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Brit Marling

Actress / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Penwoman / Television Actress / Film Actress / Executive Producer / Film Director | * 08/07/1983 (40) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
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Brit Marling is an American actress and screenwriter. She rose to prominence after starring in several films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, including Sound of My Voice (2011), Another Earth (2011), and The East (2013), each of which she co-wrote in addition to playing the lead role. She co-created, wrote, and starred in the mystery series The OA (2016–2019), and the thriller miniseries A Murder at the End of the World (2023). ()
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Brit Heyworth Marling (born August 7, 1983) is an American writer, producer, director, and actress. After majoring in economics at Georgetown University, Brit moved to Los Angeles with friends Mike Cahil and Zal Batmanglij to pursue screenplay writing and acting. Marling was born in Chicago, Illinois. She was named "Brit" after her Norwegian maternal great-grandmother. She graduated from Georgetown University in 2005 with degrees in economics and studio art, and was her class Valedictorian.Following graduation from Georgetown, Marling spent a summer interning for the investing banking firm Goldman Sachs. She later turned down a job offer from the firm, opting instead to move to Cuba with friend and director Mike Cahill to film the documentary Boxers and Ballerinas.It was for this documentary that Marling first gained recognition in 2004; having co-written the film with Mike Cahill and Nicholas Shumaker and co-directed with Mike Cahill. Marling also co-wrote, co-produced, and acted in the 2011 films Sound of My Voice and Another Earth. Both of these films were featured at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, with Another Earth winning the Alfred P. Sloan Prize for outstanding film with science, technology or math as a major theme. In 2012, she played Richard Gere's daughter in Arbitrage. In 2013, she collaborated with Sundance once again on her lead role in The East alongside Ellen Page and Alexander Skarsgård.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

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Movies with Brit Marling as Actress(12)

as Karen2014 I Origins
as Augusta2014 The Keeping Room
as McKenzie Grain2014 Posthumous
as Nancy Lincoln2014 The Better Angels
as Sarah2013 The East
as Rebecca Osborne2012 The Company You Keep
as Brooke Miller2012 Arbitrage
as Maggie2011 Sound of My Voice
as Rhoda Williams2011 Another Earth
as Charlie Hall2007 The Recordist

TV Shows/Series with Brit Marling as Actress(9)

as Prairie Johnson2016 The OA
as OA / Nina Azarova2016 The OA
as Liz Garvey2014 Babylon
as Page2009 Community

Movies with Brit Marling as Crew(13)

Production/Producer2013 The East
Writing/Writer2013 The East
Production/Producer2011 Sound of My Voice
Writing/Writer2011 Sound of My Voice
Production/Producer2011 Another Earth
Writing/Writer2011 Another Earth
Production/Co-Producer2006 Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
Camera/Director of Photography2006 Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Crew/Cinematography2004 Boxers and Ballerinas
Directing/Director2004 Boxers and Ballerinas
Editing/Editor2004 Boxers and Ballerinas
Writing/Writer2004 Boxers and Ballerinas

TV Shows/Series with Brit Marling as Crew(7)

Directing/Director2023 A Murder at the End of the World
Production/Executive Producer2023 A Murder at the End of the World
Writing/Writer2016 The OA
Production/Executive Producer2016 The OA
Creator/Creator2016 The OA

Additional Information

Full Name: Brit Marling
Born: Sunday, 08/07 1983 (August) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 40 years + 235 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Georgetown University, Dr. Phillips High School
Employer: Goldman Sachs
Other names for Brit Marling (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Брит Марлинг"
"브릿 말링"
"Brit Heyworth Marling"
Brit Marling frequently works together with these people:
Mike Cahill (18x, Crew)
Zal Batmanglij (14x, Crew)
Dan Harmon (10x, Crew)
Bill Parks (6x, Actor)
Ewan McGregor (5x, Actor)
Jon Hamm (5x, Actor)
Patton Oswalt (5x, Actor)
Martin Short (5x, Actor)
Nick Kroll (5x, Actor)
Liang Cai (4x, Crew)
Gillian Dodders (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2861, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/21/2024