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Brit Marling

Brit Heyworth Marling is an American actress and screenwriter. She rose to prominence after starring in several films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, including Sound of My Voice (2011), Another Earth (2011), and The East (2013), which she co-wrote in addition to playing the lead role. She co-created, wrote, and starred in the Netflix series The OA, which debuted in 2016.

English

The OA

2016
as Prairie Johnson / The OA

I Origins

2014
as Karen

The Keeping Room

2014
as Augusta

Babylon (2014)

2014
as Liz Garvey

The Better Angels

2014
as Nancy Lincoln

Arbitrage

2012
as Brooke Miller

The East

2013
as Sarah

Another Earth

2011
as Rhoda Williams

The Recordist

2023
as Charlie Hall

The Company You Keep

2012
as Rebecca Osborne

Posthumous

2014
as McKenzie Grain

Director

Episode A Murder at the End of the World
Homme Fatale
2023
Episode A Murder at the End of the World
Crypt
2023
Episode A Murder at the End of the World
Crime Seen
2023
Movie Boxers and Ballerinas 2004

Writer

Movie Sound of My Voice 2011
Episode A Murder at the End of the World
Homme Fatale
2023
Episode A Murder at the End of the World
Survivors
2023
Episode A Murder at the End of the World
Family Secrets
2023
Episode The OA
Chapter 1: Homecoming
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 3: Champion
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 5: Paradise
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 7: Empire of Light
2016
Episode A Murder at the End of the World
Crypt
2023
Movie The East 2013
Episode A Murder at the End of the World
Crime Seen
2023
Episode A Murder at the End of the World
Retreat
2023
Episode The OA
Chapter 8: Invisible Self
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 1: Angel of Death
2019
Movie Another Earth 2011
Episode The OA
Chapter 4: SYZYGY
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 5: The Medium & the Engineer
2019
Episode A Murder at the End of the World
The Silver Doe
2023
Episode The OA
Chapter 7: Nina Azarova
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 8: Overview
2019

Creator

Episode The OA
Chapter 3: Magic Mirror
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 4: SYZYGY
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 5: The Medium & the Engineer
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 6: Mirror Mirror
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 7: Nina Azarova
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 8: Overview
2019
Episode A Murder at the End of the World
Homme Fatale
2023
Episode The OA
Chapter 1: Homecoming
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 2: New Colossus
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 3: Champion
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 4: Away
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 5: Paradise
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 6: Forking Paths
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 7: Empire of Light
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 8: Invisible Self
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 1: Angel of Death
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 2: Treasure Island
2019

Showrunner

Episode The OA
Chapter 2: Treasure Island
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 3: Magic Mirror
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 4: SYZYGY
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 5: The Medium & the Engineer
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 6: Mirror Mirror
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 7: Nina Azarova
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 8: Overview
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 1: Homecoming
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 2: New Colossus
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 3: Champion
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 4: Away
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 5: Paradise
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 6: Forking Paths
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 7: Empire of Light
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 8: Invisible Self
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 1: Angel of Death
2019

Executive Producer

Episode A Murder at the End of the World
Homme Fatale
2023

Producer

Episode The OA
Chapter 3: Magic Mirror
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 4: SYZYGY
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 5: The Medium & the Engineer
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 6: Mirror Mirror
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 7: Nina Azarova
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 8: Overview
2019
Movie Sound of My Voice 2011
Episode The OA
Chapter 1: Homecoming
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 2: New Colossus
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 3: Champion
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 4: Away
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 5: Paradise
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 6: Forking Paths
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 7: Empire of Light
2016
Episode The OA
Chapter 8: Invisible Self
2016
Movie The East 2013
Movie Another Earth 2011
Episode The OA
Chapter 1: Angel of Death
2019
Episode The OA
Chapter 2: Treasure Island
2019

Guest Star

Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Howie Mandel; Brit Marling
2013
Episode Real Time with Bill Maher
May 31, 2013
2013
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Danny DeVito, Brit Marling, Ciro Ortiz, Jon Bellion
2017
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Jon Hamm, Brit Marling, Martha Stewart
2014
Episode Off Camera with Sam Jones
Brit Marling
2019
Episode The Late Late Show with James Corden
Brit Marling, Kunal Nayyar, Fifth Harmony
2015
Episode Variety: Actors on Actors
Episode 2
2017
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Tom Lennon; Brit Marling
2012