Levy Tran 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.
Early life
Levy was born April 8, 1983 in San Jose, California to Vietnamese parents. She can speak English and Vietnamese. After she graduated from high school, she received a bachelor's degree in child and adolescent development while minoring in mathematics. Afterwards, she worked at a funeral home as an embalmer in 2011.
Career
In 2011, Tran pursued a modeling career, and after doing commercials decided to move to Los Angeles in 2012. 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. 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. 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. 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 . 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.” 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. 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. Tran has said that she enjoys her role as Desi Nguyen, and is excited for season four of MacGyver. In June 2019, Tran was officially confirmed to join the main cast for season 4.
Personal life
Tran is very dedicated to her fitness. 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."
