Jane Levy

Jane Colburn Levy (born December 29, 1989) [1]  is an American actress. She is best known for her current role as Tessa Altman on the  ABC comedy series Suburgatory. She made her TV debut on  Showtime's  Shameless. Levy has appeared in three movies:  Fun Size and  Nobody Walks in 2012, and  Evil Dead (2013). She has been named by critics as one of the breakout stars of 2011, and  Forbes named her on their list of 30 under 30 who are "reinventing the world" (a list of the brightest stars of the future). ==Early life ==

Levy was born in Los Angeles County, the daughter of Mary (neé Tilbury), an artist, and Lester Levy, a musician.[2]  She is of Jewish (father) and British (mother) descent.[3]  She grew up in Marin County, Northern California,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4]  where she attended high school. While in school, she was on the hip hop dancing team and was captain of the soccer team,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-janelevyabc_5-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-varietyoctober_6-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6]  and appeared in community theatre productions of Annie and the Wizard of Oz.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-janelevyabc_5-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]  She describes herself at school as being a "floater",<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-mnninterview_7-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]  someone who got along with everyone. While at high school she visited England for five months.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-mnninterview_7-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]  She attended Goucher College for a semester before transferring to the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-THR_offend_8-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8] ==Career<span class="mw-editsection mw-editsection-expanded" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;direction:ltr;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:-0.25em;margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);"> ==

<p style="line-height:19.190340042114258px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;">Levy moved back to Los Angeles after two years in New York City. Levy gained the role of Mandy Milkovich in a five episode arc on the Showtime series Shamelesswithin a few weeks of returning to the west coast.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-janelevyabc_5-2" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.190340042114258px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;">In spring 2011, she landed the first lead role of her career on the sitcom Suburgatory, with Jeremy Sisto and Cheryl Hines.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-sistodeadline_9-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-digitalspygasteyer_10-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[10]  Since being in the show she has been compared to Emma Stone, due in part to her red hair.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-teenvogue_11-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]  Levy has been pleasantly surprised by the success of the show and enjoys the ability to develop a character over 22 episodes. Her favorite moment of season one was when the character Ryan Shay (played by Parker Young] confuses Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5questions_12-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.190340042114258px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;">She was named by both TV Guide and TheInsider.com as one of the breakout stars of 2011,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-breakout2011_13-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[13] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-insiderbreakout_14-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14]  and was included on the top eleven list of funniest women compiled by AOL.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15]  Forbes named her as one of the handful of entertainment stars on their list of 30 under 30 who are "reinventing the world" (a list of the brightest stars of the future).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[16] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[17]  Noting that Suburgatory was "one of the big hits of the new [TV] season" and that Levy would be seen in two upcoming films, Forbes called her "one to watch".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[18]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.190340042114258px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;">Levy appeared in two films in 2012, Fun Size and Nobody Walks; the former was the first feature from Gossip Girl creator Josh Schwartz.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-teenvogue_11-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]  Released before Halloween, Fun Size co-starred Victoria Justice and comedian Chelsea Handler.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hollywooddrivinginterview_19-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[19]  While filming it, Levy was disappointed that she failed to meet comedian Johnny Knoxville, as he was on set for the one week of shooting that she was not.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hollywooddrivinginterview_19-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[19]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.190340042114258px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;">Levy starred in the 2013 remake of the horror classic The Evil Dead<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-evil_20-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[20]  as the drug-dependent Mia, replacing Lily Collins who had originally been cast.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-evildead_21-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[21]  In February 2013, Levy landed the lead role in Gold Circle's thriller film In a Dark Place directed by Bharat Nalluri.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-22" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[22] ==Personal life<span class="mw-editsection mw-editsection-expanded" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;direction:ltr;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:-0.25em;margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);"> ==

<p style="line-height:19.190340042114258px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.727272033691406px;">On March 3, 2011, Levy married actor Jaime Freitas. According to court documents, the couple separated on October 31, 2011. In April 2013, Levy filed for divorce and cited "irreconcilable differences".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[23] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-24" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[24]  Her marriage had never been mentioned previously in the media. ==Filmography<span class="mw-editsection mw-editsection-expanded" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;direction:ltr;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="margin-left:-0.25em;margin-right:0.25em;color:rgb(85,85,85);"> ==