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MARS

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

-

Place of Birth

Volgograd, USSR [now Russia]

Biography

MARS (they/them) is an award-winning actor, writer & producer. As a child, MARS & their family immigrated to Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, as Jewish refugees from Russia. Dedicated to smashing the patriarchy, MARS Co-Founded Besties Make Movies.  MARS has received several Best Actress nominations for their work in the award-winning short film JONES. Their film 2 WEEKS about asexuality premiered at the Oxford Film Festival, screened at NFMLA and won Best LGBT Short at Indie Short Fest and IndieX Film Fest. APPETITE, a short film they wrote and starred in, premiered at the Oxford Film Festival. The feature film Triple Threat in which they play one of the lead roles is now streaming on Peacock after taking home several awards on the festival circuit! This summer you can catch them as Jeanine in AppleTV+'s Presumed Innocent. Their script ZASHA, which they co-wrote, has been doing festivals and recently won Best Horror Short at the Oregon Short Film Festival.

Known For

Acting
2025The Better SisterPhotographer #3
2024Deathless
2024AwakeThe Figure
2024Presumed InnocentJeanine
2021AppetiteTanya
20202 WeeksTanya
2020Triple ThreatMaggie
2019The IncoherentsMoonBeam
2019JONESJONES
2018Landing UpLara/Peace
2018Landing UpYoung Girl
2016The Next Two NightsCece
2014Made to PenetrateEmily
2009A NY ThingGirlfriend (as Margarita Zhitnikova)
Production
2024Queen of MagicProducer
2021Gaining & LosingProducer
2020Big ExitProducer
20202 WeeksProducer
2020Triple ThreatProducer
2019EngagedProducer
2019JONESProducer
2018Landing UpProducer
Writing
20202 WeeksWriter
2019JONESWriter