Eva Victor is an American comedian, writer, and actor.

Early life and education

Victor was born in Paris but, when she was aged one, her family moved to San Francisco, where she grew up. Victor went to a French-speaking high school, but was later switched to a nearby English-speaking one. She went to college at

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to study acting, with a minor in

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. While there, she took part in comedy as part of the

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team. After graduating, she gained representation after performing a dramatic acting showcase.

Career

Victor began working at feminist satire website ''

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'' as an intern. She later became an associate editor and staff writer at Reductress. She has written for the New Yorker's ''Daily Shouts'' section and has appeared on MTV's ''Decoded''. Victor works as an actress with the arts education organization

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, based in

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. She has received press for the videos she posts on

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that have gone viral. She performed some of these videos at a live event hosted by Buzzfeed in 2019. Victor also makes videos for

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. Victor appears as Rian beginning in the fifth season of '' Billions'' and the first of

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on Showtime. In December 2019, Victor was cast in

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's directorial debut ''

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''. She is a member of the

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Victor, Eva Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American women comedians Comedians from San Francisco Members of the Democratic Socialists of America Northwestern University alumni 21st-century American comedians 21st-century American women