Eva Victor is an American comedian, writer, and actor.
Early life and education[edit]
Victor was born in Paris but, when she was aged one, her family moved to San Francisco, where she grew up.[1] Victor went to a French-speaking high school, but was later switched to a nearby English-speaking one.[citation needed] She went to college at Northwestern University to study acting, with a minor in playwriting. While there, she took part in comedy as part of the improv team. After graduating, she gained representation after performing a dramatic acting showcase.[2]
Career[edit]
Victor began working at feminist satire website Reductress as an intern.[2][3] She later became an associate editor and staff writer at Reductress. She has written for the New Yorker's Daily Shouts section and has appeared on MTV's Decoded.[2]
Victor works as an actress with the arts education organization Story Pirates, based in New York City.[2]
She has received press for the videos she posts on Twitter that have gone viral.[2][3][4][5] She performed some of these videos at a live event hosted by Buzzfeed in 2019.[6] Victor also makes videos for Comedy Central.[3]
Victor appears as Rian beginning in the fifth season of Billions and the first of Super Pumped as Susan Fowler on Showtime. In December 2019, Victor was cast in Jonah Feingold's directorial debut Dating and New York.[7]
She is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Chee, Karen (June 15, 2018). "Eva Victor Isn't Scary, So Don't Be Scared of Her, Okay?". Vulture.
- ^ a b c d e Escandon, Rosa (June 19, 2019). "25-Year-Old Eva Victor Is Now Writing For Herself". Forbes.
- ^ a b c Kroeger, Victoria Clark (October 29, 2019). "The Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2019". Vulture.
- ^ Browning, Bil (June 6, 2019). "This woman's hilarious video about 'straight pride' is so funny even straight people are sharing it". LGBTQ Nation.
- ^ Taylor, Jeff (June 6, 2019). "Woman's Video Explaining Importance of Straight Pride to Boyfriend Goes Viral". NewNowNext.
- ^ Spanos, Brittany (July 26, 2019). "Review: BuzzFeed Brings Your Chaotic Timeline to Life at First 'Internet Live' Event". Rolling Stone.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (December 13, 2019). "Francesca Reale & Jaboukie Young-White Star In 'Dating in New York'; Terry Moore, Isabella Blake-Thomas Topline 'Evie Rose'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ @evavictor (24 June 2020). "❤️❤️glad to be here❤️❤️@DemSocialists" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links[edit]
- Eva Victor at IMDb
- Eva Victor on X
- Eva Victor on Instagram
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