Lina Esco is a 37-year-old American actress and a prominent advocate for women’s rights. The actress was born on May 14, 1985.
Early Life
Lina was born in Miami, Florida, USA. When she was 15 years old, Lina left home to France to pursue acting. For high school, she attended Colegio Bolívar in Cali, Colombia.
Career
She has starred in London (2005), LOL (2012), Janice in Free the N*pple (2014), and Ava Flores in Kingdom (2016). Aside from acting, the celebrity is also a director, producer, and activist.
Lina Esco was a model before she took up acting. She was among the 16 top models selected worldwide for a Louis Vuitton Jewelry advertisement in January 2011. She has also appeared in several music videos and portrayed Christina Alonso in S.W.A.T (a CBS action drama TV series), among other roles. The show was renewed for a sixth season in April 2022, but Lina left the program that same month.
In 2010, she produced a documentary titled The Cove: My Friend is… to raise awareness about the inhumane mass slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan. The actress also directed the 2012 Free the Nipple movie to advocate for gender equality and freedom for women.
In 2010, she starred in Sinéad O’Connor’s music video for Jealous and Halo’s Amalgam clip. She was also featured in the Southside Clix video by American vocalist Southside.
Activism
Lina Esco’s ‘Free the Nipple’ Movement is a worldwide organisation that campaigns for equality, empowerment, and liberty of all genders. The actress and Trevor Neilson co-founded The Human Campaign to advocate for equality between all genders. Lina created a non-profit organization called Crossing Borders. After that, she helped her former co-star Miley Cyrus create the Happy Hippy Foundation in 2014.
In October 2017, Lina was one of over 40 women who accused film producer Harvey Weinstein of s*xual harassment. In 2010, the actress claimed she met Weinstein at a party with a mutual acquaintance. According to her, he pressed her for a kiss right after their encounter.
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