Margarita Levieva


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

Early life and education

Levieva moved to the United States at age 11 with her mother and twin brother. Though she was accepted into Laguardia High School to study dance, she instead attended public high school in Secaucus, New Jersey. 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. 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 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., The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Sleeping With Other People, James White, For Ellen, The Lincoln Lawyer, Adventureland, and Spread.
In 2009, Levieva made an appearance in the NBC drama Kings, 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 and in HBO series The Deuce. In The Deuce, Levieva played Abigail "Abby" Parker, an adventurous college student who strikes up a relationship with Vincent. After three seasons, the series finale aired October 28, 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television