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Eva Victor

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Eva Victor
Victor in 2025
Born1994 (age 30–31)
Paris, France
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • director
Years active2014—present

Eva Victor (/ˈeɪvə/ AY-və;[1] born 1994) is a French-American actor, writer, and director. They[a] featured in the television series Billions from 2020 to 2023, and made their directorial debut with the self-starring independent film Sorry, Baby (2025), for which they were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama.

Early life and education

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Eva Victor was born in Paris, France, in 1994.[5] Their family moved to San Francisco, where they grew up.[6][5]

Victor went to The International School of San Francisco, a French-speaking high school, where they sung in a choir.[5] They went to college at Northwestern University to study acting, with a minor in playwriting. While there, they took part in comedy as part of the improv team. After graduating, they gained representation after performing a dramatic acting showcase.[7]

Career

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Victor began working at feminist satire website Reductress as an intern.[7][8] They later became an associate editor and staff writer at Reductress. They have written for the New Yorker's Daily Shouts section and have appeared on MTV's Decoded.[7] Victor worked as an actress with the arts education organization Story Pirates, based in New York City.[7]

Victor at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival Awards

They have received press for the videos they post on Twitter that have gone viral.[7][8][9][10] They performed some of these videos at a live event hosted by Buzzfeed in 2019.[11] Victor also makes videos for Comedy Central.[8]

Victor appeared as Rian beginning in the fifth season of Billions and the first season of Super Pumped as Susan Fowler on Showtime. In December 2019, Victor was cast in Jonah Feingold's directorial debut Dating and New York.[12]

In 2025, Victor made their directorial debut and starred in Sorry, Baby produced by Barry Jenkins, which had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.[13] They won the festival's Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.[14]

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

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Organization Date of ceremony Category Result Ref.
Astra Awards January 9, 2026 Best Actress – Comedy or Musical Pending [15]
Astra Midseason Movie Awards July 3, 2025 Best Actress Runner-up [16]
British Independent Film Awards November 30, 2025 Best International Independent Film Nominated [17]
Cannes Film Festival May 24, 2025 Directors' Fortnight Nominated [18]
Camera d'Or Nominated
Queer Palm Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 4, 2026 Best Original Screenplay Pending [19]
Golden Globe Awards January 11, 2026 Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Pending [20]
Gotham Film Awards December 1, 2025 Best Original Screenplay Nominated [21]
Film Independent Spirit Awards February 16, 2026 Best Director Pending [22]
Best Screenplay Pending
Las Culturistas Culture Awards August 5, 2025 We Could See Boop! Award for Best Thing to See Nominated [23]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards December 7, 2025 Best Screenplay Runner-up [24]
Mill Valley Film Festival October 5, 2025 Mind the Gap Award Won [25]
National Board of Review January 13, 2026 Best Directorial Debut Won [26]
Seattle Film Critics Society December 15, 2025 Best Actress Nominated [27]
Best Screenplay Nominated
Sundance Film Festival February 2, 2025 Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award Won [28]
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards December 14, 2025 Best Original Screenplay Nominated [29]
Best First Feature Film Won
Valladolid International Film Festival November 1, 2025 Best Actress Won [30]

Notes

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  1. ^ Victor uses they/them and she/her pronouns.[2][3][4] This article uses they/them for consistency.

References

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  1. ^ "PSA from SORRY, BABY's Eva Victor: The cat is okay". A24. July 31, 2025. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  2. ^ "eva victor(@evavictor)". Instagram. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  3. ^ "Friendship Is Insane: Eva Victor on "Sorry, Baby" | Interviews | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  4. ^ Jones, Rendy (June 26, 2025). "Eva Victor Didn't Tell a Woman's Story". Autostraddle. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c Brodsky, Rachel (June 6, 2025). "Eva Victor Was an Internet Sensation. Then She Found Her Voice With 'Sorry, Baby'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  6. ^ Chee, Karen (June 15, 2018). "Eva Victor Isn't Scary, So Don't Be Scared of Her, Okay?". Vulture.
  7. ^ a b c d e Escandon, Rosa (June 19, 2019). "25-Year-Old Eva Victor Is Now Writing For Herself". Forbes.
  8. ^ a b c Kroeger, Victoria Clark (October 29, 2019). "The Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2019". Vulture.
  9. ^ Browning, Bil (June 6, 2019). "This woman's hilarious video about 'straight pride' is so funny even straight people are sharing it". LGBTQ Nation.
  10. ^ Taylor, Jeff (June 6, 2019). "Woman's Video Explaining Importance of Straight Pride to Boyfriend Goes Viral". NewNowNext.
  11. ^ Spanos, Brittany (July 26, 2019). "Review: BuzzFeed Brings Your Chaotic Timeline to Life at First 'Internet Live' Event". Rolling Stone.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films Among Park City Festival Offerings". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  14. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 31, 2025). "'Atropia' Takes U.S. Grand Jury Prize Dramatic At Sundance Film Festival: Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  15. ^ admin (November 25, 2025). "The 2025 Hollywood Creative Alliance's (HCA) Astra Film Award Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  16. ^ Neglia, Matt (June 30, 2025). "The 2025 Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) Midseason Astra Award Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  17. ^ Ford, Lily; Szalai, Georg (November 3, 2025). "British Independent Film Awards: 'My Father's Shadow' and 'Pillion' Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  18. ^ "The films of the Official Selection 2025". Cannes Film Festival. April 10, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  19. ^ Davis, Clayton (December 5, 2025). "Critics Choice Awards Nominations: 'Sinners' Dominates With 17 Noms, Cynthia Erivo Snubbed for 'Wicked: For Good'". Variety. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  20. ^ Moreau, Jordan (December 8, 2025). "Golden Globes 2026 N' Live)". Variety. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  21. ^ Lewis, Hilary (October 28, 2025). "Gotham Film Awards Nominations: 'One Battle After Another' Leads With a Record Six Nods". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  22. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (December 3, 2025). "Spirit Award Nominees include 'Sorry, Baby', 'Peter Hujar's Day', 'Train Dreams', 'Twinless', and 'The Plague'". IndieWire. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  23. ^ Blistein, Jon (August 6, 2025). "Most of the Winners of the 4th Annual Las Culturistas Culture Awards Are Here". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  24. ^ Davis, Clayton (December 7, 2025). "Los Angeles Film Critics Winners (Updating Live)". Variety. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  25. ^ "MVFF48 SCHEDULE – Mill Valley Film Festival". www.mvff.com. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  26. ^ Lewis, Hilary (December 3, 2025). "National Board of Review Names 'One Battle After Another' as Best Film of 2025". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  27. ^ Neglia, Matt (December 5, 2025). "The 2025 Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  28. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 31, 2025). "'Atropia' Takes U.S. Grand Jury Prize Dramatic At Sundance Film Festival: Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  29. ^ Neglia, Matt (December 7, 2025). "The 2025 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  30. ^ Blanes, Pepa (November 1, 2025). "Espiga de Oro 'ex aequo' para 'The Mastermind' de Kelly Reichardt y para la producción española 'Magallanes' de Lav Diaz". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2025.
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