Margarita Levieva

{{Infobox person

| name = Margarita Levieva

| image = MargaritaLevievaJun09.jpg

| caption = Levieva in 2009

| native_name = {{nobold|Маргарита Левиева}}

| native_name_lang = ISO 3166-2

| birth_name =

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)

|citizenship=American

| alma_mater = NYU (BA)
William Esper Studio

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2004–present

| children = 1

}}

Margarita Levieva is an American actress.

Early life

Levieva was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) into a Russian Jewish family.{{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}}{{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}}{{Cite web|date=November 4, 2012|title=Female trouble|url=https://nypost.com/2012/11/04/female-trouble/|website=New York Post}} 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.{{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}} 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.

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".

In 2024, she appeared in the Star Wars series The Acolyte as Mother Koril.{{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}} In 2025, she starred in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Daredevil: Born Again as Heather Glenn, the love interest of Matt Murdock/Daredevil.{{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}}

Personal life

Levieva and Sebastian Stan were romantically linked in July 2014. The two had been friends prior to their rumored relationship, with reports indicating a mutual appreciation for art. They were seen together in public, including attending events in New York City, fueling speculation about their romance. However, by 2016, Levieva was seen with actor Joshua Jackson, leading to speculation that she and Stan had parted ways.{{cite web |title=Sebastian Stan and Margarita Levieva Are Dating |date=August 2014 |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/sebastian-stan-and-margarita-levieva-are-dating-2014317/ |access-date=2023-01-14 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Sebastian Stan Dating History |url=https://people.com/movies/sebastian-stan-dating-history/ |access-date=2023-01-14 |language=en}}

The actress announced that she was expecting a baby on Mother's Day in 2022.{{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}} She revealed her baby is a boy on the next Mother's Day in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CsPeGuwM7vm/|date=May 14, 2023|title=First time I laid eyes on him|website=Instagram}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2005 \| English \| \| Audio
rowspan="4"\|2007 \| David's Apartment \| Deedee \|
{{sortname\|The\|Invisible\|The Invisible (2007 film)}} \| Annie Newton \|
Salted Nuts \| Alyssa \|
Noise \| Ekaterina Filippovna \|
rowspan="2"\|2009 \| Spread \| Heather \|
Adventureland \| Lisa P. \|
rowspan="2"\|2011 \| {{sortname\|The\|Lincoln Lawyer\|The Lincoln Lawyer (film)}} \| Reggie Campo \|
{{sortname\|The\|Stand Up}} \| Veronica \|
2012 \| For Ellen \| Claire Taylor \|
2013 \| Knights of Badassdom \| 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 \|
Sleeping with Other People \| Hannah \|
2017 \| It Happened in L.A. \| Ingrid \|
rowspan="2"\|2018 \| Future World \| Lei \|
Inherit the Viper \| Josie Riley \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2005

| English

| Audio

rowspan="4"|2007

| David's Apartment

| Deedee

{{sortname|The|Invisible|The Invisible (2007 film)}}

| Annie Newton

Salted Nuts

| Alyssa

Noise

| Ekaterina Filippovna

rowspan="2"|2009

| Spread

| Heather

Adventureland

| Lisa P.

rowspan="2"|2011

| {{sortname|The|Lincoln Lawyer|The Lincoln Lawyer (film)}}

| Reggie Campo

{{sortname|The|Stand Up}}

| Veronica

2012

| For Ellen

| Claire Taylor

2013

| Knights of Badassdom

| 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

Sleeping with Other People

| Hannah

2017

| It Happened in L.A.

| Ingrid

rowspan="2"|2018

| Future World

| Lei

Inherit the Viper

| Josie Riley

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
rowspan="2"\|2005 \| N.Y.-70 \| Cindy \| Unsold TV pilot
Law & Order: Trial by Jury \| Stephanie Davis \| Episode: "Skeleton"
rowspan="3"\|2006 \| {{sortname\|The\|Prince\|nolink=1}} \| 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 \| {{sortname\|The\|Blacklist\|The Blacklist (TV series)}} \| 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
rowspan="2"\|2022 \| In From the Cold \| Jenny Franklin \| Main role; 8 episodes
Litvinenko \| Marina Litvinenko \| Main role; 4 episodes
2024 \| The Acolyte \| Mother Koril \| 3 episodes
2025–present \| Daredevil: Born Again \| Heather Glenn \| Main role; 8 episodes
2025 \| Task \| Eryn \| Filming{{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}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan="2"|2005

| N.Y.-70

| Cindy

| Unsold TV pilot

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

| Stephanie Davis

| Episode: "Skeleton"

rowspan="3"|2006

| {{sortname|The|Prince|nolink=1}}

| 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

| {{sortname|The|Blacklist|The Blacklist (TV series)}}

| 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

rowspan="2"|2022

| In From the Cold

| Jenny Franklin

| Main role; 8 episodes

Litvinenko

| Marina Litvinenko

| Main role; 4 episodes

2024

| The Acolyte

| Mother Koril

| 3 episodes

2025–present

| Daredevil: Born Again

| Heather Glenn

| Main role; 8 episodes

2025

| Task

| Eryn

| Filming{{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}}

=Music videos=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Artist

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

2016

| "Fire Away"

| Chris Stapleton

| Sheriff's wife

| Music Video of the Year at the 2016 Country Music Association Awards{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5690596/ |title=Chris Stapleton: Fire Away (2016)|publisher=IMDb|access-date=November 18, 2020}}

References

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|date=September 30, 2021 |access-date=September 30, 2021

}}