
Acting
MARS
EN, FR cinema · 16 credits
Birthplace
Volgograd, USSR [now Russia]
Also known as Marzy Hart · Margarita Zhitnikova
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
Filmography
Awake
2024
Awake
as The Figure

Queen of Magic
Producer

Ramona at Midlife
Associate Producer

Appetite
as Tanya

2 Weeks
as Tanya, Writer, Producer

Triple Threat
as Maggie, Producer

Big Exit
Producer

The Incoherents
as MoonBeam

JONES
as JONES, Writer, Producer

Engaged
Producer

Landing Up
as Lara/Peace, as Young Girl, Producer

A NY Thing
as Girlfriend (as Margarita Zhitnikova)




