Sheila Korsi
Biography
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.
Movie Appearances
Moonbase
as Masani's Mom
1997
The Pest
as Carnival Dancer (uncredited)
1997
Emily the Criminal
as Luna
2022
Stalker
as Josephina
2020
Thelma
as Gloria ("Annie")
2024
River of Grass
as Depressed Woman in Bar
1995
North by El Norte
as Strip Club Madam
2016
The Perez Family
as Cuban Refugee
1995
Like You Mean It
as Eva
2015
My Backyard Was A Mountain
as Tiaca
2005
