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{{Short description|American actress (born 1980)}}
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| name = Margarita Levieva
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| name = Margarita Levieva
| location = {{flagicon|Russia}} ], ]
| image = MargaritaLevievaJun09.jpg
| notable role = '''Mary Collins''' in '']''<br>'''Annie Newton''' in '']''
| caption = Levieva in 2009
| native_name = {{nobold|Маргарита Левиева}}
| native_name_lang = ISO 3166-2
| birth_name = Margarita Vladimirovna Levieva
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|02|9}}
| birth_place = ], ], Soviet Union (now ], Russia)
|citizenship=American
| alma_mater = ] (])<br />]
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2004–present
| children = 1
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'''Margarita Levieva''' was born in Leningrad, now ], ], on January 1, 1985. '''Margarita Vladimirovna Levieva''' (born February 9, 1980) is an American actress.


==Early life==
She moved to the ] at a young age and attended ] in ], ], ]. Before moving to the ] and becoming an ], she was a ]. At the early age of 3 years old, she began the rigorous training program of a competitive gymnast. As a member of the Russian ] ] ], Levieva continued to train for the next 13 years, winning competitions in Russia and eventually going on to compete in the United States.
Levieva was born in ], Soviet Union (now ], Russia) into a ] family.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=September 14, 2009|title=The Retributionists' Margarita Levieva on Jewish Revenge and Being|url=https://www.vulture.com/2009/09/margarita_levieva.html}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=April 2, 2009|title=Tilt-A-Whirl Girl: Margarita Levieva in 'Adventureland'|url=https://wwd.com/eye/people/tilt-a-whirl-girl-margarita-levieva-in-adventureland-2089463/?justin=2089463}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=November 4, 2012|title=Female trouble|url=https://nypost.com/2012/11/04/female-trouble/|website=]}}</ref> Both of her grandmothers, as children, survived the ] during ].<ref name=":0" /> From the age of three, she began to engage in rhythmic gymnastics.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />


Levieva immigrated to the United States at age 11 with her mother and twin brother, Michael, and settled in ].<ref name=":1" /> Though she was accepted into ] to study dance, she instead attended public high school in ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Axelrod |first1=Nick |title=Tilt-A-Whirl Girl: Margarita Levieva in 'Adventureland' |url=https://wwd.com/eye/people/tilt-a-whirl-girl-margarita-levieva-in-adventureland-2089463/?justin=2089463 |website=WWD |date=April 2, 2009 |access-date=January 29, 2020}}</ref> In addition to working full-time as a fashion buyer, Levieva graduated a year early from ] with a double major in economics and psychology and minors in philosophy, sociology, and Russian history.<ref name="ref1" /> Levieva went on to complete the ] at the ] in New York.
When she was 11, Levieva's mother moved her and her twin brother to ]. She later studied ] at ]. Her true passion, however, had always been acting and she was accepted into the ] at the prestigious ].


==Career==
Levieva was a star in the ] series, '']''. Her previous credits include guest appearances on '']'' in 2005. She was also cast in the pilots: N.Y.-70 in 2005, and The Prince in 2006. Her feature film credits include '']'', the independent film ''Billy's Choice'', and '']'' starring ], ], and ].
In 2005, Levieva made a guest appearance on '']'' and in the following two years starred in the ] series '']'' and feature films '']'', ''Billy's Choice'', and '']''.


Levieva starred in the 2019 independent film '']''. Her other film credits include '']'' (2017), '']'' (2015), '']'' (2015), '']'' (2015), '']'' (2012), '']'' (2011), '']'' (2009), and '']'' (2009).
In 2005, ] featured Levieva as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in New York.

In 2009, Levieva made an appearance in the NBC drama '']'' (in the episode "First Night"), starred in the play ''The Retributionists'', and made her Broadway debut in '']''. She also starred in the ] comedy-drama series '']''.

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

Levieva stars as Jenny Franklin in the 2022 ] series '']''. 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 '']'' spinoff-series '']'',<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 3, 2022 |title='Star Wars' series 'The Acolyte' adds Margarita Levieva |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/english/star-wars-series-the-acolyte-adds-margarita-levieva/articleshow/95963249.cms |access-date=October 9, 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> and is also set to star in the ] series '']'' as ], the love interest of ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=December 5, 2022 |title='Daredevil' Disney+ Series Adds Sandrine Holt, Margarita Levieva to Cast |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/daredevil-disney-plus-series-cast-margarita-levieva-sandrine-holt-1235450729/ |access-date=October 9, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Levieva announced that she was expecting a baby on Mother's Day in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CdTsNCoOnD9/|date=May 8, 2022|title=Here's looking forward to many more to come|website=Instagram}}</ref> She revealed her baby is a boy on the next Mother's Day in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CsPeGuwM7vm/|date=May 14, 2023|title=First time I laid eyes on him|website=Instagram}}</ref>


==Filmography== ==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- |-
! Year ! Year
! Title
! Film/Series
! Role ! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2004
| Billy's Choice
| Julie Romano
|- |-
| 2005 | 2005
| ''English''
| N.Y.-70
|
| Audio
|-
| rowspan="4"|2007
| ''David's Apartment''
| Deedee
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Invisible|The Invisible (2007 film)}}''
| Annie Newton
|
|-
| ''Salted Nuts''
| Alyssa
|
|-
| '']''
| Ekaterina Filippovna
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009
| '']''
| Heather
|
|-
| '']''
| Lisa P.
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2011
| ''{{sortname|The|Lincoln Lawyer|The Lincoln Lawyer (film)}}''
| Reggie Campo
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Stand Up}}''
| Veronica
|
|-
| 2012
| '']''
| Claire Taylor
|
|-
| 2013
| '']''
| Beth
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2014
| ''Skoryy Moskva-Rossiya''
| Mila
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Loft|The Loft (film)}}''
| Vicky Fry
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015
| ''{{sortname|The|Diary of a Teenage Girl}}''
| Tabatha
|
|-
| '']''
| Hannah
|
|-
| 2017
| '']''
| Ingrid
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018
| '']''
| Lei
|
|-
| '']''
| Josie Riley
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2005
| ''N.Y.-70''
| Cindy | Cindy
| Unsold TV pilot
|- |-
| '']''
| 2005
| ]
| Stephanie Davis | Stephanie Davis
| Episode: "Skeleton"
|- |-
| 2006 | rowspan="3"|2006
| The Prince | ''{{sortname|The|Prince|nolink=1}}''
| Isabelle | Isabelle
| Unsold TV pilot
|- |-
| ''What's Not to Love?''
| 2006
| Blake
| ]
| Unsold TV pilot
| Marcy Collins
|- |-
| '']''
| 2007
| ]
| David's Apartment
| Main role
| DeeDee
|- |-
| 2007 | 2009
| '']''
| ]
| Claudia
| Annie Newton
| Episode: "First Night"
|- |-
| 2010–2011
| 2007
| '']''
| ]
| Julie
| Ekaterina Filippovna
| Recurring role
|- |-
| 2011–2013
| 2009
| ] | '']''
| Amanda Clarke / Emily Thorne
| Heather
| Recurring role
|-
| 2013–2016
| ''{{sortname|The|Blacklist|The Blacklist (TV series)}}''
| Gina Zanetakos
| Recurring role
|-
| 2015
| '']''
| Natalie O'Connor
| Main role
|-
| 2016–2019
| '']''
| Yana
| 2 episodes: "Icy Nights" and "Icy Nights II"
|-
| 2017–2019
| '']''
| Abby Parker
| Main role
|-
| rowspan="2"|2022
| '']''
| Jenny Franklin
| Main role
|-
| '']''
| ]
| Main role
|-
| 2024
| '']''
| Mother Koril
|3 episodes
|-
| 2025
| '']''
| ]
| Post-production
|-
| 2025
| '']''
| Eryn
| Filming<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/owen-teague-dominic-colon-margarita-levieva-join-brad-ingelsby-hbo-drama-1235849476/|title=Owen Teague, Dominic Colón & Margarita Levieva Join Brad Ingelsby's HBO Task Force Drama|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=March 12, 2024}}</ref>
|- |-
| 2009
| ]
| Lisa
|} |}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Artist
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 2016
| "]"
| ]
| Sheriff's wife
| Music Video of the Year at the 2016 ]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5690596/ |title=Chris Stapleton: Fire Away (2016)|publisher=IMDb|access-date=November 18, 2020}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=ref1>{{cite web |last=White |first=Peter |title=David Tennant To Star In 'Litvinenko' Poison Drama For ITV & Viaplay From 'Lupin' Creator George Kay |url= https://deadline.com/2021/09/david-tennant-litvinenko-poison-drama-itv-viaplay-lupin-george-kay-1234846718/ |website=Deadline
|date=September 30, 2021 |access-date=September 30, 2021
}}</ref>

}}


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Latest revision as of 23:33, 15 January 2025

American actress (born 1980)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovna and the family name is Levieva.
Margarita Levieva
Маргарита Левиева
Levieva in 2009
BornMargarita 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

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

Levieva immigrated to the United States at age 11 with her mother and twin brother, Michael, and settled in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Though she was accepted into Laguardia High School to study dance, she instead attended public high school in Secaucus, New Jersey. 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. Levieva went on to complete the Meisner Acting Program at the William Esper Studio in New York.

Career

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, 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.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

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

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
2025 Task Eryn Filming

Music videos

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

References

  1. ^ "The Retributionists' Margarita Levieva on Jewish Revenge and Being". September 14, 2009.
  2. ^ "Tilt-A-Whirl Girl: Margarita Levieva in 'Adventureland'". April 2, 2009.
  3. ^ "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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