| Rita Volk | |
| Birth Name: | Margarita Volkovinskaya |
| Birth Date: | 3 September 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR |
| Alma Mater: | Duke University |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 2012–present |
Margarita Volkovinskaya (ru|Маргарита Волковинская, born September 3, 1990[1]), known professionally as Rita Volk, is an Uzbekistani-American actress. She is known for her role as Amy Raudenfeld in the MTV romantic comedy series Faking It.
Volk was born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union. She moved with her family to San Francisco when she was six years old. She was approached by a modeling scout, and after auditioning for commercials Volk decided that she wanted to continue pursuing acting.
Volk attended Lowell High School in San Francisco.[2] Through high school, she acted in school plays and further explored her burgeoning love for film which she claims helped her and her family acclimatize to American English and culture.[3] In 2005, she won the SFUSD High School Poet Laureate award.[4] After high school, Volk attended Duke University, where she graduated with a degree in psychology on a pre-medical track. During college, she acted in student films and was a member of Inside Joke, Duke's sketch comedy troupe.[5]
In 2013 Volk was cast in the pilot for the MTV comedy series Faking It, playing Amy, one of the series' lead roles;[6] MTV ordered Faking It to series in October 2013.[7] For Faking It, Volk originally tried out for the role of co-lead Karma, not Amy.[8] In 2015 she joined the cast of the dramedy film Almost Friends.[9] She also appears in the John Carpenter-directed 2017 music video for the theme to his earlier film, Christine.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Hungover Games | Katnip Everlean | ||
| 2016 | Almost Friends | Heather | ||
| 2018 | Summer Days, Summer Nights | Winky | ||
| 2020 | We Still Say Grace | Sarah |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Rizzoli & Isles | Lea Babic | Episode: "Cuts Like A Knife" |
| 2013 | Major Crimes | Briana Mathis | Episode: "Backfire" |
| 2014–16 | Faking It | Amy Raudenfeld | Lead role; 38 episodes |
| 2016 | Young Hollywood | Herself | Episode: "FAKING IT Cast's Beauty & Fashion Tips" |
| 2016–17 | Relationship Status | Erin | 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Condor | Polina | Recurring character (season 2) |
| Year | Title | Artist | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Utopian Facade" | John Carpenter | Single release to Carpenter's Lost Themes II | |
| 2017 | "Christine" | John Carpenter | The theme for film Christine as a part of Carpenter's Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998 |