Who is Margarita Levieva? aka Abigail Parker on ‘The Deuce’

• Margarita Vladimirovna Levieva is a Russian-American actress and dancer, best known for portraying Abigail Parker in the drama series “The Deuce”.
• She was raised in St. Petersburg and moved to the US with her twin brother and mother when she was 1•
• Margarita has appeared in various movies and TV series, most notably “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” and “The Blacklist”.
• She has dated Justin Chatwin and Sebastian Stan and is currently believed to be single.
• Margarita has a net worth of over $3 million.

Known for movies

The Invisible (2007)
as Annie Newton

The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
as Reggie Campo

Spread (2009)
as Heather

Sleeping with Other People (2015)
as Hannah

Who is Margarita Levieva aka Abigail Parker on “The Deuce”? Wiki Bio

Margarita Vladimirovna Levieva was born in (then) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, on 9 February 1980, so her zodiac sign is Aquarius, and she now holds Russian and American nationality. She is an actress and a dancer, probably best known for portraying Abigail Parker in the drama series “The Deuce” which starred James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Lawrence Gilliard Jr. and which follows the life in New York City during the ‘70s and ’80 when prostitutes and porn were all over Manhattan. The show aired from 2017 to 2019 and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award among 15 others.

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Childhood and education

Margarita was raised alongside her twin brother Michael in what has today reverted to its original name of St. Petersburg, by their mother who was struggling to raise the two, as it’s believed that Margarita’s father left the family shortly after she and her brother were born. She began practicing rhythmic gymnastics when she was three, and after turning 11, Margarita and her brother and mother moved to the US. Although Margarita planned on studying dance at LaGuardia High School and was accepted, she eventually decided to enroll at a public school in Secaucus in New Jersey.

She started working as a fashion buyer during her final year at high school, and then enrolled at New York University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in both psychology and economics in 2002. She has also completed William Esper Studio’s Meisner Acting Program.

Roles in movies

She continued to work as a fashion buyer for Assets London before making her debut film appearance in the short movie “Billy’s Choice” in 2004, followed by her appearances in the video “English” in 2005, and the drama film “David’s Apartment” in 2007, in which she portrayed Deedee.

Margarita was invited to portray support roles in movies such as “The Invisible”, “Salted Nuts”, and “Noise” in 2007, before starring as Heather in the comedy drama romance film “Spread” in 2009, which also starred Ashton Kutcher and Anne Heche and which follows a man who is a serial womanizer. She portrayed Lisa P. in the coming-of-age movie “Adventureland” in the same year, and then starred in both “The Lincoln Lawyer” and “The Stand Up” in 2011. Some of her following appearances were in “For Ellen” in 2012, “Knights of Badassdom” in 2013, and “The Loft” in 2014.

She was praised for her portrayal of Tabatha in the comedy drama movie “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” in 2015, which starred Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgard and Kristen Wiig, and which follows a teenage girl living in San Francisco who starts having an affair with a man who is sleeping with her mother. Some of her latest appearances in movies have been in the comedy “It Happened in L. A.” in 2017, the science fiction action film “Future World” and the crime drama “Inherit the Viper” both in 2018.

Roles in TV series

Margarita was invited to star as Cindy in the comedy drama series “N. Y. -70” in 2005, but the pilot episode wasn’t picked up by any network.

Later that year, she portrayed Stephanie Davis in the episode “Skeleton” of the legal drama series “Law & Order: Trial by Jury”.

In 2006, Margarita was supposed to star in two series “The Prince” as Isabelle and “What’s Not to Love” as Blake, but neither of the series were picked up by a network, however, she eventually started playing the lead role of Marcy Collins in the drama mystery thriller series “Vanished” which also starred John Allen Nelson and Joanne Kelly, and which follows the story of a missing senator’s wife; the series ended after its first season of 13 episodes in the same year.

In 2009, she appeared as Claudia in the episode “First Night” of the drama series “Kings”, and then portrayed three recurring characters: Julie in the comedy drama “How to Make It In America” in 2010, Amanda Clarke in the drama series “Revenge” from 2011 to 2013, and Gina Zanetakos in the crime thriller series “The Blacklist” from 2013 to 2016.

Her latest appearance in a TV series has been in the spy drama series “Allegiance” in which she portrayed the main character Natalie O’Connor in 2015, and also voicing Yana in the animated series “We Bare Bears” since 2016.

Love life and education

Rumors began spreading around the internet in 2007 that the popular actress was in a relationship with Justin Chatwin, a famous Canadian actor known for his appearances in the movies “Bang Bang Baby” and “Unleashed”. They dated for several months before splitting ways in the same year.

In 2014, Margarita started dating Romanian-American actor Sebastian Stan, who is a best known for playing Carter Baizen in the teen drama series “Gossip Girl, as well as Jefferson in the fantasy adventures series “Once Upon a Time”. They could have been seen attending numerous events together, but decided to split in 2016 for unknown reasons.

Some of Margarita’s fans have stated recently noticing the actress walking hand in hand with a mysterious man in the streets of Los Angeles, but Margarita hasn’t commented on the rumors. She currently appears to be single, hasn’t married, and doesn’t have any children.

Hobbies and other interests

Margarita grew up as a very serious person as her family had no money while living in communist Russia, and she has learned how to save money and not spend it on non-essential items. She fell in love with travelling after coming to the US, and since the launch of her acting career, has been to several US states including California, Florida and Texas among others, while she has visited Europe on several occasions, going to countries such as Greece and Italy.

She was interested in doing gymnastics until she was not allowed to compete for the US in the Olympic Games because she was not a citizen back then, nor allowed to compete for Russia because she had left the country.

She has her own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are Emma Watson, Angelina Jolie and Eddie Murphy, while some of her favorite movies are “Beauty and the Beast”, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, and “Meet Dave”.

Appearance and net worth

Margarita is 40 years old. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes, is 5ft 6ins (1.68m) tall, and weighs around 128lbs (58kgs). As of April 2020, her net worth is estimated at over $3 million.

Quotes

#	Quote
1	One of my first commercials was for a Samsung cellphone. It was made as a mini-movie.
2	I'm Russian Jewish. And I had to grow up really quickly.
3	I grew up in communist Russia where we didn't have anything, so I'm not worried that I can't buy an extra pair of shoes.
4	I was always the serious kid.
5	I had to dance in a Tweety Bird costume once.
6	I don't usually have those 'twin experiences' that people talk about.
7	I'm not an insecure person, per se, but I just never saw myself as the girl who walks into a place and everybody goes, 'Wow.'

Facts

#	Fact
1	She was cast in and filmed scenes for the second season of Luck (2011) before controversy over animal safety concerns forced HBO to abruptly cancel the series.
2	In a relationship with Romanian-American actor Sebastian Stan as of July 2014.
3	She is from a Russian Jewish family.
4	Featured as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in New York by New York Magazine in 2005.
5	Studied Economics at New York University.
6	Attended High School in Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey.
7	Trained as a rhythmic gymnast, but was ineligible to compete for the United States in the Olympics because she was not a citizen, and elected not to compete for Russia.

Pictures

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Movies

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
Future World	2017	post-production	Lei
The Deuce	2017	TV Series post-production	Abigail 'Abby' Parker
L.A. Times	2017		Ingrid
We Bare Bears	2016	TV Series	Yana / Additional Voices
The Blacklist	2013-2016	TV Series	Gina Zanetakos
Chris Stapleton: Fire Away	2016	Short	Sheriff's Wife
Julianne	2016	Short
Allegiance	2015	TV Series	Natalie O'Connor
Boys I Used to Babysit	2015	Short	Alice
Sleeping with Other People	2015		Hannah
The Diary of a Teenage Girl	2015		Tabatha
James White	2015		Secretary
The Loft	2014		Vicky Fry
Skoryy 'Moskva-Rossiya'	2014		Mila
Sweating in the Night	2013	Short	Diane
Knights of Badassdom	2013		Beth
Revenge	2011-2013	TV Series	Amanda Clarke
For Ellen	2012		Claire Taylor
The Stand Up	2011		Veronica
How to Make It in America	2010-2011	TV Series	Julie
The Lincoln Lawyer	2011		Reggie Campo
Kings	2009	TV Series	Claudia
Adventureland	2009		Lisa P.
Spread	2009		Heather
The Prince	2008	TV Movie	Isabelle
Noise	2007/II		Ekaterina Filippovna
Salted Nuts	2007		Alyssa
The Invisible	2007		Annie Newton
David's Apartment	2007		Sorority Girl Deedee
Vanished	2006	TV Series	Marcy Collins
What's Not to Love?	2006	TV Movie	Blake
English	2005/II	Video
Law & Order: Trial by Jury	2005	TV Series	Stephanie Davis
N.Y.-70	2005	TV Movie	Cindy
Billy's Choice	2004	Short	Julie Romano

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Fashion News Live	2014	TV Series	Herself
Living the Dream: The Making of Spread	2009	Video short	Herself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Revenge	2012-2015	TV Series	Amanda Clarke
Revenge: The First Chapter	2012	TV Movie	Amanda Clarke

Awards

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2009	Gotham Independent Film Award	Gotham Awards	Best Ensemble Performance	Adventureland (2009)