Mageina Tovah (born Mageina Begtrup) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Glynis Figliola in the television series Joan of Arcadia.
Tovah was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, where her father was a US Army psychiatrist in the Green Berets, and her mother was an Army physical therapist. Her family later settled in Clarksville, Tennessee and then moved to Nashville. She graduated from high school and attended Cal Tech and then USC. She later moved to New York and Los Angeles.
As well as her recurring role on Joan of Arcadia, Tovah's television work include guest roles on a number of TV shows. These include: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, NYPD Blue, Six Feet Under, The Shield, Cold Case, Crossing Jordan and Private Practice.
Tovah's feature film work includes roles in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Dark Heart, Failure to Launch and a recurring role as Ursula Ditkovich in the films Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3.
Tovah also made a memorable appearance in the Jonas Åkerlund-directed music video for Christina Aguilera's hit song "Beautiful".
Earned a Bachelor of Arts Theatre Degree from the University of Southern California after spending a year in the BFA program at the California Institute of the Arts.
Grew up in Nashville, Tennessee.
