瑪格麗塔·萊維瓦

瑪格麗塔·萊維瓦1980年出生於前蘇聯列寧格勒（聖彼得堡），3歲時開始學習藝術體操（Rhythmic Gymnastics），蘇聯解體后隨母親還有兄弟移民到美國紐約的布魯克林區羊頭港，此前她多次獲得蘇聯比賽冠軍。瑪格麗塔在美國紐約大學經濟系就讀，畢業后曾任職時尚買手，出於對表演的熱愛，隨後又進入大名鼎鼎的William Esper Studio學習。2004年，瑪格麗塔開始接拍電影，一年後被《紐約雜誌》評選為該市最美50名居民之一，雜誌稱讚她是典型的歐式古典少女。2010年，美國電影專業網站Independent Critics評選她為全球最美100人之一（86位）。

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.'

I don't usually have those 'twin experiences' that people talk about.

I had to dance in a Tweety Bird costume once.

I was always the serious kid.

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.

I'm Russian Jewish. And I had to grow up really quickly.

One of my first commercials was for a Samsung cellphone. It was made as a mini-movie.

瑪格麗塔從小就喜歡花朵，她坦言：“我非常喜歡花，從小我就會撿起掉落的花瓣，圍在四周。”——在她個人的INS賬號上，她也經常發布鮮花的照片。

除了喜歡花以外，她也熱愛小動物，愛寵混血邊境牧羊犬和她一同住在紐約公寓，在母親的農場里，她還養有一匹白色的馬。

Independent Critics

Margarita Levieva

The 30 year-old Russian-born actress is a breath of fresh air in the industry and on this list. She used to be a professional gymnast before going on to star in films like “Adventureland”.

Yearly Rankings: 86

The New York Magazine

A classic ingenue, but not in an American way; she’s more European.