MARS
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

The Incoherents
as MoonBeam
2019

Made to Penetrate
as Emily
2014

Landing Up
as Lara/Peace
2018

Landing Up
as Young Girl
2018
The Next Two Nights
as Cece
2016

JONES
as JONES
2019

2 Weeks
as Tanya
2020

Triple Threat
as Maggie
2020

Appetite
as Tanya
2021

Deathless
2024

A NY Thing
as Girlfriend (as Margarita Zhitnikova)
2009
Awake
as The Figure
2024


