Margarita Volkovinskaya (russian: Маргарита Волковинская, born September 3, 1990), known professionally as Rita Volk, is an

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i–American actress. She is known for her role as Amy Raudenfeld in the

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romantic comedy series '' Faking It''.

Early life

Volk was born in

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. She moved with her family to

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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. 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. In 2005, she won the SFUSD High School Poet Laureate award. After high school, Volk attended

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, where she graduated with a degree in

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on a

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track. During college, she acted in student films and was a member of Inside Joke, Duke's sketch comedy troupe.

Career

In 2013 Volk was cast in the pilot for the

comedy series '' Faking It'', playing Amy, one of the series' lead roles; MTV ordered ''Faking It'' to series in October 2013. For ''Faking It'', Volk originally tried out for the role of co-lead Karma, not Amy. In 2015 she joined the cast of the dramedy film '' Almost Friends''. She also appears in the John Carpenter-directed 2017 music video for the theme to his earlier film, ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

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MTV Faking It
{{DEFAULTSORT:Volk, Rita Living people 1990 births Actresses from San Francisco American television actresses American film actresses American people of Uzbekistani descent American people of Russian descent Uzbekistani people of Russian descent Duke University Trinity College of Arts and Sciences alumni Lowell High School (San Francisco) alumni Uzbekistani emigrants to the United States 21st-century American actresses