A striking, sensual presence of distinctly Eastern European stock (she was born in Bucharest, Romania, to an official of the Ceausescu regime and emigrated to the US after her mother reportedly went on a hunger strike to obtain a visa for her daughter), Elina Löwensohn is best known for her strong and often exotic appearances in a group of New York-made independent films in the '90s, including indie guru Hal Hartley's Simple Men (1992), Amateur (1994) and Flirt (1995). She took a breather from the low-budgets with a small but effective role in Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List (1993), but the majority of her most memorable work can be found in productions created in the East Coast's independent sector (she studied acting in NYC). One of her sexiest, most startling turns was as the titular lady vampire in the cult favorite Nadja (1994), though the only skin to be seen belonged to the victims she sunk her teeth into. A fleeting topless tease in Six Ways to Sunday (1999) was probably the most memorable part of that indie effort, but Elina's greatest Skinpressions to date were made in the seldom-seen French thriller Sombre (1998) and the Stateside offering The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998), which found her lying in bed having just enjoyed a tryst with co-star Jude Law, bountiful, hard-nippled breasts fully revealed for all to enjoy.