Leven Rambin
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Leven Alice Rambin 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
.
. 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. 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
.
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. 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
. Rambin left the show after filming her last episode Ourselves Alone.
She has been signed to Wilhelmina Models
.
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.
In March 2010, Leven was cast as the daughter of Virginia Madsen
and David James Elliott
on the ABC series, Scoundrels
.
Rambin posed as Elizabeth Wakefield
and Jessica Wakefield
for the new version of Francine Pascal
's popular book series Sweet Valley High
.
In January 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
.
In April 2011, it was announced that Lionsgate and director Gary Ross
cast Rambin in her first major studio film in the role of the antagonist Glimmer in the film adaptation of the popular book The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
. 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.
In September 2011, Rambin was cast as the female lead in the surf biopic Mavericks about the life of surfer, Jay Moriarity
, directed by Curtis Hanson
.
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
(2004–2008) and her recurring roles in; Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (TV series)
One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
and CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
.
Biography
Rambin was born in Houston, TexasHouston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
. 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. She is the granddaughter of J. Howard Rambin, Jr, former CEO and president of Texaco
Texaco
Texaco is the name of an American oil retail brand. Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron". It also owns the Havoline motor oil brand....
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
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
when she got cast on All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
(her first professional acting role). While acting, she has also pursued her high school diploma through the Texas Tech University Independent School District
Texas Tech University Independent School District
Texas Tech University Independent School District is the only accredited distance learning kindergarten through twelfth grade program in Texas offering high school diplomas. It is operated by Texas Tech University, which is located in Lubbock....
.
Career
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's All My Children in February 2004, playing the role of Lily Montgomery, the autistic daughter of Jackson Montgomery (Walt Willey
Walt Willey
Walt Willey is an American actor. He is best known for playing Jackson Montgomery on the soap opera All My Children from 1987 to 2011....
).
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. On February 28, 2008, Leven appeared on NBC's new series Lipstick Jungle
Lipstick Jungle (TV series)
Lipstick Jungle is an American comedy-drama television series created by DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler for NBC Universal Television Studio . The hour-long series was based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Candace Bushnell, who also served as executive producer alongside...
. 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
Paul Dano
Paul Franklin Dano is an American actor and producer. He has appeared in films such as L.I.E. , The Girl Next Door , Little Miss Sunshine , There Will Be Blood , and Where the Wild Things Are .-Early life:Dano was born in New York City, the son of Gladys and Paul Dano...
. Leven filmed a pilot presentation for the CW titled "Austin Golden Hour", directed by Sanford Bookstaver
Sanford Bookstaver
Sanford Bookstaver is an American film/television director and television producer.-Early life:In 1995, Bookstaver graduated from the USC School of Cinema-Television...
in April 2008.
Leven Rambin was the only actress from All My Children to be nominated for the 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
34th Daytime Emmy Awards
The 34th Daytime Emmy Awards, commemorating excellence in American daytime programming from 2006, was held on June 15, 2007 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. CBS televised the ceremonies in the United States...
. She was nominated for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series has been given every year at the Daytime Emmys since the 12th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony in 1985. The award category was originally called the Outstanding Ingenue 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
John Connor
John Connor is a character appearing in the American science fiction Terminator franchise and he serves as the series main protagonist. Created by writer and director James Cameron, the character is first referred to in the 1984 film The Terminator and first appears portrayed by teenage actor...
. Rambin left the show after filming her last episode Ourselves Alone.
She has been signed to Wilhelmina Models
Wilhelmina Models
Wilhelmina Models is a modeling agency founded in 1967 by the model Wilhelmina Cooper and her husband Bruce Cooper in Manhattan Starting in 2010, Wilhelmina Models started a sub-brand called "Digital Empire Modeling" for new digital-era modeling talents....
.
In 2009, Rambin landed a recurring role as Sloan Riley, the 18-year old-daughter of Dr. Mark Sloan
Mark Sloan (Grey's Anatomy)
Mark Sloan is a fictional surgeon from the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy, portrayed by Eric Dane.-Storylines:Mark first appears in season two, introduced as a highly-respected otolaryngologist sub-specialized in plastic surgery and the former best friend of neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd...
on Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
.
Rambin briefly returned to All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
as Lily Montgomery on January 5, 2010 for the show's 40th Anniversary.
In March 2010, Leven was cast as the daughter of Virginia Madsen
Virginia Madsen
Virginia Madsen is an American actress and documentary film producer. She came to fame during the 1980s, having appeared in several films aimed at a teenage audience...
and David James Elliott
David James Elliott
David James Elliott is a Canadian-born actor who was the star of the series JAG, playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. from 1995 to 2005. In the Fall of 2010, Elliott was cast on CSI: NY.-Biography:...
on the ABC series, Scoundrels
Scoundrels (TV series)
Scoundrels is an American television series that aired on the ABC network. It is based on the New Zealand TV series Outrageous Fortune. The one-hour comedy-drama premiered on Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 9 pm...
.
Rambin posed as Elizabeth Wakefield
Elizabeth Wakefield
Elizabeth Wakefield was one of the two main fictional characters in the book series Sweet Valley High and Sweet Valley Twins. She was portrayed by Cynthia Daniel in the TV series of the same name.- Character :...
and Jessica Wakefield
Jessica Wakefield
Jessica Wakefield is one of the main characters in the Sweet Valley High book series. She was played by Brittany Daniel in the TV series of the same name.- Character :...
for the new version of Francine Pascal
Francine Pascal
Francine Pascal is an author best known for creating the Sweet Valley series of young adult novels. Sweet Valley High was the backbone of the collection, and was made into a popular television series. There were also several spin-offs, including The Unicorn Club and Sweet Valley University...
's popular book series Sweet Valley High
Sweet Valley High
Sweet Valley High is a novel series created by Francine Pascal, who presided over a team of ghostwriters for the duration of the series' creation. The series began in 1983 and ceased publication twenty years later with over 152 books to its name...
.
In January 2011, Rambin appeared on the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
show, "Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...
" in the recurring role of "Rosie."
In February 2011, she was cast in the recurring role of "Chloe Hall" on the long-running CW
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
series, One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (TV series)
One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
. 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
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
crime drama CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
. She first appears in season 9
CSI: Miami (season 9)
The ninth season of CSI: Miami premiered on CBS on October 3, 2010 and ended May 8, 2011. The show was on a special time Sunday 8/7c from January 2-16. Eddie Cibrian was written off the series and appeared as a special guest star for the premiere. Adam Rodriguez becomes a series regular...
episode 14 where she quickly makes a solid first impression on CSI Ryan Wolfe
Ryan Wolfe
Detective Ryan Wolfe is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Miami, portrayed by Jonathan Togo.-Background:Ryan Wolfe, a former patrol officer, is hired after veteran CSI Tim Speedle is killed on the job. He has a strong background in science, having majored in chemistry at Boston...
.
In April 2011, it was announced that Lionsgate and director Gary Ross
Gary Ross
Gary Ross is an American writer, director, and actor. He is best known for directing Pleasantville and Seabiscuit, both of which featured Tobey Maguire in the lead role...
cast Rambin in her first major studio film in the role of the antagonist Glimmer in the film adaptation of the popular book The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games is a first person young-adult science fiction novel written by Suzanne Collins. It was originally published on September 14, 2008, by Scholastic. It is the first book of the Hunger Games trilogy. It introduces sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in a post-apocalyptic world...
by Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins is an American television writer and novelist.-Early life:Suzanne Collins is the daughter of an Air Force officer. She graduated from the Alabama School of Fine Arts and earned her M.F.A. from New York University in Dramatic Writing....
. In the film, she plays an older Career tribute, fighting for her life against Katniss Everdeen
Katniss Everdeen
Katniss Everdeen is the main character of Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games trilogy. Her name comes from an edible plant called katniss. Jennifer Lawrence is set to portray Katniss in the upcoming movie The Hunger Games, directed by Gary Ross....
, played by Oscar-nominated actress Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Shrader Lawrence is an American film and television actress. She has had lead roles in TBS's The Bill Engvall Show and in the independent films The Burning Plain and Winter's Bone, for which she received critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress...
.
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.
In September 2011, Rambin was cast as the female lead in the surf biopic Mavericks about the life of surfer, Jay Moriarity
Jay Moriarity
Jay Moriarity was a surfer from Santa Cruz, California. He was an accomplished surfer, waterman, and adventurer. As a surfer, he made his reputation surfing Mavericks in Half Moon Bay, California. At age 16, he was made internationally famous when his wipeout at Mavericks was caught on film and...
, directed by Curtis Hanson
Curtis Hanson
Curtis Lee Hanson is an American film director, film producer and screenwriter. His directing work includes The Hand That Rocks the Cradle , L.A...
.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 - 08; 2010 | All My Children All My Children All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most... |
Lilith "Lily" Montgomery / Ava Benton | Lily: June 2004 - June 2008; January 2010 / Ava: March 2007 - February 2008 |
| 2006 | Caroline Paxton | 4 episodes | |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced... |
Reagan Michaels | Episode: "Responsible" |
| 2008 | Austin Golden Hour | Annie | TV movie |
| 2008 | Lipstick Jungle Lipstick Jungle (TV series) Lipstick Jungle is an American comedy-drama television series created by DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler for NBC Universal Television Studio . The hour-long series was based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Candace Bushnell, who also served as executive producer alongside... |
Chloe Jamison | Episode: "Bombay Highway" |
| 2008 | Gigantic Gigantic (film) Gigantic is a 2008 independent comedy film directed by Matt Aselton and starring Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman, Edward Asner and Jane Alexander... |
Missy Thaxton | |
| 2008–2009 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Riley Dawson | 10 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in... |
Sloan Riley | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | All My Children All My Children All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most... |
Lily Montgomery | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Babe | Sarah | Short film |
| 2010 | Private Practice | Sloan Riley | Episode: "Another Second Chance" |
| 2010 | Case 219 Case 219 Case 219 is a 2010 American Drama film starring Evan Ross, Leven Rambin, and Taylor Nichols, and Harold Perrineau. The film was written and directed by James Bruce and is based on the Walter Dean Myers novel Shooter.-Plot:... |
Carla Evans | |
| 2010 | Good Morning Rabbit | Dumbleshe | Episode: "National Hamburger Day" |
| 2010 | Scoundrels Scoundrels (TV series) Scoundrels is an American television series that aired on the ABC network. It is based on the New Zealand TV series Outrageous Fortune. The one-hour comedy-drama premiered on Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 9 pm... |
Heather West | 8 episodes |
| 2011 | Wizards of Waverly Place Wizards of Waverly Place Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009... |
Rosie | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... |
Molly Sloan | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | One Tree Hill One Tree Hill (TV series) One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster... |
Chloe Hall | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Glimmer(district 1 Tribute) | Post-production | |