Originally from Lake Como, Italy, Elisa is a Los Angeles-based playwright and screenwriter specializing in stories about psychologically damaged women who reclaim their power. Over the years, she has hosted her own radio show, worked for a porn producer, and written two novels published by HarperCollins. Of course, while battling depression, she was hired as a staff writer for Comedy Central Italy. After spending her money on therapy and finally becoming a happier person, her writing pivoted to drama and horror.
Her stage play It Hits You When You Know It was adapted into a feature film released in 2020, and two additional feature films she wrote are currently on global release.
Her most recent horror short film, Teeth, has won multiple international awards on the festival circuit, and her play Something Familiar will have a second run in Milan, Italy, in 2027.
Elisa also works as an Italian teacher and dialogue coach on set.