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Margarita Levieva

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Margarita Levieva
Маргарита Левиева
Levieva in 2009
Born
Margarita Vladimirovna Levieva

(1980-02-09) February 9, 1980 (age 44)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materNYU (BA)
William Esper Studio
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
Children1

Margarita Vladimirovna Levieva (born February 9, 1980) is an American actress.

Early life

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Levieva was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) into a family of Russian Jewish descent.[1][2][3] Both of her grandmothers, as children, survived the siege of Leningrad during World War II.[1] From the age of three, she began to engage in rhythmic gymnastics.[2][3]

Levieva emigrated to the United States at age 11 with her mother and twin brother, Michael, and settled in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.[2] Though she was accepted into Laguardia High School to study dance, she instead attended public high school in Secaucus, New Jersey.[4] In addition to working full-time as a fashion buyer, Levieva graduated a year early from New York University with a double major in economics and psychology and minors in philosophy, sociology, and Russian history.[5] Levieva went on to complete the Meisner Acting Program at the William Esper Studio in New York.

Career

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In 2005, Levieva made a guest appearance on Law & Order: Trial by Jury and in the following two years starred in the Fox series Vanished and feature films The Invisible, Billy's Choice, and Noise.

Levieva starred in the 2019 independent film Inherit the Viper. Her other film credits include It Happened in L.A. (2017), The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015), Sleeping with Other People (2015), James White (2015), For Ellen (2012), The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Adventureland (2009), and Spread (2009).

In 2009, Levieva made an appearance in the NBC drama Kings (in the episode "First Night"), starred in the play The Retributionists, and made her Broadway debut in Impressionism. She also starred in the HBO comedy-drama series How to Make it in America.

Levieva's television appearances include her series regular roles in ABC drama series Revenge (2011–2015) and in HBO series The Deuce (2016–2019). In The Deuce, Levieva played Abby Parker, an adventurous college student.

Levieva stars as Jenny Franklin in the 2022 Netflix series In From the Cold. Jenny is a single mother from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, who, during a European vacation with her daughter, finds her life turned upside down when the CIA forces her to confront her long-buried past as a Russian spy, the product of a secret KGB experiment that endowed her with "special abilities".

She was cast in the Star Wars spinoff-series The Acolyte,[6] and is also set to star in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Daredevil: Born Again as Heather Glenn, the love interest of Matt Murdock/Daredevil.[7]

Personal life

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Levieva announced that she was expecting a baby on Mother's Day in 2022.[8] She revealed her baby is a boy on the next Mother's Day in 2023.[9]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 English Audio
2007 David's Apartment Deedee
The Invisible Annie Newton
Salted Nuts Alyssa
Noise Ekaterina Filippovna
2009 Spread Heather
Adventureland Lisa P.
2011 The Lincoln Lawyer Reggie Campo
The Stand Up Veronica
2012 For Ellen Claire Taylor
2013 Knights of Badassdom Beth
2014 Skoryy Moskva-Rossiya Mila
The Loft Vicky Fry
2015 The Diary of a Teenage Girl Tabatha
Sleeping with Other People Hannah
2017 It Happened in L.A. Ingrid
2018 Future World Lei
Inherit the Viper Josie Riley

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 N.Y.-70 Cindy Unsold TV pilot
Law & Order: Trial by Jury Stephanie Davis Episode: "Skeleton"
2006 The Prince Isabelle Unsold TV pilot
What's Not to Love? Blake Unsold TV pilot
Vanished Marcy Collins Main role
2009 Kings Claudia Episode: "First Night"
2010–2011 How to Make It in America Julie Recurring role
2011–2013 Revenge Amanda Clarke / Emily Thorne Recurring role
2013–2016 The Blacklist Gina Zanetakos Recurring role
2015 Allegiance Natalie O'Connor Main role
2016–2019 We Bare Bears Yana 2 episodes: "Icy Nights" and "Icy Nights II"
2017–2019 The Deuce Abby Parker Main role
2022 In From the Cold Jenny Franklin Main role
Litvinenko Marina Litvinenko Main role
2024 The Acolyte Mother Koril 3 episodes
2025 Daredevil: Born Again Heather Glenn Post-production
TBA Untitled task force project Eryn Filming[10]

Music videos

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Year Title Artist Role Notes
2016 "Fire Away" Chris Stapleton Sheriff's wife Music Video of the Year at the 2016 Country Music Association Awards[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Retributionists' Margarita Levieva on Jewish Revenge and Being". September 14, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "Tilt-A-Whirl Girl: Margarita Levieva in 'Adventureland'". April 2, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Female trouble". New York Post. November 4, 2012.
  4. ^ Axelrod, Nick (April 2, 2009). "Tilt-A-Whirl Girl: Margarita Levieva in 'Adventureland'". WWD. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  5. ^ White, Peter (September 30, 2021). "David Tennant To Star In 'Litvinenko' Poison Drama For ITV & Viaplay From 'Lupin' Creator George Kay". Deadline. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "'Star Wars' series 'The Acolyte' adds Margarita Levieva". The Times of India. December 3, 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  7. ^ Otterson, Joe (December 5, 2022). "'Daredevil' Disney+ Series Adds Sandrine Holt, Margarita Levieva to Cast". Variety. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "Here's looking forward to many more to come". Instagram. May 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "First time I laid eyes on him". Instagram. May 14, 2023.
  10. ^ Grobar, Matt (March 8, 2024). "Owen Teague, Dominic Colón & Margarita Levieva Join Brad Ingelsby's HBO Task Force Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "Chris Stapleton: Fire Away (2016)". IMDb. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
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