Eva Victor
{{short description|American actress, writer, and director}}
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|name = Eva Victor
|image = Eva Victor at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival (cropped).jpg
|caption = Victor at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1994|2|11}}
|birth_place = Paris, France
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|occupation = {{hlist|Actress|writer|director}}
|years_active = 2019{{mdash}}present
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Eva Victor (born 11 February 1994) is an American actress, writer, and director. She featured in the television series Billions from 2020 to 2023, and made her directorial debut with the self-starring independent film Sorry, Baby (2025).
Early life
Victor was born in Paris but, when she was aged one, her family moved to San Francisco, where she grew up.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/06/talking-twitter-with-eva-victor.html|title=Eva Victor Isn't Scary, So Don't Be Scared of Her, Okay?|last=Chee|first=Karen|date=June 15, 2018|website=Vulture|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} Victor went to a French-speaking high school, but was later switched to a nearby English-speaking one.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} She went to college at Northwestern University to study acting, with a minor in playwriting. While there, she took part in comedy as part of the improv team. After graduating, she gained representation after performing a dramatic acting showcase.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/rosaescandon/2019/06/19/25-year-old-eva-victor-is-now-writing-for-herself/#224537715d66|title=25-Year-Old Eva Victor Is Now Writing For Herself|last=Escandon|first=Rosa|date=June 19, 2019|website=Forbes|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}
Career
Victor began working at feminist satire website Reductress as an intern.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/best-new-up-and-coming-comedians-to-watch-in-2019.html|title=The Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2019|last=Kroeger, Victoria Clark|date=October 29, 2019|website=Vulture|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} She later became an associate editor and staff writer at Reductress. She has written for the New Yorker's Daily Shouts section and has appeared on MTV's Decoded. Victor worked as an actress with the arts education organization Story Pirates, based in New York City.
She has received press for the videos she posts on Twitter that have gone viral.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/06/womans-hilarious-video-straight-pride-funny-even-straight-people-sharing/|title=This woman's hilarious video about 'straight pride' is so funny even straight people are sharing it|last=Browning|first=Bil|date=June 6, 2019|website=LGBTQ Nation|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/straight-pride-satire-video-goes-viral/06/2019/|title=Woman's Video Explaining Importance of Straight Pride to Boyfriend Goes Viral|last=Taylor|first=Jeff|date=June 6, 2019|website=NewNowNext|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} She performed some of these videos at a live event hosted by Buzzfeed in 2019.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/review-buzzfeed-internet-live-event-lil-nas-x-863501/|title=Review: BuzzFeed Brings Your Chaotic Timeline to Life at First 'Internet Live' Event|last=Spanos|first=Brittany |date=July 26, 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} Victor also makes videos for Comedy Central.
Victor appeared as Rian beginning in the fifth season of Billions and the first season of Super Pumped as Susan Fowler on Showtime. In December 2019, Victor was cast in Jonah Feingold's directorial debut Dating and New York.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/francesca-reale-jaboukie-young-white-dating-in-new-york-terry-moore-isabella-blake-thomas-evie-rose-1202807161/|title=Francesca Reale & Jaboukie Young-White Star In 'Dating in New York'; Terry Moore, Isabella Blake-Thomas Topline 'Evie Rose'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Amanda|last=N'Duka|date=December 13, 2019|access-date=July 3, 2020}}
In 2025, Victor made her directorial debut and starred in Sorry, Baby produced by Barry Jenkins, which had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/sundance-film-festival-lineup-2025-movies-1236200107/|title=Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films Among Park City Festival Offerings|website=Deadline Hollywood|first1=Anthony|last1=D'Alessandro|first2=Dominic|last2=Patten|date=December 11, 2024|access-date=December 12, 2024}} She won the festival's Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/sundance-awards-2025-1236274339/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=1 February 2025|title= 'Atropia' Takes U.S. Grand Jury Prize Dramatic At Sundance Film Festival: Full Winners List|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro
|date=January 31, 2025}}
Filmography
- Sorry, Baby (2025; writer and director)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm6872447}}
- {{twitter|evavictor}}
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Category:American women comedians
Category:Comedians from San Francisco
Category:Members of the Democratic Socialists of America from California
Category:Northwestern University alumni
Category:21st-century American comedians