Olivia Thirlby

Olivia Thirlby: Biography in Details

Who is Olivia Thirlby?

Olivia Thirlby is a prominent American actress who is best known for her role as a Leah in the Oscar-winning film ‘Juno’. She is also well recognized for her role in ‘Red Dawn’ in 1984, ‘Dredd’ in 2012, and many more.

How old is Olivia Thirlby?

She was born on October 6, 1986, in New York, USA. Her birth name is Olivia Jo Thirlby and she is currently 35 years old. Her mother is an advertising executive and her father is a contractor, however, their names are unknown. She grew up in Manhattan’s East Village.

She was raised in a Jewish family. Her best friend is Zoe Kravitz. Olivia holds American citizenship and her ethnicity is Ashkenazi-Jewish.

Education, School/College University

She attended school at Friends Seminary in the city’s Gramercy neighborhood and graduated from there with a class of 57 students. Later, she joined the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts in upstate New York and the Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts.

Also, she took classes at the American Globe Theatre and completed a stage combat course with the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Olivia Thirlby: Professional Life and Career

Olivia was offered a role in ‘The Secret’ during her high school. She debuted her film career with the movie ‘Untitled 93’ in 2006 and made her television debut in ‘Kidnapped’ in 2006. She portrayed the role of Nicole Carol Miller in the film ‘Untitled 93’ and Aubrey Cain in ‘Kidnapped’ from 2006 to 2007.

She played the character, Leah, in the film ‘Juno’ in 2007 and she along with her co-star, Ellen Page was slated to star as the respective title character of ‘Jack & Diane’.

The actress debuted her stage career with the play ‘Farragut North’, by Beau Willimon at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City and the Off-Broadway production ran from October 22, 2008, to November 29, 2008.

Her other notable film roles include Katie Kurtzman in the film ‘No Strings Attached’ in 2011, Judge Aderson in the film ‘Dredd’ in 2012, Greta in ‘Just Before I Go’ in 2014, Christina Maslach in ‘The Stanford Prison Experiment in 2015, Kim Johnson in ‘Damascus Cover’ in 2018 and played the role of Lucy Kittridge in the television series ‘Goliath’ in 2016.

She is recently busy with her photography project.

Olivia Thirlby: Awards, Nominations

She won Boston Film Festival Prize in the category Best Actress for ‘Damascus Cover’ in 2017, was nominated for Critics Choice Award in the category Best Acting Ensemble for ‘Juno’ in 2008, and was nominated for Gold Derby Award in the category Ensemble Cast for ‘Juno’ in 2008.

How much is the net worth of Olivia Thirlby?

The talented actress has accumulated an estimated net worth of around $2 million as of 2022, from her professional career.

Olivia Thirlby: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

In an interview with Brooklyn Magazine on December 8, 2011, she revealed that she is a bisexual. She is not uncomfortable about disclosing her sexual orientation and she encourages all the individuals to be open about their sexuality.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

She has an average height of around 5 ft. 3 inches and she weighs around 52 kg. Her body measurement is 34-24-33 inches. Also, Olivia has got brown hair and brown eyes.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

She has around 29k followers on Instagram, about 15.1k followers on Twitter, and around 34.6k followers on Facebook.

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