Margarita Levieva
Margarita Levieva | |
|---|---|
Маргарита Левиева | |
 Levieva in 2009 | |
| Born | |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | New York University (BA) William Esper Studio |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Children | 1 |
Margarita Vladimirovna Levieva is a Russian-American actress. She is best known for portraying Annie Newton in The Invisible, Abby Parker in The Deuce, Mother Koril in Star Wars: The Acolyte, and Heather Glenn / Muse in Daredevil: Born Again.
Early life
Levieva was born in Russia, into a Russian Jewish family.[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 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.[2] 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.[4]
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 HBO comedy-drama series How to Make it in America, and in the NBC drama Kings, in the episode "First Night". That same year, she starred in the play The Retributionists, and made her Broadway debut in Impressionism.
In the 2010s Levieva had regular series roles in ABC drama series Revenge (2011–2015) and in HBO series The Deuce (2016–2019), playing adventurous college student Abby Parker in the latter.
In 2022, Levieva starred as Jenny Franklin in the Netflix series In From the Cold, which aired for one season.
In 2024, she appeared in the Star Wars series The Acolyte as Mother Koril.[5] In 2025, she starred in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Daredevil: Born Again as Heather Glenn, the love interest of Matt Murdock/Daredevil.[6]
Personal life
Levieva and Sebastian Stan were romantically linked in July 2014.[7]
The actress announced that she had given birth on May 14, 2022.[8] She revealed her baby was a boy on May 14, 2023.[9]
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 | Regina 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 | |
| 2019 | Inherit the Viper | Josie Riley | |
| 2026 | The Gymnast | Stephanie | |
| Behemoth! | TBA | Post-Production |
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; 13 episodes | |
| 2009 | Kings | Claudia | Episode: "First Night" |
| 2010–2011 | How to Make It in America | Julie | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 2011–2013 | Revenge | Amanda Clarke / Emily Thorne | Recurring role; 24 episodes |
| 2013–2016 | The Blacklist | Gina Zanetakos | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Allegiance | Natalie O'Connor | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 2016–2019 | We Bare Bears | Yana | 2 episodes: "Icy Nights" and "Icy Nights II" |
| 2017–2019 | The Deuce | Abby Parker | Main role; 25 episodes |
| 2022 | In From the Cold | Jenny Franklin | Main role; 8 episodes |
| Litvinenko | Marina Litvinenko | Main role; 4 episodes | |
| 2024 | Star Wars: The Acolyte | Mother Koril | 3 episodes |
| 2025–present | Daredevil: Born Again | Heather Glenn / Muse | Main role; 14 episodes |
| 2025 | Task | Eryn | 5 episodes[10] |
| 2026 | Cape Fear | Lexi | Miniseries |
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 2 Fradkin, Lori (September 14, 2009). "The Retributionists' Margarita Levieva on Jewish Revenge and Being". Vulture. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Axelrod, Nick (April 2, 2009). "Tilt-A-Whirl Girl: Margarita Levieva in 'Adventureland'". Women's Wear Daily. Archived from the original on May 17, 2026. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
- 1 2 Murphy, Mary (November 4, 2012). "Female trouble". New York Post. Archived from the original on February 25, 2025. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
- ↑ White, Peter (September 30, 2021). "David Tennant To Star In 'Litvinenko' Poison Drama For ITV & Viaplay From 'Lupin' Creator George Kay". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ↑ "'Star Wars' series 'The Acolyte' adds Margarita Levieva". The Times of India. December 3, 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ↑ Otterson, Joe (December 5, 2022). "'Daredevil' Disney+ Series Adds Sandrine Holt, Margarita Levieva to Cast". Variety. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
- ↑ Eidell, Lynsey (January 10, 2023). "Sebastian Stan's Dating History: From Leighton Meester to Annabelle Wallis". People. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
- ↑ Levieva, Margarita (May 8, 2022). "(Untitled)". MargaritaLevieva. Archived from the original on May 17, 2026. Retrieved May 17, 2026 – via Instagram.
- ↑ Levieva, Margarita (May 14, 2023). "(Untitled)". MargaritaLevieva. Archived from the original on May 17, 2026. Retrieved May 17, 2026 – via Instagram.
- ↑ 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.
External links
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- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Hudson County, New Jersey
- Actresses from Brooklyn
- Actresses from Saint Petersburg
- American film actresses
- American people of Russian-Jewish descent
- American television actresses
- Jewish American actresses
- Living people
- New York University alumni
- People from Secaucus, New Jersey
- People from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn
- Soviet emigrants to the United States
- Soviet Jews
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- 21st-century American Jews