Magda Leventakou was born in Athens in 1951. She studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts (1970 – 1975) under George Mavroidis. She continued her studies in Paris (1975 – 1979) at the École des Beaux-arts under Gustave Singier. She held her first solo exhibition in Athens in 1983 (Polyplano art gallery).

She has taken part in group exhibitions, including the Pan-Hellenic exhibitions of 1975 and 1987. She taught at the Vakalo School (1981 – 1984) and at the Technological Educational Institution of Athens (1983 – 1984). She also works on art jewellery (micro sculpture). She is a member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece.