# Natasha Halevi
**Natasha Halevi** (born 1982) is an American actress, director, and producer based in Los Angeles, California, known for creating the reproductive rights horror anthology *Give Me An A* (2022) and for acting roles including Anaconda in Kansas Bowling's Troma film *B.C. Butcher* (2016) and Amanda Marie McCoy in *Superman* (2025) and *Peacemaker*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6381958/) • [2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/natasha-halevi/) She was born in [Ventura, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/ventura-california), and is married to actor [Sean Gunn](https://www.edgepedia.org/sean-gunn).[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/natasha-halevi/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982, Ventura, California, U.S.[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/natasha-halevi/) |
| Education | University of California, Davis; Biology B.S. and Dramatic Arts B.A., 2000–2004[3](https://filmfreeway.com/NatashaHalevi) |
| Signature work | Created, executive produced, wrote, and directed segments of *Give Me An A* (2022), an anthology response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade[4](https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/natasha-halevi/) |
| Collective | Founding director of Fatale Collective, creators of the horror anthology *Fatale Collective: Bleed* (2019)[5](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/natasha-halevi) |
| Known acting roles | Anaconda in *B.C. Butcher* (2016); Amanda Marie McCoy in *Superman* (2025) and *Peacemaker*; Sophie in *I'll Be Watching* (2023)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6381958/) |
| Spouse | Actor Sean Gunn, married June 15, 2019[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6381958/) |
| Outside film | Helped design and build over 20 LEED certified buildings; former climbing, rafting, and kayaking guide[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6381958/) |
## Early life and education
Halevi grew up in Ventura, California, raised by two aerospace engineers, and has said her mother named her Natasha as a variation of [Natalie Wood](https://www.edgepedia.org/natalie-wood)'s name.[6](https://philsfilmadventures.blogspot.com/2016/02/phil-interviews-actress-natasha-halevi.html) She attended the [University of California, Davis](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-california-davis) from 2000 to 2004, graduating with a [Bachelor of Science](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-science) in biology and a Bachelor of Arts in dramatic arts.[3](https://filmfreeway.com/NatashaHalevi)
Outdoor and science work preceded acting. While at Davis she was a whitewater rafting, sea kayaking, and rock climbing guide for the campus Outdoor Adventures program, and she spent summers in [Yosemite National Park](https://www.edgepedia.org/yosemite-national-park) as an Interpretive Ranger and Biological Technician, leading daily walks through the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6381958/) • [6](https://philsfilmadventures.blogspot.com/2016/02/phil-interviews-actress-natasha-halevi.html) She has climbed [El Capitan](https://www.edgepedia.org/el-capitan) in Yosemite.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6381958/) After college she worked in sustainable design and architecture in [Boulder, Colorado](https://www.edgepedia.org/boulder-colorado), and IMDb credits her with helping design and build over 20 LEED certified buildings.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6381958/) • [3](https://filmfreeway.com/NatashaHalevi)
## Acting career
Her first film role was in the feature comedy *They Want Dick Dickster*, and her early screen work included the role of Tiffany in *Seductive Affair* (2015).[6](https://philsfilmadventures.blogspot.com/2016/02/phil-interviews-actress-natasha-halevi.html) • [7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/natasha_halevi) Her breakout acting role was Anaconda, second in command of a female cave clan, in *B.C. Butcher* (2016), a prehistoric horror comedy directed by Kansas Bowling and released by [Troma Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/troma-entertainment); the role made her a featured guest at 2016 San Diego Comic Con, 2017 [Dragon Con](https://www.edgepedia.org/dragon-con), and 2016 [Stan Lee](https://www.edgepedia.org/stan-lee)'s Comikaze.[6](https://philsfilmadventures.blogspot.com/2016/02/phil-interviews-actress-natasha-halevi.html) • [3](https://filmfreeway.com/NatashaHalevi)
Later roles include Bella in *Toby Goes to Camp* (2020), Cole in the science fiction micro-series *After Ray* (2020, 10 episodes), Sophie opposite [Eliza Taylor](https://www.edgepedia.org/eliza-taylor) in *I'll Be Watching* (2023), and Cleric Kanner in *The Buildout* (2024).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6381958/) • [3](https://filmfreeway.com/NatashaHalevi) In the [DC Universe](https://www.edgepedia.org/dc-universe) she plays reporter Amanda Marie McCoy in *Superman* (2025) and in one episode of *Peacemaker*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6381958/)
## Directing and Fatale Collective
Halevi created the award-winning web series *Lunch Break Feminist Club* (2015), in which she also played Cara; it won Best Ensemble Cast at the Hollywood and Vine Film Festival on December 12, 2015.[3](https://filmfreeway.com/NatashaHalevi) • [5](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/natasha-halevi)
**Fatale Collective.** She is a founding director of Fatale Collective, a group of emerging female horror directors whose other members include Lola Blanc, Danin Jacquay, Francesca Maldonado, and Megan Rosati.[5](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/natasha-halevi) The group's anthology *Fatale Collective: Bleed* (2019), in which Halevi directed the segment "Boxed", premiered at FilmQuest in 2019 and won the Director's Award for Cinematic Achievement, shared among the six directors; it went on to screen at [Fantastic Fest](https://www.edgepedia.org/fantastic-fest), the Overlook Film Festival, and the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival.[3](https://filmfreeway.com/NatashaHalevi) • [5](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/natasha-halevi) Also in 2019 she directed the horror short *Beauty Juice*, starring Jennifer Holland, Tiffany Shepis, and [Krista Allen](https://www.edgepedia.org/krista-allen), which won the Audience Choice Award at the Atlanta Horror Film Festival and streamed on Crypt TV.[5](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/natasha-halevi) Her science fiction micro-series *After Ray* won Best Web Series at FilmQuest in 2021.[3](https://filmfreeway.com/NatashaHalevi) Her directorial work has been released by XYZ Films, Crypt TV, Midnight Pulp, and Screambox.[5](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/natasha-halevi)
## Give Me An A
*Give Me An A* is a horror, science fiction, and dark comedy anthology made in response to the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022.[8](https://worldwideentertainmentnews.com/horror/overlook-2023-qa-with-give-me-an-as-natasha-halevi/) Halevi conceived the project within days of the ruling, gathered filmmaker friends on a Zoom call one week later, and pre-production began that week; filming started a month afterward.[4](https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/natasha-halevi/) • [9](https://cinemafemme.com/2023/06/28/female-creators-and-actors-come-together-to-express-their-rage-regarding-the-overturning-of-roe-v-wade-in-give-me-an-a/) Seventeen filmmaking teams contributed sixteen shorts plus a wraparound, an unusually large structure for an anthology, and the film went from conception to premiere in less than four months.[4](https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/natasha-halevi/)
**Halevi's own contributions** include directing the wraparound, "The Cheerleaders", and the segment "Abigail", which puts letters of Abigail Adams and John Adams to film with Alyssa Milano and Sean Gunn, and writing "Vasectopia".[5](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/natasha-halevi) • [10](https://intheirownleague.com/2023/03/08/give-me-an-a-renegade-film-festival-2023-review/) The cast includes Alyssa Milano, Virginia Madsen, Gina Torres, Milana Vayntrub, Jennifer Holland, and Sean Gunn.[11](https://www.xyzfilms.com/give-me-an-a)
Funding was personal and improvised. Halevi first sought small independent funding, but production companies could not match the schedule, so the team worked under SAG's micro-budget contract and she financed the project largely herself, using savings intended for a house down payment and taking out personal loans and a 0 percent interest credit card.[4](https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/natasha-halevi/) Keslow Camera donated equipment in Los Angeles and Atlanta, and Panavision provided a discounted camera package; mentor producers Judy Greer, Falguni Lakhani Adams, and Sarah Smith read scripts and gave notes.[4](https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/natasha-halevi/) • [8](https://worldwideentertainmentnews.com/horror/overlook-2023-qa-with-give-me-an-as-natasha-halevi/) At one point the production shot three sets a day in Los Angeles and Atlanta.[8](https://worldwideentertainmentnews.com/horror/overlook-2023-qa-with-give-me-an-as-natasha-halevi/)
The film screened at Fantastic Fest about three months after the ruling and celebrated its world premiere on October 16, 2022, at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival.[4](https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/natasha-halevi/) • [12](https://horrorpress.com/reviews/2829/give-me-an-a-a-female-led-anthology-for-a-post-roe-versus-wade-world/) Its awards include the Minerva Award and a Directors Award for Outstanding Cinematic Achievement at FilmQuest 2022, the Dan O'Bannon Audience Award at OtherWorlds Austin, a Gold Audience Award at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, and Best Writing and Best Feature Film at the 2023 Renegade Film Festival.[13](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21942272/awards/) • [3](https://filmfreeway.com/NatashaHalevi) • [10](https://intheirownleague.com/2023/03/08/give-me-an-a-renegade-film-festival-2023-review/) XYZ Films released the film, which became available on VOD on June 29, 2023, with screening proceeds donated to local reproductive rights organizations.[14](https://www.filmquestfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FilmQuest-Program-Guide-2025-FINAL-PRIME-WEB-Oct-16-1.pdf) • [9](https://cinemafemme.com/2023/06/28/female-creators-and-actors-come-together-to-express-their-rage-regarding-the-overturning-of-roe-v-wade-in-give-me-an-a/)
## Personal life
Halevi married actor Sean Gunn, known for *Gilmore Girls* and the Marvel films, on June 15, 2019.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6381958/) • [5](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/natasha-halevi) She uses the alternative name Tasha Halevi professionally and is represented by Privilege Talent.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6381958/) • [3](https://filmfreeway.com/NatashaHalevi)
## References
1. [Natasha Halevi, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6381958/)
2. [Natasha Halevi, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/natasha-halevi/)
3. [Natasha Halevi, FilmFreeway](https://filmfreeway.com/NatashaHalevi)
4. [A Conversation with Natasha Halevi (Give Me An A), Hammer to Nail, November 7, 2022](https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/natasha-halevi/)
5. [Natasha Halevi, VALÉORINE Encyclopedia](https://www.valeorine.com/reference/natasha-halevi)
6. [Phil interviews actress Natasha Halevi from the upcoming film B.C. Butcher, Phil's Film Adventures, February 25, 2016](https://philsfilmadventures.blogspot.com/2016/02/phil-interviews-actress-natasha-halevi.html)
7. [Natasha Halevi Movies List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/natasha_halevi)
8. [Overlook 2023: Q&A with Give Me An A's Natasha Halevi, Worldwide Entertainment News, April 3, 2023](https://worldwideentertainmentnews.com/horror/overlook-2023-qa-with-give-me-an-as-natasha-halevi/)
9. [Female creators and actors come together to express their rage regarding the overturning of Roe v. Wade in "Give Me An A", Cinema Femme, June 28, 2023](https://cinemafemme.com/2023/06/28/female-creators-and-actors-come-together-to-express-their-rage-regarding-the-overturning-of-roe-v-wade-in-give-me-an-a/)
10. [Give Me an A: Renegade Film Festival 2023 Review, In Their Own League, March 8, 2023](https://intheirownleague.com/2023/03/08/give-me-an-a-renegade-film-festival-2023-review/)
11. [Give Me An A, XYZ Films](https://www.xyzfilms.com/give-me-an-a)
12. ['Give Me An A': A Female Led Anthology for a Post Roe Versus Wade World, Horror Press, October 25, 2022](https://horrorpress.com/reviews/2829/give-me-an-a-a-female-led-anthology-for-a-post-roe-versus-wade-world/)
13. [Give Me an A (2022) Awards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21942272/awards/)
14. [FilmQuest Program Guide 2025](https://www.filmquestfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FilmQuest-Program-Guide-2025-FINAL-PRIME-WEB-Oct-16-1.pdf)
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