Lia Fietz member of the Judging Panel of the NY Portuguese Short Film Festival 2018.

Biography

German father and Portuguese mother, Lia Fietz grew up in Germany and Portugal.

After finishing her degree in law at the Catholic University in Lisbon, Lia Fietz decided to let herself be led by the performance and went to New York to study at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute. The next destination was Los Angeles and then she returned to New York, where she currently resides.

The most recent project was a small participation in the movie “Custody” in which she acts with the oscar winning actress, Viola Davis, playing the role of a Portuguese. In 2017, Lia Fietz was Jury of the Emmy Awards, awards honoring outstanding achievements in television, recording, film and theater.

Lia travels frequently to Berlin where she is also represented by an international agency, Crawford Talents.