# Mageina Tovah

Mageina Tovah (born July 26, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Glynis Figliola in the television series Joan of Arcadia (2003–2005), as Ursula Ditkovich in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy and Zelda Schiff, the head librarian in The Magicians.

## Early life

She is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent through her mother.

## Career

Tovah had a recurring role on Joan of Arcadia (2003–2005). Her television work also includes guest roles on a number of TV shows. These include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, NYPD Blue, Six Feet Under, The Shield, Cold Case, Shameless, Crossing Jordan, American Horror Story, Private Practice, and The Magicians. Tovah's feature film work includes roles in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Dark Heart, Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas, and a recurring role as Ursula Ditkovich in the films Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3.
Tovah also made an appearance in the Jonas Åkerlund-directed music video for Christina Aguilera's hit song "Beautiful".

## Filmography
### Film

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Virus Man | Young Girl | |
| 2002 | Dine & Shine | | |
| 2002 | Reflections of Evil | | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2003 | The Pool at Maddy Breaker's | Louise | TV movie |
| 2003 | Hope Abandoned | Maid | Short film |
| 2004 | Y.M.I. | Nevermore | |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Ursula Ditkovich | |
| 2004 | Sleepover | Girl on Phone | |
| 2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Usher | |
| 2004 | Do Geese See God? | Rose Vendor | Short film |
| 2005 | Waterborne | Lillian | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2006 | Dark Heart | Jessica | |
| 2006 | Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas | Sam | |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Ursula Ditkovich | |
| 2007 | Live! | Kelly | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2008 | The Walking Wounded | Sadie | Short film |
| 2008 | Dream from Leaving | | |
| 2012 | Neighbors | Sara Jerritt | Short film |
| 2012 | The Factory | Brittany | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2013 | Decoding Annie Parker | Ellen | |
| 2015 | Suburban Memoir | Mrs. R | Short film; AKA Holy Land |
| 2016 | No Stranger Pilgrims | Olivia | Short film |
| 2016 | Hux | Hux | Short film; also writer / director |
| 2016 | Eliza Sherman's Revenge | Jodi Kromwell | |

### Television

Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | The Guardian | Debbie | Episode: "Feeding Frenzy" |
| 2001 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Jonesing Girl | Episode: "Wrecked" |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Anne Knepper | Episode: "Half-Ashed" |
| 2003 | Six Feet Under | Pink-Haired Girl | Episode: "The Eye Inside" |
| 2003 | Boston Public | | Episode: "Chapter Sixty-One" |
| 2003–2005 | Joan of Arcadia | Glynis Figliola | 23 episodes |
| 2004–2008 | The Shield | Farrah | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Strong Medicine | Trinity | Episode: "Omissions" |
| 2005 | Crossing Jordan | Laura Bennett | Episode: "Death Goes On" |
| 2006 | Half & Half | Ginny | Episode: "The Big Diva Down Episode" |
| 2006 | Cold Case | Crystal Eckersdorf | Episode: "Joseph" |
| 2006 | In from the Night | Priscilla Miller | TV movie |
| 2007 | Standoff | Gwen Keegan | Episode: "Road Trip" |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Rebecca Hobart | Episode: "In Which Addison Has a Very Casual Get Together" |
| 2009 | Bones | Madame Nina | Episode: "Double Trouble in the Panhandle" |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Natalie | Episode: "Blinded" |
| 2010 | Southland | Misty | Episode: "Maximum Deployment" |
| 2010–2011 | Hung | Christina | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Chase | Missy | Episode: "Above the Law" |
| 2011 | Breakout Kings | Jill Kincaid | Episode: "Collected" |
| 2011 | The Mentalist | Constance | Episode: "Rhapsody in Red" |
| 2011 | American Horror Story: Murder House | Bianca | Episode: "Home Invasion" |
| 2012 | Shameless | Kim Furtado | Episode: "I'll Light a Candle for You Every Day" |
| 2012 | The Finder | Joyce Weatherby | Episode: "The Inheritance" |
| 2012 | CSI: NY | Eva Mason | Episode: "Reignited" |
| 2012 | Obama: What He's Done | Herself | TV movie |
| 2013 | Scandal | Molly Ackerman | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | How to Get Away with Murder | Jolene Samuels | Episode: "Mama's Here Now" |
| 2015 | You're the Worst | Amy Cadingle | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Castle | Veronica Harris | Episode: "G.D.S." |
| 2016–2020 | The Magicians | Zelda Schiff, Head Librarian | 24 episodes |
| 2020 | Heartbeats | Joyce Summers | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Wren Williams | 2 episodes |