Who is Mageina Tovah, star of the TV series “The Magicians”? Wiki Bio
Mageina Tovah Begtrup was born in Honolulu, Hawaii USA, on 26 July 1979, so her zodiac sign is Leo and she holds American nationality. She is an actress who became famous after portraying Glynis Figliola in the fantasy family drama series “Joan of Arcadia”, which starred Amber Tamblyn, Joe Mantegna and Mary Steenburgen, and which follows a girl who, after having a close encounter with God, does good deeds to help people around her.
Childhood and education
Mageina was raised as a single child in Nashville, Tennessee, by her mother who worked for the US Army as a physical therapist, and her father who was also serving in the US Army as a psychiatrist. She grew up wanting to join the Army just as her parents, but upon enrolling at Martin Luther King Junior Magnet High School, she became interested in acting, and began practicing her skills at the school’s drama club. She was ahead of her class, and managed to skip an entire year of high school so matriculating when she was 16, and enrolling at The California Institute of the Arts, from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre in 2000.
Roles in movies
Mageina made her debut film appearance in 2001, portraying a young girl in “Virus Man”, and then went on to appear in “Dine & Shine” and “Reflections of Evil” in 2002. The year 2003 saw her portray Louise in “The Pool at Maddy Breaker’s” and the Maid in the short movie “Hope Abandoned”, while she finally gained recognition after playing Ursula Ditkovich in the critically acclaimed superhero film “Spider-Man 2” in 2004.
She was the Girl on Phone in the comedy teenage film “Sleepover”, Usher in “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie”, and Rose in the short film “Do Geese See God” in 2004, before being invited to portray the lead character Lillian in the independent movie “Waterborne” in 2005.
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The year 2006 saw Mageina appear in four movies – her best two performances were in “Failure To Launch” and “Bickford Shmeckler’s Cool Ideas”. Mageina portrayed Ursula Ditkovich once again in “Spider-Man 3” in 2007, and the role made her famous all around the USA leading to her being invited to portray lead character in several short movies such as “The Walking Wounded” in 2008, “Neighbors” in 2012, and “Suburban Memoir” in 2015 among others.
Some of her latest appearances in movies have been in the short film “No Stranger Pilgrims”, another short movie “Hux”, and the drama film “Eliza Sherman’s Revenge” all released in 2016.
Appearances in TV series
Mageina made her debut TV series appearance in 2001 portraying Debbie in a single episode of “The Guardian”. She appeared in single episodes of numerous TV series, such as “NYPD Blue” in 2002, “Six Feet Under” and “Boston Public” both in 2003, while later that year she won her first important role when invited to star in “Joan of Arcadia”. She was shooting for it until 2005, when she was invited to guest star in a single episodes of several more series, including “Crossing Jordan”, “Half & Half”, and “Cold Case” in 2006.
The year 2007 saw Mageina appear in “Standoff” and “Private Practice”, while she took a break from acting in the following year due to health and family issues. In 2009, she appeared as Madame Nina in the critically acclaimed crime procedural comedy series “Bones”, and then acted as Natalie in “Lie To Me”. Some of the series in which she appeared in the following years were “Breakout Kings” in 2011, “American Horror Story: Murder House” in 2011, and “The Finder” in 2012.
Some of her latest appearances in series have been in “How to Get Away with Murder” and “You’re the Worst” in 2015, and “Castle” in 2016, while she has been shooting for the fantasy mystery series “The Magicians” since 2016.
It stars Stella Maeve, Hale Appleman, and Arjun Gupta and is about a group of students who are invited to attend a school of magic.
Love life and relationships
Mageina has been keeping the details of her love life to herself, but there are rumors circulating the internet that the popular actress might have been romantically linked to an actor or the director of the movie “Spider-Man 2”. There are many people who believe that the actress was horrible in the movie, and did nothing to earn her spot in the film which is why she must have been romantically linked to someone working on the film.
Another rumor has it that Mageina is lesbian, due to the lack of details about her past relationships and affairs, and some have even stated to have seen her being rather too close with a mysterious woman at a park. Mageina hasn’t commented on the rumors and her sexual orientation is still unknown.
She is currently single, hasn’t married, and doesn’t have children.
Hobbies and other interests
Mageina is keen on spending her free time in nature, and prefers to live in a village rather than in big cities. She likes to travel, and has been to several US states to shoot for her movies and TV series, while she has also been to Europe and Asia on several occasions.
She is a lover of animals, and her pet cat is in the profile photo of her Instagram account, while she also has a pet rabbit and a dog.
Mageina has her own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are Mat Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Meryl Streep, and some of the movies she enjoys watching the most are “The Watchmen”, “Catch Me If You Can”, and “Mrs. Doubtfire”. She enjoys listening to jazz and pop music, and some of her favorite singers are Nile Rodgers, Aretha Franklin and Frank Sinatra.
Appearance and net worth
Mageina is 40 years old. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes, is 5ft 10ins (1.78m) tall, and weighs around 156lbs (71kgs). As of April 2020, her net worth is estimated at over $500,000.