Lorenza Francesca Izzo Parsons (; ; born September 19, 1989) is a Chilean actress and model. She has appeared in such films as Aftershock (2012), The Green Inferno (2013), Knock Knock (2015), and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).
Early life Izzo was born in Santiago, Chile, to Chilean model . She is of Italian descent on her father's side. She has a younger sister, Clara Lyon Parsons, who is also a model. When she was 12, Izzo moved to Atlanta with her father who was working towards a Ph.D. at Georgia Institute of Technology. She was bullied over her strong Chilean accent, but said she "got over [her] accent pretty fast" after watching the 2002 sports film Blue Crush several times. She recalls becoming "obsessed with Blue Crush star Kate Bosworth."
Career 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.
In 2010, she made her acting debut in Instrucciones para mi funeral (Instructions for my Funeral), an independent film made by Sebastián Radic as a graduation project.
Izzo's modeling career reached its peak in 2011 when she and her mother were invited to São Paulo Fashion Week, where they met Gisele Bundchen. It resulted in Izzo becoming the new face of Colcci, a Brazilian fashion company. That year, Izzo appeared in (Sorry About Your Wedding) a comedy by Chilean director Nicolás López.
In 2012, with one commercial feature movie to her name and three more about to be released—Que pena tu familia (What a Pity About Your Family), Aftershock, and The Green Inferno (directed by her future husband, now ex-husband, Eli Roth)—Izzo moved to Los Angeles, when she soon secured small roles in Hemlock Grove and the failed television pilot I Am Victor.
In 2015, Izzo starred with Keanu Reeves and Ana de Armas in Knock Knock, her second horror film directed by Eli Roth. It was filmed in Santiago's Chicureo neighbourhood.
In 2019, Izzo starred as the wife (Francesca Capucci) of Leonard DiCaprio's character in the Tarantino film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Capucci's character was inspired by Sofia Loren and other 1960s-era Italian sex symbols.
Personal life On November 8, 2014, Izzo married American actor and director Eli Roth on the beach of Zapallar, Chile. They were introduced by mutual friend and director Nicolás López during the production of 2012's Aftershock. López was unaware Izzo could speak English and she originally had a small role in the film. Roth cast her in the lead when he learned she could speak English fluently and they "spent the whole shooting process together." She attributes the start of their relationship to "the randomness of the world". They filed for divorce in July 2018; it was finalized in August 2019.
Izzo publicly came out as pansexual in an online interview with actress Emily Hampshire for the 2020 Pride Month.
In 2023, Izzo married her girlfriend, writer and director Sophie Tabet.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Qué pena tu boda Lucia Edwards 2012 Qué pena tu familia Lucia Edwards 2012 Aftershock Kylie 2013 The Green Inferno Justine 2014 The Stranger Ana 2014 Sex Ed Pilar 2015 Knock Knock Genesis 2016 Holidays Jean 2018 Life Itself Elena 2018 The House with a Clock in Its Walls Mrs. Barnavelt 2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Francesca Capucci 2019 Where We Go from Here Iris 2021 Women Is Losers Celina 2022 The Aviary Blair 2022 Confess, Fletch Angela 2025 Stone Cold Fox Camila
Television Year Title Role Notes2013Hemlock Grove Brooke Bluebell Guest role; 2 episodes2013I Am Victor Lena Engles Television film2016Feed the Beast Pilar Herrera Main role; 10 episodes2017Dimension 404 Val Hernandez / SpeedRun Episode: "Impulse"2018CasualTathianaSupporting role; 6 episodes2020Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Santa MuerteSupporting role; 5 episodes2021–2025HacksRuby8 episodes2022PanhandleVida Perez PrescottMain role; 8 episodes TBA El Gato Rosa Main role; 8 episodes
Awards and nominations Year Price Category Work Result2011Copihue de OroTV modelHerself2014BloodGuts UK HorrorBest actressThe Green Inferno
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