Margarita Levieva

Margarita Vladimirovna Levieva (Russian: Маргари́та Влади́мировна Леви́ева) is a Russian-American actress and dancer. Levieva was born in St. Petersburg, Russia and began training as a rhythmic gymnast at age three. At age 11, she immigrated with her mother and twin brother to Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, where she continued her training.

Margarita Levieva
Levieva in 2009
Born
Margarita Vladimirovna Levieva

(1980-02-09) February 9, 1980
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Alma materNew York University (BA)
William Esper Studio
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present

Early life and education

Margarita Vladimirovna Levieva was born what was then Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, into a Jewish family.[1][2][3] Both of her grandmothers, as children, survived the siege of Leningrad.[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

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, starring Tim Robbins, Bridget Moynahan, and William Hurt.

Levieva stars 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. In 2011, she appeared in the thriller film The Lincoln Lawyer with Matthew McConaughey.

Levieva's most prominent 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 Abigail "Abby" Parker, an adventurous college student who strikes up a relationship with Vincent (James Franco). After three seasons, the series finale aired October 28, 2019.[6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Billy's Choice Julie Romano Short film
2005 English Video
2007 David's Apartment Deedee
2007 The Invisible Annie Newton
2007 Salted Nuts Alyssa
2007 Noise Ekaterina Filippovna
2009 Spread Heather
2009 Adventureland Lisa P.
2011 The Lincoln Lawyer Regina "Reggie" Campo
2011 The Stand Up Veronica
2012 For Ellen Claire Taylor
2013 Knights of Badassdom Beth
2013 Sweating in the Night Diane Short film
2014 Skoryy Moskva-Rossiya Mila
2014 The Loft Vicky Fry
2015 The Diary of a Teenage Girl Tabatha
2015 Sleeping with Other People Hannah
2015 Boys I Used to Babysit Alice Short film
2017 It Happened in L.A. Ingrid
2018 Future World Lei
2018 Inherit the Viper Josie Riley

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005 N.Y.-70 Cindy Unsold TV pilot
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Stephanie Davis Episode: "Skeleton"
2006 The Prince Isabelle Unsold TV pilot
2006 What's Not to Love? Blake Unsold TV pilot
2006 Vanished Marcy Collins Main role
2009 Kings Claudia Episode: "First Night"
2010–11 How to Make It in America Julie Recurring role
2011–13 Revenge Amanda Clarke Recurring role
2013–16 The Blacklist Gina Zanetakos Recurring role
2015 Allegiance Natalie O'Connor Main role
2016–19 We Bare Bears Yana 2 episodes:

"Icy Nights" and "Icy Nights II"

2017–19 The Deuce Abigail "Abby" Parker Main role

Music videos
Year Title Artist Role Notes
2016 "Fire Away"[7] 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. "Tilt-A-Whirl Girl: Margarita Levieva in 'Adventureland'". WWD. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  5. Kennedy, Maria. "BWW Interview: Margarita Levieva and THE TRIAL OF DONNA CAINE at George Street Playhouse 10/16 to 11/11". Broadway World. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  6. Sepinwall, Alan. "'The Deuce' Finale Recap: Giving Up the Ghosts". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  7. "Chris Stapleton: Fire Away (2016)". IMDb. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
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