Margarita Levieva

Margarita Levieva
Levieva in June 2009
Born	Margarita Vladimirovna Levieva (1980-02-09) February 9, 1980 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present

Margarita Levieva (Russian: Маргарита Владимировна Левиева; born Margarita Vladimirovna Levieva; February 9, 1980) is a Russian-American actress. Born in the Soviet Union, she was a competitive gymnast before going on to star in the films The Invisible, Adventureland, and Spread. On television, she is known for her role as the faux Amanda Clarke/real Emily Thorne on Revenge.

Personal life

Levieva was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). She is from a Russian Jewish family. At the age of three, she began the training program of a competitive rhythmic gymnast. When she was 11, Levieva's mother moved her and her twin brother to Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn in New York City.

She continued to train for a few more years after emigrating to the United States and achieved success regionally but did not compete at the U.S. Championships – she did not then hold U.S. citizenship and her family were undocumented immigrants at the time. She attended high school in Secaucus, New Jersey. Levieva received her BA in economics at NYU and worked as a fashion buyer. Her continuing interest in acting led her to be accepted into the Meisner Training Program at the William Esper Studio.

She began dating her Spread co-star Sebastian Stan in mid-2014.

Career

Levieva made a guest appearance on Law & Order: Trial by Jury in 2005. In 2005, New York Magazine featured her as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in New York. In 2006, she starred in the Fox series, Vanished. Her feature film credits include The Invisible, the independent film Billy's Choice, and Noise starring Tim Robbins, Bridget Moynahan, and William Hurt.

In 2009, Levieva played Lisa P. in the comedy Adventureland. The same year, she made an appearance in the NBC drama Kings (in the episode "First Night") and starred in the play The Retributionists. 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. Her other film credits include The Stand Up, Knights of Badassdom, For Ellen, and Loft.

From 2011 to 2013, Levieva appeared on the ABC drama series Revenge in the recurring role of the original Emily Thorne, who agreed to switch identities with Amanda Clarke (Emily VanCamp). In 2012, it was announced she would join the second season of HBO's Luck in the recurring role of Sarah Israel. However, the series was canceled after its first season.

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	Filmed in 2010
2013	Sweating in the Night	Diane	Short film
2014	Skoryy Moskva-Rossiya	Mila
2014	The Loft	Vicky Fry	Filmed in 2011
2015	The Diary of a Teenage Girl	Tabatha
2015	Sleeping with Other People	Hannah
2015	Boys I Used to Babysit	Alice	Short film, post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	N.Y.-70	Cindy	Unsold TV pilot
2005	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	Stephanie Davis	"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	"First Night"
2010-2011	How to Make It in America	Julie	Recurring role
2011-2013	Revenge	Amanda Clarke (Emily Thorne)	Recurring role
2013	The Blacklist	Gina Zanetakos	"Gina Zanetakos"
2015	Allegiance	Natalie O'Connor	Main role

External links

• Margarita Levieva at the Internet Movie Database