Leven Rambin
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| Born | Leven Alice Rambin May 17, 1990 Houston, Texas, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
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Leven Alice Rambin (born May 17, 1990)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for playing look-alike half-sisters Lily Montgomery and Ava Benton on All My Children (2004–2008) and her recurring roles in; Grey's Anatomy, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, One Tree Hill and CSI: Miami. She will also be in the upcoming movie called "The Hunger Games"
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[edit] Biography
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Rambin was born in Houston, Texas. Her father Joseph Howard Rambin III is co-founder of Moody-Rambin, the largest locally owned commercial real estate firm in Houston. Her mother is the former Karen Stacy Guthrie. Her brother, Joseph Rambin, is currently enrolled at The University of Alabama. Her older half-sister is Mary Rambin, blogger of "More Than Mary" and designer of the Moe handbag line, currently residing in Houston, Texas.[2] She is the granddaughter of J. Howard Rambin, Jr, former CEO and president of Texaco oil company.
She began performing in school plays. She studied at the Houston School of Film and Theatre and at St. Francis Episcopal Day School where she starred in her first school play before relocating to Connecticut and later New York when she got cast on All My Children (her first professional acting role). While acting, she has also pursued her high school diploma through the Texas Tech University Independent School District.[3]
[edit] Career
Rambin joined the cast of ABC's All My Children in February 2004, playing the role of Lily Montgomery, the autistic daughter of Jackson Montgomery (Walt Willey).
On March 30, 2007, Rambin had dual roles on All My Children, playing the autistic Lily Montgomery, as well as her street-smart but lovable older half sister, Ava Benton. She later appeared on an episode of Law & Order: SVU.[citation needed] On February 28, 2008, Leven appeared on NBC's new series Lipstick Jungle. Leven will appear in film for the first time in Killer Film's independent picture, Gigantic. The film stars and is produced by Paul Dano. Leven filmed a pilot presentation for the CW titled "Austin Golden Hour", directed by Sanford Bookstaver in April 2008.
Leven Rambin was the only actress from All My Children to be nominated for the 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. She was nominated for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for her roles of Lily Montgomery and Ava Benton.
In September 2008, Rambin joined the cast of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as a series regular, playing the character Riley Dawson, a school friend and love interest of John Connor.[4] Rambin left the show after filming her last episode Ourselves Alone.[citation needed]
She has been signed to Wilhelmina Models.[citation needed]
In 2009, Rambin landed a recurring role as Sloan Riley, the 18-year old-daughter of Dr. Mark Sloan on Grey's Anatomy.
Rambin briefly returned to All My Children as Lily Montgomery on January 5, 2010 for the show's 40th Anniversary.[5]
In March 2010, Leven was cast as the daughter of Virginia Madsen and David James Elliott on the ABC series, Scoundrels.[6]
Rambin posed as Elizabeth Wakefield and Jessica Wakefield for the new version of Francine Pascal's popular book series Sweet Valley High.[citation needed]
In February 2011, Rambin appeared on the Disney Channel show, "Wizards of Waverly Place" in the recurring role of "Rosie." In February 2011, she was cast in the recurring role of "Chloe Hall" on the long-running CW series, One Tree Hill. She will first appear in the role on the 16th episode of the 8th season. In February 2011, Leven was cast as Molly Sloan on the CBS crime drama CSI: Miami. She first appears in season 9 episode 14 where she quickly makes a solid first impression on CSI Ryan Wolfe.[citation needed]
In April 2011, it was announced that Lionsgate and director Gary Ross cast Rambin in her first major studio film in the role of Glimmer in the film adaptation of the popular book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.[7] In the film, she plays an older Career tribute, fighting for her life against Katniss Everdeen, played by Oscar-nominated actress Jennifer Lawrence.
She was supposed to return to AMC in August 2011 before the show's ABC network end in September, but her appearance had to be canceled due to a time conflict with her production schedule for her film The Hunger Games.[citation needed]
In September 2011, Rambin was cast as the female lead in the surf biopic Of Men and Mavericks about the life of surfer, Jay Moriarity, directed by Curtis Hanson.[8]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 - 08; 2010 | All My Children | Lilith "Lily" Montgomery / Ava Benton | Lily: June 2004 - June 2008; January 2010 / Ava: March 2007 - February 2008 |
| 2006 | The Book of Daniel | Caroline Paxton | 4 episodes |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Reagan Michaels | Episode: "Responsible" |
| 2008 | Austin Golden Hour | Annie | TV movie |
| 2008 | Lipstick Jungle | Chloe Jamison | Episode: "Bombay Highway" |
| 2008 | Gigantic | Missy Thaxton | |
| 2008–2009 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Riley Dawson | 10 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Grey's Anatomy | Sloan Riley | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | All My Children | Lily Montgomery | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Babe | Sarah | Short film |
| 2010 | Private Practice | Sloan Riley | Episode: "Another Second Chance" |
| 2010 | Case 219 | Carla Evans | |
| 2010 | Good Morning Rabbit | Dumbleshe | Episode: "National Hamburger Day" |
| 2010 | Scoundrels | Heather West | 8 episodes |
| 2011 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Rosie | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Molly Sloan | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | One Tree Hill | Chloe Hall | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | The Hunger Games | Glimmer(District 1 Tribute Female) | Post-production |
[edit] References
- ^ Information IMDb.com
- ^ "Leven Rambin (ex-Lily/Ava, AMC)" Soap Opera Digest Online
- ^ Usigan, Ysolt. "Cyber School Halls of Fame". KRQE. http://www.kotatv.com/Global/story.asp?s=6389383&clienttype=printable. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt (2008-06-18). "TV's Terminator Sets Sights on Soap Starlet". Today’s News: Our Take (TV Guide). http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Sarah-Connor-Casting/800041855. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ Barr, Riegel, Rambin and La Rue Return for AMC 40th Anniversary, By Luke Kerr on November 11, 2009, Daytime Confidential
- ^ Scoop: McSteamy's daughter joins 'Scoundrels', by Michael Ausiello, Feb 22 2010, Entertainment Weekly
- ^ Fleming, Mike (April 19, 2011). "'Hunger Games' Sets Leven Rambin For Glimmer Role". Deadline.com. http://www.deadline.com/2011/04/hunger-games-sets-leven-rambin-for-glimmer-role/. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ "Mixing business with pleasure: Buff Gerard Butler larks around with pretty co-star Leven Rambin on set of new surfing movie Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2049425/Gerard-Butler-larks-pretty-star-Leven-Rambin-set-new-surfing-movie.html#ixzz1h6NhquwJ". Daily Mail. 15 October 2011. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2049425/Gerard-Butler-larks-pretty-star-Leven-Rambin-set-new-surfing-movie.html. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
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