Doctor Strange actress Zara Phythian was at the "height of her success" when sex abuse allegations were made about her husband, a court has heard.
The 36-year-old, who goes by her married name of Zara Marke, is currently on trial after a woman went to police and claimed she and her husband had sexually abused her as a child.
Nottingham Crown Court heard claims that she allegedly abused the girl "once or twice a month" along with husband Victor from 2005 and threatened her to keep her quiet, Birmingham Live reports.
In 2016 she was starring in Marvel movie Doctor Strange.
Nottingham Crown Court heard how the teen would regularly stay with the pair at their home when the abuse started.
The woman also told police she was groomed and sexually touched by Victor and after she turned 16, she alleges he had sex with her.
Victor faces four allegations of historic indecent assault and he denies all of the charges.
He is jointly charged with his wife of 14 denied allegations of sexual activity with a different girl.
The court has heard the joint allegations involve Zara asking a girl if she wanted to play a game of "dare".
The girl allegedly was "dared" to join in as Zara gave her husband oral sex in front of her.
The youngster copied what Zara had been doing, the jury was told, before Victor is alleged to have had sex with both of them.
The child also felt like she was being "coached" by Zara to get better at the sexual activity.
She estimated Victor, a high level coach in martial arts and Taekwondo, had sex with her about 20 times on different occasions.
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