Olivia Wilde Bio
OLIVIA WILDE
Date of Birth: March 10, 1984
Though Olivia Wilde's television breakout role was in the Fox series Skin, about two teens who fall in love despite being from feuding families, only three episodes aired, due to poor ratings (and less than favorable reviews). It was a recurring role as lesbian Alex Kelly on the hit series The O.C. that first gained Wilde viewer attention.
Roles in films quickly followed, in features such as The Girl Next Door (2004), Alpha Dog (2006), Turistas (2006) and Year One (2009). For her role in the small budget indie film Bickford Schmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006), she won Best Actress at the Aspen Film Festival. Wilde also appeared in the futuristic thriller Tron: Legacy (2010), directed by Joseph Kosinski and Cowboys & Aliens (2011), opposite Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig.
She also enjoyed a successful television career, having played regular roles in NBC's The Black Donnellys and on the hit medical drama House. The series came to an end in 2012 but it was probably for the best for Olivia, as the film roles just kept pouring in. Some of her big 2012 titles include the brother-sister drama People Like Us with Chris Pine, The Longest Week alongside Jason Bateman, Black Dog, Red Dog with James Franco, Deadfall with Eric Bana, and The Words co-starring Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons and Dennis Quaid. Her most recent films are Drinking Buddies (2013) where she stars alongside Anna Kendrick, Jake Johnson and Ron Livingston and Rush(2013) where she stars alongside Chris Hemsworth.
On stage, Wilde starred in Epic Theatre Center's Off-Broadway production of Beauty on the Vine.
Born in New York City, Wilde, who is a vegan, recently split from her husband of eight years, Tao Ruspoli. Olivia is currently pregnant with her first child, whose father is her fiancé Jason Sudeikis.
Filmography:
Better Living Through Chemistry (2014)Drinking Buddies (2013)
Her (2013)
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)
Rush (2013)
Third Person (2013)
Butter (2012)
Deadfall (2012)
On the Inside (2012)
People Like Us (2012)
The Words (2012)
Black Dog, Red Dog (2012)
The Change-Up (2011)
Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
In Time (2011)
The Longest Week (2012)
People Like Us (2012)
Now (2011)
The Next Three Days (2010)
TRON: Legacy (2010)
Year One (2009)
Fix (2008)
The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
Alpha Dog (2007)
Turistas (2006)
Camjackers (2006)
Conversations with Other Women (2005)
The Girl Next Door (2004)