MARS

Birthplace: 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

Ramona at Midlife
A NY Thing
Awake
The Incoherents
Triple Threat
Engaged
The Next Two Nights
Big Exit
Landing Up
2 Weeks

Top Movie Credits

Ramona at Midlife Associate Producer
A NY Thing Girlfriend (as Margarita Zhitnikova)
Awake The Figure
The Incoherents MoonBeam
Triple Threat Producer
Engaged Producer
The Next Two Nights Cece
Big Exit Producer
Landing Up Producer
2 Weeks Producer