
MARS
Acting
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.
Filmography
14 credits
The Incoherents
Movie • 2019
MoonBeam

Made to Penetrate
Movie • 2014
Emily

Landing Up
Movie • 2018
Lara/Peace

Landing Up
Movie • 2018
Young Girl

The Next Two Nights
Movie • 2016
Cece

JONES
Movie • 2019
JONES

2 Weeks
Movie • 2020
Tanya

Triple Threat
Movie • 2020
Maggie

Appetite
Movie • 2021
Tanya

Deathless
Movie • 2024

A NY Thing
Movie • 2009
Girlfriend (as Margarita Zhitnikova)

Awake
Movie • 2024
The Figure

Presumed Innocent
TV • 2024
Jeanine

The Better Sister
TV • 2025
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