Dorian Louis

Dorian Louis was born in New York, N.Y. Her father is a retired professor of English Literature who taught at NYU and her mother, who died in 2020 at 98 years old, was an opera singer who composed classical songs. Dorian studied classical piano (giving her first recital at age 5) and violin at an early age and landed her first role in a TV commercial at age 12, playing violin in a Vick's Sinex commercial. Along with television commercials, a PBS special and many voice-over projects, at 15 she spent 3 months in call-backs and was subsequently one of seven teenagers cast in a Steven Spielberg film - working title, 'After School'. Two weeks later, the project was canceled. After small roles in films like 'Wall Street' and 'Cookie', she went on to pursue a career in music, fronting numerous rock bands in New York City. One in particular, 'Passion Kills', that recorded a self titled album in 1994 for Azimuth Jag records in London, UK. Dorian also plays guitar, bass guitar and cello. In addition, she is a professional chef and and has been hired to cook for elaborate parties that included celebrities, politicians, art gallery owners etc. In 2005 she moved to Santa Fe, NM and then to Los Angeles, where she studied with renowned acting coaches, Richard Brander and Basil Hoffman, who both highly praised her abilities. As a professional screenwriter Dorian' has written over 20 feature films as well as a TV pilot and first season episodes. She taught screen-writing in Santa Fe, NM, acting in New Orleans, LA and has been hired to write and/or work on screenplay projects for various companies and individuals. Ms. Louis has lived all over the US and in London's Earls Court. She is also a published author of fiction and poetry under another name.