# Margarita Levieva

Margarita Vladimirovna Levieva (born February 9, 1980) is an American actress.

## Early life

Levieva was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) into a Russian Jewish family. 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. 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 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. In 2025, she starred in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Daredevil: Born Again as Heather Glenn, the love interest of Matt Murdock/Daredevil.

## 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.
The actress announced that she was expecting a baby on Mother's Day in 2022. She revealed her baby is a boy on the next Mother's Day in 2023.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | English | | Audio |
| 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 | Reggie Campo | |
| 2011 | The Stand Up | Veronica | |
| 2012 | For Ellen | Claire Taylor | |
| 2013 | Knights of Badassdom | Beth | |
| 2014 | Skoryy Moskva-Rossiya | Mila | |
| 2014 | The Loft | Vicky Fry | |
| 2015 | The Diary of a Teenage Girl | Tabatha | |
| 2015 | Sleeping with Other People | Hannah | |
| 2017 | It Happened in L.A. | Ingrid | |
| 2018 | Future World | Lei | |
| 2018 | Inherit the Viper | Josie Riley | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | N.Y.-70 | Cindy | Unsold TV pilot |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Stephanie Davis | Episode: "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 | Episode: "First Night" |
| 2010–2011 | How to Make It in America | Julie | Recurring role |
| 2011–2013 | Revenge | Amanda Clarke / Emily Thorne | Recurring role |
| 2013–2016 | The Blacklist | Gina Zanetakos | Recurring role |
| 2015 | Allegiance | Natalie O'Connor | Main role |
| 2016–2019 | We Bare Bears | Yana | 2 episodes: "Icy Nights" and "Icy Nights II" |
| 2017–2019 | The Deuce | Abby Parker | Main role |
| 2022 | In From the Cold | Jenny Franklin | Main role |
| 2022 | Litvinenko | Marina Litvinenko | Main role |
| 2024 | The Acolyte | Mother Koril | 3 episodes |
| 2025–present | Daredevil: Born Again | Heather Glenn | 3 episodes |
| 2025 | Task | Eryn | Filming |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Artist | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | "Fire Away" | Chris Stapleton | Sheriff's wife | Music Video of the Year at the 2016 Country Music Association Awards |