Mageina Tovah

Mageina Tovah
Tovah at the premiere of Spider-Man 3 in 2007
Born
Mageina Tovah Begtrup

(1979-07-26) July 26, 1979 (age 45)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Education
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Film director
  • Film producer
  • Screenwriter
  • Film Editor
  • Film actor
Years active2001–present
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Political partyDemocratic

Mageina Tovah (born July 26, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Glynis Figliola in the television series Joan of Arcadia (2003–2005), as Ursula Ditkovich in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy and Zelda Schiff, the head librarian in The Magicians.

Early life

She is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent through her mother.[1]

Career

Tovah had a recurring role on Joan of Arcadia (2003–2005). Her television work also includes guest roles on a number of TV shows. These include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, NYPD Blue, Six Feet Under, The Shield, Cold Case, Shameless, Crossing Jordan, American Horror Story, Private Practice, and The Magicians. Tovah's feature film work includes roles in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Dark Heart, Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas, and a recurring role as Ursula Ditkovich in the films Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3.

Tovah also made an appearance in the Jonas Åkerlund-directed music video for Christina Aguilera's hit song "Beautiful".

Filmography

Film

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Virus Man Young Girl
2002 Dine & Shine
2002 Reflections of Evil Direct-to-DVD
2003 The Pool at Maddy Breaker's Louise TV movie
2003 Hope Abandoned Maid Short film
2004 Y.M.I. Nevermore
2004 Spider-Man 2 Ursula Ditkovich
2004 Sleepover Girl on Phone
2004 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Usher
2004 Do Geese See God? Rose Vendor Short film
2005 Waterborne Lillian Direct-to-DVD
2006 Dark Heart Jessica
2006 Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas Sam
2007 Spider-Man 3 Ursula Ditkovich
2007 Live! Kelly Direct-to-DVD
2008 The Walking Wounded Sadie Short film
2008 Dream from Leaving
2012 Neighbors Sara Jerritt Short film
2012 The Factory Brittany Direct-to-DVD[2]
2013 Decoding Annie Parker Ellen
2015 Suburban Memoir Mrs. R Short film; AKA Holy Land
2016 No Stranger Pilgrims Olivia Short film[2]
2016 Hux Hux Short film; also writer / director[2]
2016 Eliza Sherman's Revenge Jodi Kromwell[2]

Television

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2001 The Guardian Debbie Episode: "Feeding Frenzy"
2001 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Jonesing Girl Episode: "Wrecked"
2002 NYPD Blue Anne Knepper Episode: "Half-Ashed"
2003 Six Feet Under Pink-Haired Girl Episode: "The Eye Inside"
2003 Boston Public Episode: "Chapter Sixty-One"
2003–2005 Joan of Arcadia Glynis Figliola 23 episodes
2004–2008 The Shield Farrah 2 episodes
2004 Strong Medicine Trinity Episode: "Omissions"
2005 Crossing Jordan Laura Bennett Episode: "Death Goes On"
2006 Half & Half Ginny Episode: "The Big Diva Down Episode"
2006 Cold Case Crystal Eckersdorf Episode: "Joseph"
2006 In from the Night Priscilla Miller TV movie
2007 Standoff Gwen Keegan Episode: "Road Trip"
2007 Private Practice Rebecca Hobart Episode: "In Which Addison Has a Very Casual Get Together"
2009 Bones Madame Nina Episode: "Double Trouble in the Panhandle"
2009 Lie to Me Natalie Episode: "Blinded"
2010 Southland Misty Episode: "Maximum Deployment"
2010–2011 Hung Christina 3 episodes
2010 Chase Missy Episode: "Above the Law"
2011 Breakout Kings Jill Kincaid Episode: "Collected"
2011 The Mentalist Constance Episode: "Rhapsody in Red"
2011 American Horror Story: Murder House Bianca Episode: "Home Invasion"
2012 Shameless Kim Furtado Episode: "I'll Light a Candle for You Every Day"
2012 The Finder Joyce Weatherby Episode: "The Inheritance"
2012 CSI: NY Eva Mason Episode: "Reignited"[2]
2012 Obama: What He's Done Herself TV movie[2]
2013 Scandal Molly Ackerman 2 episodes
2015 How to Get Away with Murder Jolene Samuels Episode: "Mama's Here Now"[2]
2015 You're the Worst Amy Cadingle 5 episodes[2]
2016 Castle Veronica Harris Episode: "G.D.S."[2]
2016–2020 The Magicians Zelda Schiff, Head Librarian 24 episodes[2]
2020 Heartbeats Joyce Summers 3 episodes
2022 The Lincoln Lawyer Wren Williams 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ Nate Bloom (May 4, 2007). "Celebrity Jews". Retrieved April 14, 2023. Also appearing in a small part as Ursula is Mageina Tovah, 26, a cute Jewish actress who was raised in a religious home in Nashville, Tenn.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Mageina Tovah". IMDb. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
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