14 Facts About Brit Marling

Brit Marling was born on August 7,1982 and is an American actress and screenwriter.

Brit Marling rose to prominence after starring in several films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, including Sound of My Voice, Another Earth, and The East, each of which she co-wrote in addition to playing the lead role.

Brit Marling co-created, wrote, and starred in the mystery series The OA, and the thriller miniseries A Murder at the End of the World.

Brit Marling was named "Brit" after her Norwegian maternal great-grandmother.

Brit Marling grew up in Winnetka, Illinois, and Orlando, Florida, where she attended the arts program at Dr Phillips High School.

Brit Marling was interested in acting, but her parents encouraged her to focus on academics.

Brit Marling graduated from Georgetown University in 2005 with degrees in economics and studio art, graduating top of her class and being her class valedictorian.

At Georgetown, Brit Marling met her long-time collaborators, future directors Mike Cahill and Zal Batmanglij.

Brit Marling spent the summer of her junior year interning for the investment banking firm Goldman Sachs as an investment analyst.

Brit Marling felt a life spent there would have a lack of meaning and eventually turned down a job offer from the firm, opting instead to move to Cuba with Cahill to film the documentary Boxers and Ballerinas.

In 2005, Brit Marling moved with Cahill and Batmanglij to Los Angeles.

Brit Marling attended auditions and was offered roles in horror films but turned them down.

Brit Marling stated she "wanted to be able to cast herself in roles that wouldn't require her to play the typical parts offered to young actresses, the perfunctory girlfriend or a crime victim".

Brit Marling co-wrote, co-produced, and acted in the 2011 films Sound of My Voice and Another Earth, directed by Batmanglij and Cahill, respectively.