Levy Tran

Levy Tran (born April 8, 1983) is an American actress and model, best known for her role as Roenick in the 2018 film The First Purge, Desi Nguyen in MacGyver, the guest hostess to MTV's Guy Code, for her appearance as the race starter in the 2015 film Furious 7, and as a tattooed model.

Levy Tran
Born	(1983-04-08) April 8, 1983 San Jose, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress model
Years active	2011-present
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

Early life

Levy was born April 8, 1983 in San Jose, California to Vietnamese parents.[1][2] She can speak English and Vietnamese.[2] After she graduated from high school, she received a bachelor's degree in child and adolescent development while minoring in mathematics.[3] Afterwards, she worked at a funeral home as an embalmer in 2011.[3]

Career

In 2011, Tran pursued a modeling career, and after doing commercials decided to move to Los Angeles in 2012.[1][3] Tran then became successful in modeling as a top Asian female model. Tran modeled for top brands like Inked Magazine, Glass Magazine and Tattoo Life.[4][5][6][7] She stated that her favorite tattoo on her body is her zombie tattoo because of its artistry, but partially regrets her first tattoo she got when she was 18 years old.[3][4] In 2012, Levy made her first television debut on MTV's Guy Code as a guest host. In 2013, Tran was involved in a controversial music video called "Asian Girlz" created by Day Above Ground.[1][8][9] Tran quickly apologized for the music video stating: “I sincerely apologize to all who feels that I set Asian women back 50 yrs. I know I lost respect from a lot of ppl [sic]. It wasn't my intention. [...] It was meant to be light hearted and fun. Satirical. They are sweet boys and not at all racist. That is all I will say. I'm sorry once again.”[8][9]

In 2015, Levy played the role of the race starter in Furious 7. She was later voted as one of the most beautiful women of the Fast & Furious franchise.[10] She later went on to have appearances on the television series Jungle Justice in 2015, and later starred in the films Female Fight Squad and The Unwilling. Tran went on to appear in several other television series including Shameless as Eddie. Levy then went on to play the role of Roenick in the 2018 film The First Purge, and also appeared in the 2018 Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House, as Trish Park. Levy then played Detective Desiree Nguyen in MacGyver in 2019.[11] Tran has said that she enjoys her role as Desi Nguyen, and is excited for season four of MacGyver.[12]

In June 2019, Tran was officially confirmed to join the main cast for season 4.[13]

Personal life

Tran is very dedicated to her fitness.[1][3] Tran has also stated "I want to start a movement of new age house wives where you have women with dyed hair, piercings, and tattoos who are very traditional in a household kind of setting."[14][15]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Furious 7	Race Starter
2016	Vigilante Diaries	Kid 2.0
2016	Female Fighting Squad	Lisa
2016	The Unwilling	Nurse Không May
2016	Gemini	Thiri
2017	Mad Genius	Nicola
2018	The First Purge	Roenick
2018	The Silk Road	Haruko
2018	Fallen Lands	Pre-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Guy Code	Herself
2015	Jungle Justice	Vy
2015	Chosen Kin	Mya
2016	Confessions of a Hollywood Bartender	Stephanie
2017	Animal Kingdom	Christie
2017	Chosen Kin Origins	Mya
2018	Shameless	Eddie	Recurring; 8 episodes
2018	Chosen Kin Origins: New Breed	Mya
2018	The Haunting of Hill House	Trish Park	Recurring; 4 episodes
2019–present	MacGyver	Desiree "Desi" Nguyen	Recurring (season 3); Main cast (season 4)[13]

References

1. Tran, Levy (April 8, 2015). "Levy Tran". Twitter. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
2. Carlos Nunez (July 17, 2012). "Levy Tran - Levy (LĀ-VĒ) Tran - Import Tuner Model". Super Street Newsletter. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
3. Tacher, Isabella (September 14, 2018). "Famous for her tattoos! Vietnamese-American model, Levy Tran garnered a massive social media audience but personal life still confidental". PuzzUps. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
4. TATTOO LIFE INTERNATIONAL (June 17, 2013). "Levy Tran for Tattoo Life Magazine". YouTube. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
5. Staff (5 June 2014). "Tattooed Model Levy Tran". Tattoo Ideas, Artists and Models. Inked Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
6. "Tattooed Babe Spotlight: Levy Tran". Tattoodo. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
7. "Tattoo Life (#83) (July/August 2013 (Model Levy Tran Cover))". www.amazon.com. Amazon. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
8. "Well, Here's 'Asian Girlz,' The Most Racist Song In Recent Memory". Huffington Post. August 1, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
9. "Band removing 'Asian Girlz' song, video after racist backlash". Fox News. August 2, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
10. "The 15 Finest Fast & Furious Females". Made Men. April 12, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
11. Andreeva, Nellie (5 February 2019). "'MacGyver': Levy Tran Joins Cast Of CBS Series Following George Eads' Exit". Deadline. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
12. "Q&A with Levy Tran: Keep up with Levy's Latest Updates and Read her Advice to Youth at MACLA's DMCStudio". Chi Creative Agency. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
13. Andreeva, Denise Petski,Nellie; Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (2019-06-07). "'MacGyver': Levy Tran Confirmed As Series Regular For Season 4". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
14. Wayne Cheong (October 1, 2012). "A Woman We Love Skin Deep". Levy Tran Official Website. Esquire Magazine. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
15. Andreeva, Nellie (5 February 2019). "'MacGyver': Levy Tran Joins Cast Of CBS Series Following George Eads' Exit". www.msn.com. MSN. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

External links

• Levy Tran on IMDb