 In addition to working full-time as a fashion buyer, Levieva graduated a year early from New York University with a double major in economics and psychology and minors in philosophy, sociology, and Russian history.Levieva went on to complete the Meisner Acting Program at the William Esper Studio in New York.In 2005, Levieva made a guest appearance on "" and in the following two years starred in the Fox series "Vanished" and feature films "The Invisible", "Billy's Choice", and "Noise", starring Tim Robbins, Bridget Moynahan, and William Hurt.