Olivia Wilde is an actress, director, producer, model and activist. As an actress, she starred in the medical television series entitled House There, where she played Dr. Remy “Thirteen” Hadley, an incredible performance that propelled her into the spotlight.
The actress has appeared in a handful of films and television series with few films directed or produced by her while actively contributing to community causes. Read on to find out more about the multi-talented American star.
Olivia Wilde – Bio and Age
Olivia Wilde was born Olivia Jane Cockburn on10. March 1984 in New York City, New York, United States of America. She was born to a journalist, Leslie Cockburn, and her father, Andrew Cockburn, is a London-born journalist. She holds dual American and Irish citizenship.
Olivia grew up in a financially stable family in Georgetown, Washington, DC, where her parents were celebrities and threw dinner parties. She was privileged to travel to Ardmore in County Waterford, Ireland for her summers. Her travels may have influenced her choice of stage name, Olivia “Wilde”. came from an Irish author – Oscar Wilde, whom she wanted to honor during her school days.
Olivia Wilde was drawn to acting from an early age, no wonder she postponed her admissions to Bard College three times to study at Dublin’s Gaiety School of Acting.
career
Her acting career took off in earnest in 2003 after starring in the FOX television series Skin where she played the role of Jewel Goldman. She later landed another role as Alex Kelly in a TV series titled teen drama The OC . Her subsequent works include The Girl Next Door (2004) , Conversations with Other Women (2005) , Bickford Shmeckler’s Cool Ideas (2006), Turistas (2006), Alpha Dog (2006), The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007) , as well as the NBC drama TV series, The Black Donnellys(2007). The year 2007 was notable for Olivia as she landed a role on the FOX medical drama series House , where she played the character of Dr. Remy’s portrayal of ” Thirteen” brought Hadley to celebrity fame.
Since rising, she has acted in numerous films and television series. Plays are no exception, as she made her name on stage with her role as Lauren Chickering in Beauty on the Vine . In 2007, she appeared in the theater series. She made her Broadway debut in 2017, playing the role of Juliet in 1984 .
Her notable contributions as a creative writer, director and producer include Friends Drinking in 2013 and Meadows in 2015. Olivia Wilde also directed Booksmart in 2019, starring Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein. She has directed numerous music videos, including Dark Necessities, a song from The Escape album by American rock band – Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Olivia not only writes films, but also articles that have appeared in prestigious magazines in the United States. She wrote What to do and what not to do? 30 which was published in Glamor Magazine.
Olivia Wilde’s influence has also been felt in the art of documentaries and short films, when she served as executive producer of Sun City Picture House (2010), a documentary that focused on a community in Haiti that came together after the 2010 earthquake to create a community to build a cinema. Her other documentaries are The Rider and the Tempest (2013), Fear Us Women (2017) and many more.
She is also a notable activist, supporting the 18 in ’08 movement that called for youth participation in elections. Apart from that, she is politically active as she has worked and campaigned for notable politicians like Barrack Obama in 2008 and Hillary Clinton in 2015. Moreso, Olivia Wilde, identifies as a feminist and participated in the 2017 Women’s March in Washington DC and the 2018 Women’s March in Los Angeles, California.
How much is her net worth?
With her acting career spanning a decade and having a good number of movies and TV series, her net worth is estimated at $12 million. All of her wealth has accrued from her acting career and other ventures that include music, video games, and endorsements from reputable companies. Olivia has certainly made an impressive amount of money from her career.
Family: Children, relationship with Jason Sudeikis
Olivia Wilde was previously married to Tao Ruspoli, an Italian filmmaker and musician, for eight years. They secretly tied the knot on June 7, 2003 on a school bus in Washington, Virginia when they were just 19 years old, but sadly their marriage ended in divorce on September 11, 2011.
She has since moved on and is currently in a relationship with Jason Sudeikis, whom she has been dating since 2011. The couple became engaged in January 2013 and have since welcomed two children – a son named Otis Alexander Sudeikis who was born on April 20, 2014 and a daughter Daisy Josephine Sudeikis who was born on October 11, 2015.
Her fiancé Jason Sudeikis was born on September 18, 1975 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. He is a comedian, actor and screenwriter with notable works including SNL (2003-2013), Terrible Bosses film series, Colossal , and The Angry Birds Movie.
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Height, weight and body measurements
She is a commendable height of 5ft 7in (1.70m) and her frame is properly supported by a weight of 52kg. Her other body measurements are 33-27-32 inches for the chest, waist and hips. Olivia Wilde is constantly exercising and eating healthy to keep in shape.
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