Masiela Lusha

Albanian-American actress and author

3 quotes in the MindQuotes library.

About

Masiela Lusha was born in Tirana, Albania, and emigrated to the United States with her family in 1990. She rose to fame for her role as Carmen Lopez on the TV series George Lopez (2002-2007), which earned her two Young Artist Awards. Alongside her acting career, she has published poetry collections and children's books, and founded a production company and a nonprofit organization. She has also served as a goodwill ambassador for youth.

* 1985-10-23

Major works

Drinking the Moon (2005)poetry collection
Boopity Boop! Writes Her First Poem (2010)children's book

Key milestones

2003Won the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a TV Series for George Lopez.
2014Appointed the first Goodwill Ambassador of the World Assembly of Youth.
2013Donated her personal papers to the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.

Themes

Cultural identityYouth and empowermentCreativity and artistic expressionHumanitarian workImmigrant experience

Sources: oac.cdlib.org · taxexemptworld.com

“I think the greatest gift you can give someone is your time, because when you give your time, you are giving a portion of your life that you will never get back.”

— Masiela LushaTheme · Love

Create visual

“The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are.”

— Masiela LushaTheme · Personal Development

Create visual

“We are all here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.”

— Masiela LushaTheme · Wisdom

Create visual