Louisa Krause Biography

Louisa Krause (born May 20, 1986) is an American actress.

Biography

Krause was raised in Falls Church, Virginia. Her father is half Japanese (from Okinawa, Japan) and her mother is American. She has a younger brother named Nathaniel who is a director. She began her interest in the arts at a young age by studying dance at the Washington School of Ballet in Washington D.C. Once Krause entered high school, dance took a back seat when she started performing in a variety of plays and musicals including Side Show as Violet Hilton, Gypsy as Mama Rose, and Equus as Dora Strang. After high school, she enrolled in the Carnegie Mellon Drama School. Soon after, Krause felt she was ready to start her professional career as an actress. She earned her Equity card by performing in a summer stock production of Aida.

Film

Krause's first film credits came in 2007 with supporting roles in The Speed of Life and The Babysitters. In 2009, she appeared in the film Taking Woodstock directed by Ang Lee and the film Toe to Toe. She is known for her work in independent cinema and has appeared in several short films. Krause broke into mainstream films in 2011 with appearances in Young Adult directed by Jason Reitman as the goth clerk at the hotel in which Charlize Theron's character is staying. This scene was used for promotional purposes and played in the trailer and TV spots for the film. Krause also made an appearance in Martha Marcy May Marlene, a film which she became involved in through her work with the Sundance Film Festival. In the film, she starred opposite Elizabeth Olsen and John Hawkes as cult member Zoe.

Krause played a role in the 2012 film Return starring Michael Shannon and Linda Cardellini. She also starred in the independent film King Kelly as Kelly, opening at South by Southwest. She will play supporting roles in the upcoming Bluebird with a cast including John Slattery and Margo Martindale, and You Can't Win as Irish Annie, a film based on the novel You Can't Win.

Television

Krause has appeared in several television roles, including in the Law & Order episode "Angelgrove" in 2008 as Brenda Tannerman, in Law & Order: Criminal Intent in the episode "Loyalty: Part 1" in 2010 as Jolie, and in Blue Bloods in the 2011 episode "Silver Star" as Kimberly.

Theatre

Krause has appeared in three Off-Broadway plays. In 2007, she starred in the Signature Theatre Company's production of Iphigenia 2.o in which she played the title character of Iphigenia. She also starred in the world premiere of In a Dark Dark House, by Neil LaBute, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, June 7 - July 7, 2007. In 2013, she appeared as Rose in the world premiere of Annie Baker's The Flick at Playwrights Horizons, a role she reprised two years later for a second run at the Barrow Street Theatre.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	'	Jule
2007	'	Brenda Woodberg
2008	Communion	Dolly	Short film
2009	Taking Woodstock	Hippie Girl
2009	Toe to Toe	Jesse
2011	'	Sarah Danner	Short film
2011	Dog Hair		Short film
2011	Martha Marcy May Marlene	Zoe
2011	Return	Shannon
2011	Young Adult	Front Desk Girl
2012	King Kelly	Kelly
2012	Double or Nothing	Becca	Short film
2012	Number Nine		Short film
2013	You Can't Win	Irish Annie	Post-production
2013	Gabriel	Sarah
2013	Bluebird	Marla
2014	The Mend	Elinor
2014	The Heart Machine	Jessica
2015	Bare	Lucille
2015	The Abandoned	Julia Streak
2016	Dog Eat Dog		Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Law & Order	Brenda Tannerman	Episode: "Angelgrove"
2010	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Jolie	Episode: "Loyalty: Part 1"
2011	Blue Bloods	Kimberly	Episode: "Silver Star"