MARS
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MARS

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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.

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie2019The IncoherentsMoonBeam
Movie2014Made to PenetrateEmily
Movie2018Landing UpLara/Peace
Movie2018Landing UpYoung Girl
Movie2016The Next Two NightsCece
Movie2019JONESJONES
Movie20202 WeeksTanya
Movie2020Triple ThreatMaggie
Movie2021AppetiteTanya
Movie2024Deathless
Movie2009A NY ThingGirlfriend (as Margarita Zhitnikova)
TV Show2024Presumed InnocentJeanine3
TV Show2025The Better SisterPhotographer #31

Crew

Media
Movie2019EngagedProducerProduction
Movie2021Gaining & LosingProducerProduction
Movie2018Landing UpProducerProduction
Movie2024Queen of MagicProducerProduction
Movie2020Big ExitProducerProduction
Movie2019JONESWriterWriting
Movie2019JONESProducerProduction
Movie20202 WeeksWriterWriting
Movie20202 WeeksProducerProduction
Movie2020Triple ThreatProducerProduction