{{short description|American actress (born 1990)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Leven Rambin | image = Leven Rambin October 2014.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Rambin in 2014 | birth_name = Leven Alice Rambin | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|05|17}} | birth_place = [[Houston]], Texas, U.S | education = [[Texas Tech University Independent School District]] | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2003–present | agent = | spouse = {{marriage|[[Jim Parrack]]|October 10, 2015|March 2017|end={{abbr|ann.|annulled}}}} {{marriage|Dawson Smith|July 5, 2025}} | partner = | children = | website = }}
'''Leven Alice Rambin''' (born May 17, 1990) is an American actress.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leven Rambin |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/leven-rambin/3000205685/ |access-date=August 11, 2023 |website=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 8, 2023 |title=Today in History: May 17 |url=https://apnews.com/dfc623e7ea7d7a130f2456419141598a |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=[[The Associated Press]]}}</ref> She is known for playing look-alike half-sisters Lily Montgomery and Ava Benton on ''[[All My Children]]'', and for her recurring roles on ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' and ''[[Gone (2017 TV series)|Gone]]'', as well as ''[[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'', ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'', ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'', and ''[[CSI: Miami]]''. She appeared in the sci-fi film ''[[The Hunger Games (film)|The Hunger Games]]'' (2012) as the District 1 tribute [[List of The Hunger Games characters#Glimmer|Glimmer]], and appeared as Clarisse La Rue in the fantasy film ''[[Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters]]'' (2013).
==Early life== Rambin was born in [[Houston]], Texas, to Howard and Karen Rambin, founders of a real estate company.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Houston-teen-has-recurring-role-on-All-My-1557197.php |title=Houston teen has recurring role on 'All My Children' |work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|first=Mike|last=McDaniel|date=August 9, 2004|access-date=November 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/native-houstonian-will-be-featured-on-conan-obrien-tonight-to-discuss-new-movie-percy-jackson-sea-of-monsters-218597151.html |title=Native Houstonian will be featured on Conan O'Brien tonight to discuss new movie, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters|date=August 6, 2013|work=[[PR Newswire]]|access-date=November 2, 2015}}</ref> She attended [[St. Francis Episcopal School]] before high school. While acting, she has also pursued her high school diploma through the [[Texas Tech University Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Usigan |first=Ysolt |title=Cyber School Halls of Fame |publisher=[[KRQE]] |url=http://www.kotatv.com/Global/story.asp?s=6389383&clienttype=printable |access-date=February 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219102852/http://www.kotatv.com/Global/story.asp?s=6389383&clienttype=printable |archive-date=February 19, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
==Career== ===2004–09: Early works=== [[File:Levin Rambin by David Shankbone.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Rambin at the premiere of ''[[War, Inc.]]'' at the 2008 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]] Rambin started her career aged 13, as a series regular on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[All My Children]]'' from 2004 to 2008, playing the role of Lily Montgomery, the [[autistic]] daughter of [[Jackson Montgomery]], played by [[Walt Willey]]. It was announced that Rambin had been cast in another role on ''[[All My Children]]'', playing the street-smart but lovable older half sister of [[List of All My Children characters#Lily Montgomery|Lily Montgomery]], [[Ava Benton]], where the role only lasted for two consecutive years. Rambin was the only actress from ''[[All My Children]]'' to be nominated for the [[33rd Daytime Emmy Awards|33rd Annual Daytime Awards]] and [[34th Daytime Emmy Awards|34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards]]. She was nominated for [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series]] for her roles of [[List of All My Children characters#Lily Montgomery|Lily Montgomery]] and [[List of All My Children characters#Ava Benton|Ava Benton]]. She later appeared on an episode of ''[[Law & Order: SVU|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.buddytv.com/info/leven-rambin-info.aspx|title=Leven Rambin Biography|publisher=buddyTV|access-date=November 11, 2013}}</ref>
Rambin appeared on NBC's new series, ''[[Lipstick Jungle (TV series)|Lipstick Jungle]]''. Leven filmed a pilot presentation for the CW titled ''Austin Golden Hour'', directed by [[Sanford Bookstaver]]. Leven made her feature film debut in Killer Film's independent picture, ''[[Gigantic (2008 film)|Gigantic]]'' (2008). The film starred [[Paul Dano]]. Rambin joined the cast of ''[[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'', playing the character [[Riley Dawson]], a school friend and love interest of [[John Connor]].<ref>{{cite news | last =Mitovich | first =Matt | title =TV's Terminator Sets Sights on Soap Starlet | work =Today’s News: Our Take | publisher =TV Guide | date =June 18, 2008 | url =http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Sarah-Connor-Casting/800041855 | access-date =June 19, 2008 | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080626231639/http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Sarah-Connor-Casting/800041855 | archive-date =June 26, 2008 | df =mdy-all }}</ref> Rambin left the show after filming her last episode "Ourselves Alone".{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}. Rambin landed a recurring role as Sloan Riley, the 18-year-old-daughter of Dr. [[Mark Sloan (Grey's Anatomy)|Mark Sloan]] on the medical-drama, ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''. Rambin briefly returned to ''[[All My Children]]'' as Lily Montgomery on January 5, 2010 for the show's 40th Anniversary.<ref>[http://daytimeconfidential.com/2009/11/11/barr-riegel-rambin-and-la-rue-return-for-amc-40th-anniversary Barr, Riegel, Rambin and La Rue Return for AMC 40th Anniversary], By Luke Kerr on November 11, 2009, Daytime Confidential</ref>
===2010–13: Breakthrough===
In 2010, Rambin appeared as the daughter of [[Virginia Madsen]]'s and [[David James Elliott]]'s characters on the ABC television series, ''[[Scoundrels (TV series)|Scoundrels]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=February 22, 2010 |title=Scoop: McSteamy's daughter joins 'Scoundrels' |url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/02/22/leven-rambin-joins-scoundrels/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100224082600/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/02/22/leven-rambin-joins-scoundrels/ |archive-date=2010-02-24 |access-date=2026-01-28 |website=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}</ref> However, the series ended its eight-episode run on August 15, 2010, due to low ratings. Rambin appeared on the [[Disney Channel]] show, ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'', in the recurring role of Rosie, who is a Guardian Angel turned Angel of Darkness who was in love with Justin to steal the Moral Compass; Rambin made her debut on the episode "Everything Rosie for Justin" and left the show after the episode "Wizards vs. Angels". Later, Rambin was cast in the recurring role of Chloe Hall, on the long-running [[The CW Television Network|CW]] series, ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]''. Then later, Rambin was cast as Molly Sloan on the [[CBS]] crime-drama ''[[CSI: Miami]]''.
It was announced that [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] and director [[Gary Ross]] cast Rambin in her first major studio film, in the role of [[List of Characters in the Hunger Games trilogy#Glimmer|Glimmer]], the cut-throat District 1 Tribute in the first [[The Hunger Games (film)|film adaption]] (2012) of the popular book series called ''The Hunger Games'' by [[Suzanne Collins]].<ref name=lrjq>{{cite news | url = https://deadline.com/2011/04/hunger-games-sets-leven-rambin-for-glimmer-role-124036/ | title = 'Hunger Games' Sets Leven Rambin For Glimmer Role | first = Mike | last = Fleming |date = April 19, 2011 | website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] | access-date = April 22, 2011}}</ref> In an interview with ''Seventeen'', Rambin explained how she trained for the role, "I did a lot of sword training, which was really challenging. I also did a lot of boxing training and hand-to-hand combat. I just had to get in the mindset of someone who would want to do that every day! It was cool because I pushed myself physically and mentally. I couldn’t be vain about being sweating and smelling gross or worry about taking a hit or two.".<ref>{{cite news|title=The Hunger Games star Leven Rambin reveals juicy movie scoop!|url=http://www.seventeen.com/entertainment/features/leven-rambin-hunger-games-exclusive-interview|access-date=December 20, 2011|newspaper=Seventeen|date=October 15, 2011}}</ref> After the film's success, Rambin and the cast of ''[[The Hunger Games (film)|The Hunger Games]]'' went on a ''The Hunger Games Convention Tour'' and also appeared in ''The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games''.
Further film roles include ''[[Chasing Mavericks]]'' (2012), which is based on a real-life story about a surfer called [[Jay Moriarty]]. In the film, Rambin played the lead love interest, Kim Moriarty. Rambin later starred in the music video for [[Green Day]]'s "[[Stray Heart]]" which was officially released on November 7, 2012.
Rambin had a lead role in the fantasy film ''[[Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters]]'' (2013), playing [[List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan#Clarisse La Rue|Clarisse La Rue]], a hot-tempered, arrogant, large, and strong demigod (also the lead counselor of the Ares Cabin 5) and Percy's rival throughout the story.<ref>{{cite web|title=Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=74886|publisher=ComingSoon.net|access-date=May 23, 2012|archive-date=January 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112101842/http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=74886|url-status=dead}}</ref> In an interview with ''comingsoon.net'', Rambin explained her casting and her time as a brunette, "Yeah, I was really lucky that Thor was able to see me as a brunette with this blonde hair. That's not typically the first thing that comes to mind when you look at me, I don't think. But when I put on that wig – luckily they didn't dye my hair – and change my physicality a lot... Nothing against brunettes – I still felt beautiful. But I felt a lot less inhibited, and I felt down to be a little more brash and powerful and strong. I kind of hid behind all this brown hair, and it gave me the power and confidence to verbally rip this one over here. [Laughs.]"<ref>{{cite web|title=A Chat with the Demigods of Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=107074|publisher=ComingSoon.net|access-date=August 2, 2013}}</ref> Her portrayal as Clarisse was met with mostly positive reviews. In 2013, Rambin moved to New York City to study acting full-time at the Playhouse West Brooklyn Lab and is now a teacher and staff member at the school.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
===2014–present=== Rambin was cast as Daisy in the romantic comedy ''[[Two Night Stand]]'' (2014). Rambin appeared in the comedy drama, ''Walter'' (2014) as Kendall, the main love interest of the title character. Rambin also appeared in ''Seven Minutes'' (2014) as Kate. She was cast as Natalie in ''[[The Tomorrow People (American TV series)|The Tomorrow People]]'', appearing in the final three episodes of the television series in 2014. Rambin later appeared in ''[[True Detective]]'' as Athena Bezzerides and appeared in the film ''[[I Am Michael]]'' in 2015 as Catherine. In 2014, she landed the lead role of Kayla Canyon in the independently produced pilot, Dr. Del, opposite John Hawkes. Later that year, she was cast in the lead role of Fern Sreaves in ''Tatterdemalion'', an independent film co-written and directed by Ramaa Moseley. In 2016, she was cast in a series regular role on the Hulu cult drama, ''The Path'', opposite Aaron Paul and Michelle Monaghan. In 2017, Rambin was cast in the starring role of Kick Lanigan in the NBC Universal series, ''[[Gone (2017 TV series)|Gone]]'', based on the novel ''One Kick'' by [[Chelsea Cain]].
==Personal life== Rambin was previously engaged to producer [[Geoffrey James Clark]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20343368,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213061538/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20343368,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 13, 2010|title=Grey's Anatomy's Leven Rambin Prayed to Get Engaged |last=Caplan|first=David |date=February 10, 2010|work=People Magazine|access-date=February 10, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://blog.sfgate.com/dailydish/2010/02/11/leven-rambin-im-not-too-young-to-wed/ | work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] | title=Leven Rambin: 'I'm not too young to wed'|date=February 11, 2010|author=Laurie I|access-date=September 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928100042/http://blog.sfgate.com/dailydish/2010/02/11/leven-rambin-im-not-too-young-to-wed/|archive-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref> She began dating ''[[True Blood]]'' actor [[Jim Parrack]] in the second quarter of 2014. The couple became engaged in August 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Corriston|first=Michele|date=August 10, 2014|url=http://www.people.com/article/jim-parrack-leven-rambin-engaged |title=Jim Parrack and Leven Rambin Are Engaged|work=[[People (magazine)|People.com]]|access-date=November 2, 2015}}</ref> and married October 10, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lara|first1=Maria Meredes|last2=Gomez|first2=Patrick|date=October 11, 2015|url=http://www.people.com/article/leven-rambin-jim-parrack-wedding|title=Leven Rambin and Jim Parrack Are Married|work=[[People (magazine)|People.com]]|access-date=June 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Vulpo|first=Mike |date=October 12, 2015|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/705332/true-blood-s-jim-parrack-marries-actress-leven-rambin-see-the-couple-s-stunning-wedding-rings|title= True Blood's Jim Parrack Marries Actress Leven Rambin—See the Couple's Stunning Wedding Photos |work=[[E! Online]]|access-date=June 18, 2016}}</ref> In March 2017, it was announced that the couple had split after less than two years of marriage.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Us Weekly Staff|title=True Detective's Leven Rambin and True Blood's Jim Parrack Split After Two Years of Marriage|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/leven-rambin-jim-parrack-split-after-two-years-of-marriage-w471371|work=[[Us Weekly]]|date=March 9, 2017|access-date=June 3, 2017}}</ref> Rambin filed and was granted an annulment, and the marriage was dissolved. Rambin has since referred to her relationship with Parrack as "abusive",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb2GF6CBUP0/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bb2GF6CBUP0 |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title=Leven Rambin on Instagram|work=[[Instagram]]|date=November 23, 2017|access-date=December 8, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> later revealing that he had cheated on her.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.podcastone.com/episode/Leven-Rambin|title=Leven Rambin|work=Single AF Podcast|date=June 14, 2018|access-date=June 16, 2018}}</ref> Rambin is a Christian.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Leven Rambin - Biography | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1628079/bio/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228151602/http://imdb.com:80/name/nm1628079/bio | access-date=2025-08-24 | archive-date=2007-02-28}}</ref>
Rambin is a fashion enthusiast and has written several editorials on [[New York Fashion Week]] for ''[[Paper (magazine)|Paper Magazine]]'' and ''[[Page Six]]''. Rambin is very passionate about autism research and awareness as well as the humane treatment of animals.<ref name="Leven Rambin Biography">{{cite web|title=Leven Rambin Biography|url=http://levenrambin.com/bio/|publisher=Leven Rambin|access-date=November 21, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131222190320/http://levenrambin.com/bio/|archive-date=December 22, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Rambin is also involved with ''Surf for Life'', an organization that creates educational and cultural development projects in coastal communities around the world.<ref name="Leven Rambin Biography"/>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of film performances |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2008 |''[[Gigantic (2008 film)|Gigantic]]'' |Missy Thaxton | |- |rowspan=2|2010 |''Babe'' |Sarah |Short film |- |''[[Case 219]]'' |Carla Evans | |- |rowspan=2|2012 |''[[The Hunger Games (film)|The Hunger Games]]'' |[[List of The Hunger Games characters#Glimmer|Glimmer]] | |- |''[[Chasing Mavericks]]'' |Kim Moriarity | |- |rowspan="2"|2013 |''Isolated'' |Ambassador for Peace | |- |''[[Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters]]'' |[[List of Camp Half-Blood characters#Clarisse La Rue|Clarisse La Rue]] | |- | rowspan="4"|2014 |''[[Two Night Stand]]'' |Daisy | |- |''Seven Minutes'' |Kate | |- |''Dissonance'' |Cera | Short film |- |''[[Walter (2015 film)|Walter]]'' |Kendall | |- |2015 |''[[I Am Michael]]'' | Catherine | |- |2018 |''[[Lost Child (2017 film)|Lost Child]]'' |Fern | |- |2019 |''[[The Dirt (film)|The Dirt]]'' |Sharise | |- |rowspan="2"|2020 |''[[The Big Ugly (film)|The Big Ugly]]'' | Kara | |- |''[[Mank]]'' | Eve Metcalf | |- |2021 |''[[The Forever Purge]]'' | Harper Tucker | |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of television performances |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2004–2008, 2010 |''[[All My Children]]'' |[[List of All My Children characters#Lily Montgomery|Lily Montgomery]] & [[List of All My Children characters#Ava Benton|Ava Benton]] |Main cast; 162 Episodes.<br/>Nominated—Outstanding Female Newcomer<br/>Nominated—[[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series]]<br/>Nominated—[[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series]] |- |2006 |''[[The Book of Daniel (TV series)|The Book of Daniel]]'' |Caroline Paxton |Main cast; 4 Episodes. |- |2007 |''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' |Reagan Michaels |Episode: "[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 8)#Episodes|Responsible]]" |- |rowspan=2|2008 |''[[Lipstick Jungle (TV series)|Lipstick Jungle]]'' |Chloe Jamison |Episode: "[[List of Lipstick Jungle episodes#Season 1: 2008|Chapter Four: Bombay Highway]]" |- |''Austin Golden Hour'' |Annie |Television film. |- |2008–2009 |''[[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' |[[Riley Dawson]] |Recurring cast; 10 Episodes. |- |2009–2010 |''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' |[[Ellis Grey|Sloan Riley]] |Recurring role; 5 Episodes. |- |rowspan=3|2010 |''Good Morning Rabbit'' |Dumbleshe |Episode: "National Hamburger Day" |- |''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]'' |[[Ellis Grey|Sloan Riley]] |Episode: "[[Private Practice (season 3)#Episode list|Another Second Chance]]" |- |''[[Scoundrels (TV series)|Scoundrels]]'' |[[Scoundrels (TV series)#Cast|Heather West]] |Main cast; 8 Episodes. |- |rowspan=3|2011 |''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'' |[[List of Wizards of Waverly Place characters#Other recurring characters|Rosie]] |Recurring role; 3 Episodes. |- |''[[CSI: Miami]]'' |Molly Sloan |Recurring role; 4 Episodes. |- |''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' |[[Ian Banks (One Tree Hill)|Chloe Hall]] |Recurring role; 3 Episodes. |- |2014 |''[[The Tomorrow People (American TV series)|The Tomorrow People]]'' |Natalie |Recurring role; 3 Episodes. |- |2015 |''[[True Detective]]'' |Athena Bezzerides |Recurring role; 5 Episodes. |- | rowspan="2" |2017 |''[[The Path (TV series)|The Path]]'' |Chloe Jones |Recurring role |- |''[[Gone (2017 TV series)|Gone]]'' |Kit "Kick" Lannigan |Main cast |- |2024–present |''[[Fire Country (TV series)|Fire Country]]'' |Audrey James |Recurring role |}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of music video performances |- ! Song ! Year ! Artist ! Director ! Reference(s) |- | "[[Stray Heart]]" | 2012 | [[Green Day]] | Robert Schober | {{n/a}} |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Year ! Organisation ! Award ! Role ! Result |- | 2005 | [[List of Soap Opera Digest Awards#United awards|19th ''Soap Opera Digest'' Awards]] | Outstanding Female Newcomer | [[Lily Montgomery]] | rowspan=3 {{Won}} |- | 2006 | [[33rd Daytime Emmy Awards]] | rowspan="2"|[[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series]] | rowspan=2| Lily Montgomery and [[Ava Benton]] |- | 2007 | [[34th Daytime Emmy Awards]] |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Leven Rambin}} * {{IMDb name|1628079}}
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