Aviva Baumann
Baumann in 2007
Born	Aviva Farber 1984 or 1985 (age 39–40)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1993–2012
Spouse	Ken Baumann ​ (m. 2012)​
Relatives	James Karen (uncle)

Aviva Baumann (néeFarber; born 1984 or 1985^[1]) is an American actress.^[2] She is known for playing Nicola in the comedy filmSuperbad (2007), youngShannon Gibbs on the military police procedural seriesNCIS, and Mandy on the sitcomParty Down.

Baumann's mother is real-estate agent and former dancer Laurie Farber-Condon; her father, Aram Farber, is a contractor. Raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Baumann appeared in a Downy commercial when she was 5 years old^[3] and in the television miniseriesThe Fire Next Time when whe was 8.^[4] She learned four styles of dancing from local teachers and planned to have a dancing career. When she was 16 years old, she joined theOakland Ballet after graduating fromSanta Fe High School. She returned to Santa Fe and, by age 18, was ready for a career change. She moved to Los Angeles, where her aunt, Alba Francesca, became her manager. She lived in the same building with Francesca and her uncle, character actorJames Karen.^[3]

Baumann was in the filmsDown in the Valley andGuides. Television shows on which she has appeared includeCold Case andMalcolm in the Middle.^[3]

She is Jewish.^[5]

Baumann is a member ofGiving What We Can, a community of people who have pledged to give at least 10% of their income toeffective charities.^[6]

Baumann married actorKen Baumann in Malibu on June 16, 2012.^[1]

• "Official website". Archived fromthe original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved2010-01-19.
• Aviva Baumann atIMDb

• 1980s births
• Actresses from New Mexico
• American child actresses
• American film actresses
• American television actresses
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• Actors from Santa Fe, New Mexico
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• Jewish American actresses
• 21st-century American Jews

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