Margaret Odette
- Actress
A native New Yorker with Haitian and African-American roots, Margaret Odette began her artistic journey as a musician, playing the violin in Juilliard's youth orchestra, and discovered acting during high school.
Margaret starred in the Netflix series "Sex/Life" alongside Sarah Shahi, Mike Vogel, and Adam Demos. Within the first month of the show's 2021 debut, "Sex/Life" was viewed by 67 million households worldwide, making it the third most-watched Netflix original series of all time.
In 2015, Margaret made her feature film debut in "Sleeping with Other People" starring Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie, directed by Leslye Headland. The film premiered at Sundance, as well as at The Tribeca Film Festival, where it garnered 2nd Place, Audience Award Narrative.
On stage, Margaret starred in The Public Theater's wildly successful "Much Ado About Nothing," directed by Tony Winner Kenny Leon for Shakespeare in the Park. She lead the World Premiere of "Revenge Song" at The Geffen Playhouse in LA, and has worked with many notable stage directors, including Julie Taymor, Jonathan Lynn, Stevie Walker-Webb, Whitney White, Lisa Peterson, Awoye Timpo, and Daniel Talbott.
Margaret trained at Brown University, NYU Tisch, the British American Drama Academy (BADA) in Oxford, England, and Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) in NYC. When she's not working at her craft, Margaret is a dedicated volunteer and Board member at the 52nd St Project, a youth arts and education after-school center in Hells kitchen, NYC.
Margaret starred in the Netflix series "Sex/Life" alongside Sarah Shahi, Mike Vogel, and Adam Demos. Within the first month of the show's 2021 debut, "Sex/Life" was viewed by 67 million households worldwide, making it the third most-watched Netflix original series of all time.
In 2015, Margaret made her feature film debut in "Sleeping with Other People" starring Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie, directed by Leslye Headland. The film premiered at Sundance, as well as at The Tribeca Film Festival, where it garnered 2nd Place, Audience Award Narrative.
On stage, Margaret starred in The Public Theater's wildly successful "Much Ado About Nothing," directed by Tony Winner Kenny Leon for Shakespeare in the Park. She lead the World Premiere of "Revenge Song" at The Geffen Playhouse in LA, and has worked with many notable stage directors, including Julie Taymor, Jonathan Lynn, Stevie Walker-Webb, Whitney White, Lisa Peterson, Awoye Timpo, and Daniel Talbott.
Margaret trained at Brown University, NYU Tisch, the British American Drama Academy (BADA) in Oxford, England, and Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) in NYC. When she's not working at her craft, Margaret is a dedicated volunteer and Board member at the 52nd St Project, a youth arts and education after-school center in Hells kitchen, NYC.
