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-1991), Square One TV (1987-1992) and Melrose Place (1995-1997).

Leschin is also active as a scriptwriter and producer; she has written and produced episodes for such popular TV series as George Lopez, Austin & Ally, and Everybody Hates Chris.[4]

Awards and recognitions
Year Result Award Category For Notes
2006 Nominated ALMA Awards Outstanding Script for a Television Drama or Comedy George Lopez (TV series) For episode "George Discovers Benny's Sili-Con Job".
2002 Nominated ALMA Awards Outstanding Script for a Television Drama or Comedy Resurrection Blvd. [5] Shared with: Dennis E. Leoni for episode "Compadres"

References
  1. "Luisa Leschin birth reference". FamilySearch.org. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  2. Foundation, Imagen. "Luisa Leschin to Receive the Norman Lear Writer's Award at the 34th Annual Imagen Awards". Imagen Foundation. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  3. Biography at LuisaLeschin.com
  4. Luisa Leschin at IMDb
  5. "Awards for Resurrection Blvd. TV series". Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Retrieved April 26, 2017.
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