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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Olivia Wilde: biography and career




Olivia Wilde was born Olivia Jane Cockburn (pronounced "coburn") on March 10, 1984 in New York City. Wilde was raised in Washington D.C. and went to school there, as well as in Massachusetts, where she graduated in 2002. She is the daughter of journalist parents Andrew and Leslie Cockburn and the granddaughter of writer James Helvick. Wilde has said that as a result of her family background, she has a "strong journalistic streak", being "really critical and analytical". Her father, Andrew Cockburn, is Irish, giving her dual US and Irish nationality and facilitating her brief study at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland.
She got an internship job as a casting director for the movie The Girl Next Door. She was given a small role in the movie starring Elisha Cuthbert. Olivia also appeared in the films Alpha Dog and Turistas.She became known for her role on The O.C. as Alex Kelly; She was strongly considered to play Bond girl Vesper Lynd in the 21st Bond film Casino Royale but Eva Green eventually won the role. In 2007, another big break came her way when she was cast in the new team of interns in the FOX medical drama House; it was as "Dr. 'Thirteen' Hadley" in "Dr. House - Medical Division"(2004) that she achieved international stardom. She played Quorra in Disney's Tron: Legacy, which opened on December 17, 2010. Wilde played Ella Swenson in the thriller Cowboys & Aliens; in August 2011, it was announced Wilde would be leaving House to pursue her film career.
Wilde married Tao Ruspoli, Italian-American documentary filmmaker and son of Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri, on June 7, 2003, in Washington, Virginia, on a school bus with only a pair of witnesses, when she was 19 years old. The marriage occurred in an abandoned school bus because it was the only place they could be completely alone, as the marriage was a secret at the time. On February 8, 2011, she and her husband announced that they were separating. The divorce was finalized on September 29, 2011. Olivia Wilde is now dating Jason Sudeikis.


















FILMOGRAPHY


2013 Better Living Through Chemistry (pre-production) : Elizabeth Roberts

2013 The Only Living Boy in New York (pre-production) : Johanna

2013 Burt Wonderstone (pre-production)

2012 Rush (pre-production): Suzy Miller

2012 The Longest Week (post-production): Beatrice

2012 Blackbird : Liza

2012 The Words 

2012 Welcome to People: Hannah

2011 Saturday Night Live (TV series): Woman
– Jason Segel/Florence + the Machine

2011 In Time: Rachel Salas

2007-2011 Dr. House - Medical Division (TV series): Dr. Remy 'Thirteen' Hadley / Thirteen / Dr. 'Thirteen' Hadley
– Charity Case (2011)
– Moving On (2011)
– After Hours (2011)
– The Fix (2011)
– Changes (2011)

2011 Butter: Brooke Swinkowski

2011 Change up: Sabrina McArdle

2011 Cowboys & Aliens: Ella Swenson

2011 On the Inside: Mia Conlon

2011 Free Hugs (short)

2010 Tron: Legacy: Quorra

2010 The Next Three Days: Nicole

2010 Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (video short): Madonna

2009 The Ballad of G.I. Joe (video short): Baroness

2009 Year One: Princess Inanna

2008 Fix: Bella

2007 The Black Donnellys (TV series): Jenny Reilly
– Easy Is the Way (2007)
– Wasn't That Enough? (2007)
– The Black Drop (2007)
– When the Door Opens (2007)
– All of Us Are in the Gutter (2007)

2007 The Death and Life of Bobby Z: Elizabeth

2006 Turistas: Bea

2006 Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas: Sarah Witt

2006 Camjackers: Sista Strada Cast

2006 Alpha Dog : Angela Holden

2005 Conversations with Other Women: Bridesmaid

2004-2005 The O.C. (TV series): Alex Kelly
– The Blaze of Glory (2005)
– The Mallpisode (2005)
– The Rainy Day Women (2005)
– The Father Knows Best (2005)
– The Lonely Hearts Club (2005)

2004 The Girl Next Door: Kellie

2003-2004 Skin (TV series): Jewel Goldman
– True Lies (2004)
– Endorsement (2003)
– Secrets & Lies (2003)
– Pilot (2003)
– Amber Synn (2003)

1995 Meeting Magdalene (short): Magdalene
 




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