Margarita Vladimirovna Levieva is a RussianAmerican actress. Born in the Soviet Union, she was a competitive gymnast before going on to star in the films The Invisible, Adventureland, and Spread. On television, she is known for her role as the faux Amanda Clarkereal Emily Thorne on Revenge and as Gina Zanetakos on The Blacklist.
Levieva was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union . She is from a Russian Jewish family. At the age of three, she began training in rhythmic gymnastics. When she was 11, Levievas mother moved her and her twin brother to Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn in New York City.
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