Levy Tran
Born
Vy Le Tran

(1983-04-08) April 8, 1983 (age 40)
San Jose, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Model
Years active2011–present
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

Vy Le "Levy" Tran (born April 8, 1983) is an American actress and model.

Early life

Vy Le Tran was born in San Jose, California, U.S., to Vietnamese parents.[1][2][3] 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.[4] Afterwards, she worked at a funeral home as an embalmer in 2011.[4]

Career

In 2011, Tran pursued a modeling career, and after doing commercials decided to move to Los Angeles in 2012.[1][4] 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.[5][6][7][8] 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.[4][5] 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][9][10] 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.”[9][10]

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.[11] 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 playing Eddie (Lip's sex partner) in season 8 of Shameless. Levy then went on to play the role of Roenick in the 2018 film The First Purge and also appeared as Trish Park in the 2018 Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House.

Levy was cast to play operative Desiree "Desi" Nguyen in the final eight episodes for season three of MacGyver in 2019.[12] Tran said that she enjoys her role as Desi, and was excited for season four.[13] In June 2019, Tran was officially confirmed as a main cast member for season four of MacGyver.[14]

Personal life

Tran is very dedicated to her fitness.[1][4] Tran has also stated "I want to start a movement of new age housewives where you have women with dyed hair, piercings, and tattoos who are very traditional in a household kind of setting."[15][16]

Tran is known to be a dog lover, and she has owned a Basset Hound named Carlos since 2013.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Furious 7 Race Starter
2016 Vigilante Diaries Kid 2.0
Female Fight Squad Lisa
The Unwilling Nurse Không May
2017 Gemini Thiri
Mad Genius Nicola
2018 The First Purge Roenick
The Silk Road Haruko
2020 Two Ways to Go West Addy
2022 Secret Headquarters Virginia
2023 Expend4bles Lash

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Guy Code Herself
2015 Jungle Justice Vy
Chosen Kin Mya
2016 Confessions of a Hollywood Bartender Stephanie
2017 Animal Kingdom Christie
Chosen Kin Origins Mya
2017–2018 Shameless Eddie Recurring; 8 episodes
2018 Chosen Kin Origins: New Breed Mya
The Haunting of Hill House Trish Park Recurring; 4 episodes
2019–2021 MacGyver Desiree "Desi" Nguyen Recurring (season 3); Main cast (season 4–5)[14]
2022 Magnum P.I. Tia Min Episode: "Dead Man Walking"

References

  1. ^ a b c d Tran, Levy (November 16, 2015). "Levy Tran". Twitter. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Carlos Nunez (July 17, 2012). "Levy Tran - Levy (LĀ-VĒ) Tran - Import Tuner Model". Super Street Newsletter. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "LEVY TRAN". TV Insider.
  4. ^ a b c d e Tacher, Isabella (September 14, 2018). "Famous for her tattoos! Vietnamese-American model, Levy Tran garnered a massive social media audience but personal life still confidential". PuzzUps. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Levy Tran for Tattoo Life Magazine". YouTube. June 17, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  6. ^ "Tattooed Model Levy Tran". Tattoo Ideas, Artists and Models. Inked Magazine. June 5, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  7. ^ "Tattooed Babe Spotlight: Levy Tran". Tattoodo. March 5, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  8. ^ "Tattoo Life (#83) (July/August 2013 (Model Levy Tran Cover))". www.amazon.com. Amazon. July 1, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Well, Here's 'Asian Girlz,' The Most Racist Song In Recent Memory". Huffington Post. August 1, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Band removing 'Asian Girlz' song, video after racist backlash". Fox News. August 2, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  11. ^ "The 15 Finest Fast & Furious Females". Made Men. April 12, 2017. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
  12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 5, 2019). "'MacGyver': Levy Tran Joins Cast Of CBS Series Following George Eads' Exit". Deadline. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  13. ^ "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. June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  14. ^ a b Andreeva, Denise Petski,Nellie; Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (June 7, 2019). "'MacGyver': Levy Tran Confirmed As Series Regular For Season 4". Deadline. Retrieved July 18, 2019.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ Wayne Cheong (October 1, 2012). "A Woman We Love Skin Deep". Levy Tran Official Website. Esquire Magazine. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  16. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 5, 2019). "'MacGyver': Levy Tran Joins Cast Of CBS Series Following George Eads' Exit". www.msn.com. MSN. Retrieved April 9, 2019.

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