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Sheila Korsi
Dept: Acting
Sheila Korsi is an Actress, Singer/Entertainer and Producer, known for her role of Luna in "Emily the Criminal," Louise, Hot Dog Vendor, in NBC's "Betty White's Off Their Rockers," Season One (2012), Joey Medina's "El Matador" (2003), and America's Got Talent (2008), where she performed as Sheila-Sheila of The Jungle, Salsa Singer, an original character of her own creation.
Her Father is award winning and acclaimed Panamanian Poet, Journalist and Diplomat Demetrio Korsi, author of "Incidente de Cumbia," his most famous poem and over 20 books. Her Mother is Eloísa Sandoval de Korsi, also an award winning writer, and Demetrio Korsi's historian. Both are now deceased, as are Sheila's siblings, Jacqueline, Dolly Elena and Demetrio III.
Sheila is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and of SAG-AFTRA.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 16
Film: 10 (63%)
Television: 6 (38%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Romance
Filmography
2024
When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to recla ... view
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Gloria ("Annie")
Jun 2023 (first aired)
After a nervous breakdown derailed Jocelyn's last tour, she’s determined to claim her rightful status as the greatest and sexiest pop star in Americ ... view
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Housekeeper (2 ep.)
Aug 2022 (first aired)
Julio Lopez has a heart of gold and goes out of his way to help everyone but himself. Julio attempts to better his community, overcome his codependenc ... view
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Church Lady #2 (1 ep.)
2022
Desperate for income, Emily takes a shady gig buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a charismatic middleman named Youcef. Seduced by the q ... view
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Luna
2020
A young man’s budding romance is threatened when he befriends a strange ride share driver. ... view
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Josephina
Apr 2016 (first aired)
Acting Dead is a satirical dark comedy about the world of Hollywood zombies, and not just the ones leaving their Botox appointments in Beverly Hills. ... view
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Rosalia (3 ep.)
2016
A Mexican man (Uncle John) played by (Danny Trejo) seeks to avenge his brothers murder when he attempts to cross the US/Mexican border. (Bondo) (Uncle ... view
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Strip Club Madam
2015
When Mark commits to falling back in love with Jonah, he is forced to look at himself with unprecedented courage and honesty. ... view
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Eva
Jul 2014 (first aired)
When 13-year-old Henry Hart lands a job as Danger, the sidekick-in-training to superhero Captain Man, he must learn to navigate a double life balancin ... view
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Dorris (1 ep.)
May 2010 (first aired)
Nurse Jeffrey is a miniseries which is a spin-off from the American medical drama series House M.D. The series focuses around the eponymous character ... view
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Juanita Sacramento (13 ep.)
2005
Told as the memory of an aging gentleman, this is the story of Adan, a Puerto Rican boy who has one day to find a home for his pet goat, Chivo, before ... view
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Tiaca
Mar 2002 (first aired)
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to b ... view
Character:
Arno's wife (1 ep.)
1997
The most dangerous criminals in the universe escape from the Off-World Penitentiary and stow away to the quiet Moonbase Waste Disposal Plant. Hidden b ... view
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Masani's Mom
1997
Fast-talking Latino con artist Pestario "Pest" Vargas is the target of Scottish mobsters to whom he owes a considerable debt. Willing to do anything t ... view
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Carnival Dancer (uncredited)
1995
Cozy, a dissatisfied housewife, meets Lee at a bar. A drink turns into a home break-in, and a gunshot sends them on the run together, thinking they've ... view
Character:
Depressed Woman in Bar
1995
In the midst of the Mariel boat lift -- a hurried exodus of refugees from Cuba going to America -- an immigration clerk accidentally presumes that dis ... view
Character:
Cuban Refugee