
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.
Known For

TV
Presumed Innocent
Jeanine
2024

TV
The Better Sister
Photographer #3
2025
Film
Awake
The Figure
2024

Film
Triple Threat
Maggie
2020

Film
Landing Up
Lara/Peace
2018

Film
Landing Up
Young Girl
2018

Film
A NY Thing
Girlfriend (as Margarita Zhitnikova)
2009

Film
The Incoherents
MoonBeam
2019

Film
Made to Penetrate
Emily
2014

Film
JONES
JONES
2019
Film
The Next Two Nights
Cece
2016

Film
Deathless
2024

Film
Appetite
Tanya
2021

Film
2 Weeks
Tanya
2020
Filmography
2025TVThe Better Sisteras Photographer #32024FilmDeathless2024FilmAwakeas The Figure2024TVPresumed Innocentas Jeanine2021FilmAppetiteas Tanya2020FilmTriple Threatas Maggie2020Film2 Weeksas Tanya2019FilmThe Incoherentsas MoonBeam2019FilmJONESas JONES2018FilmLanding Upas Lara/Peace2016FilmThe Next Two Nightsas Cece2014FilmMade to Penetrateas Emily2009FilmA NY Thingas Girlfriend (as Margarita Zhitnikova)