Margarita Levieva Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Gotham Award for best ensemble cast for "Adventureland" in 2009
• New York Magazine featured her as one of its 50 Most Beautiful People in New York in 2005
• Attended New York University, where she majored in economics
• Was a competitive gymnast when she was a child, starting her training in the Russian Federation when she was 3 years old and achieving regional success in the United States after turning 11
• Worked as a fashion buyer before being accepted into the Meisner Training Program at the William Esper Studio
• When she was a child, one of her aspirations was to work at the zoo because she was obsessed with monkeys and wanted to be around them all the time
• Quote: "There is no clear path, no right way, no upward ladder․ Just do the work with all you've got and trust․ Stay curious․ Never get jaded․ Go deeper․ With everything․"
• Best known for her role as Amanda Clarke on "Revenge․"
• Her stage credits include playing Nicole Halladay in a production of "Impressionism" at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater and Anika in a production of "The Retributionists" at Playwrights Horizons Theater
• Almost didn't audition for the role of sensual amusement park employee Lycra in "Adventureland" because she didn't see herself as being able to pull off that type of character