PERSON: Brit Marling

Self-employed

Actress

Brittany Heyworth "Brit" Marling (born August 7, 1983) is an American writer, producer, director, and actress.<br> <br> She first gained recognition in 2004 for the documentary "Boxers and Ballerinas" which she co-wrote with Mike Cahill and Nicholas Shumaker and co-directed with Mike Cahill. Marling also co-wrote, co-produced, and acted in the 2011 films "Sound of My Voice" and "Another Earth." Both of these films were featured at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, with "Another Earth" winning the Alfred P. Sloan Prize for outstanding film with science, technology or math as a major theme. In 2012, she played Richard Gere's daughter in "Arbitrage." In 2013, she will collaborate with Sundance once again on her lead role in the upcoming thriller film "The East" alongside Ellen Page.<br> <br> -- Wikipedia