Olivia Wilde
Birthdate: Mar 10, 1984
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Actress and activist Olivia Wilde is a modern day renaissance woman, starring in many acclaimed film productions, while simultaneously giving back to the community.
She was born on March 10, 1984 in New York City. Her parents are Leslie Cockburn (née Leslie Corkill Redlich) and Andrew Cockburn. Her mother is American-born and her father was born in London, England to an upper-class British family; he also later became a citizen of Ireland. Wilde is the middle child, having an older sister, Chloe Cockburn, and, a younger brother, Charlie Cockburn. She is of English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Manx descent.
She was raised in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., and spent her summers in Ardmore, County Waterford, Ireland. She attended the private Georgetown Day School, as well as, Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, graduating in 2002. She was accepted to Bard College, another highly selective private school in Duchess County, New York but deferred her enrollment three times in order to pursue an acting career. She later studied at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland.
Wilde is known for her television roles as Alex Kelly in The O.C. (2003) from 2004-2005 and Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley in the medical-drama television series, House (2004) when she joined the cast in 2007 and appeared on the show until the series end in 2012.
Wilde is a board member of the organization "Artists for Peace and Justice," which supports communities in Haiti through programs in education, health care, and dignity through the performing arts. She has served as executive producer on several documentary short films, including, Sun City Picture House (2010), which is about a community in Haiti that rallies to build a movie theater after the disastrous 2010 earthquake and Baseball in the Time of Cholera (2012), which explored the cholera epidemic in Haiti.
Wilde is known for her roles in Year One (2009), Tron: Legacy (2010), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), In Time (2011), People Like Us (2012), Her (2013), Rush (2013), Drinking Buddies (2013), The Longest Week (2014), Love the Coopers (2015), and Meadowland (2015).
Since 2011, Wilde had been in a relationship with Jason Sudeikis. They have two children together, Otis Alexander Sudeikis (born April 20, 2014) and Daisy Josephine Sudeikis (born October 11, 2016). In November 2020, they announced that they had ended their relationship.
Wilde made her Broadway debut in the play "1984" at the Hudson Theatre in New York City in 2017. She has recently starred in Life Itself (2018) and A Vigilante (2018).
Personal life
New York-born Olivia Wilde was raised by renowned journalist-parents, Andrew and Leslie Cockburn. Wilde comes from a family of distinguished journalists, including grandfather Claud Cockburn, uncle Alexander Cockburn, and aunt-author Sarah Caudwell. and is distantly related to novelists Evelyn and Alec Waugh. Wilde’s family history includes many figures from the Scottish upper class. She grew up in Georgetown, D.C., and attended Georgetown Day School and the highly selective Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass.
After graduating in 2002, Wilde was accepted to Bard College but deferred enrollment three times to study acting, which she did at Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland. In high school, she changed her surname from Cockburn to “Wilde,” after Oscar Wilde and in her family’s tradition of writer nom-de-plumes. Wilde was secretly married to Tao Ruspoli, the Italian co-founder of the Bombay Beach Biennale, from 2003 to 2011. She was in a relationship with actor-comedian Jason Sudeikis starting in 2011, and the couple engaged in 2013. They have two children, a son, Otis, and a daughter, Daisy. They separated in 2020. Wilde is in a relationship with singer-actor Harry Styles. Wilde’s height is 5’ 7”. Her net worth is $25 million.
Known For
Tron: Legacy
(2010)
Cowboys & Aliens
(2011)
Awards
Winner, Breakthrough Director of the Year, CinemaCon Awards (2019); Winner, Best First Feature, Independent Spirit Awards (2020); Nominee, Best Drama Series Ensemble, Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009).
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Independent Spirit Award
Film Independent Spirit Awards
Olivia Wilde Movies
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Previous (30)
- 2022 |
Don’t Worry Darling
While her husband leaves home everyday to work in a top secret facility, a young 1950s housewife begins to question her life when she notices strange behavior from the other wives in the neighborhood.
- 2022 |
- 2019 |
Richard Jewell
Security guard Richard Jewell is an instant hero after foiling a bomb attack at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, but his life becomes a nightmare when the FBI leaks to the media that he is a suspect in the case.
- 2018 | A Vigilante
- 2018 |
Life Itself
As a young New York City couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.
- 2015 | Black Dog, Red Dog
- 2015 | Meadowland
- 2015 | Meadowland
- 2015 |
The Lazarus Effect
A group of medical researchers discover a way to bring dead patients back to life.
- 2014 | The Longest Week
- 2013 | Third Person
- 2014 | Better Living Through Chemistry
- 2013 |
- 2013 | Drinking Buddies
- 2013 |
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
A veteran Vegas magician tries to revive his career after his longtime partner quits, he gets fired from his casino act, and an edgy new 'street magician' steals his thunder.
- 2012 | Half the Sky
- 2012 | Deadfall
- 2012 |
- 2012 |
People Like Us
While settling his recently deceased father's estate, a salesman discovers he has a sister whom he never knew about, leading both siblings to re-examine their perceptions about family and life choices.
- 2011 | On the Inside
- 2011 |
In Time
In a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. Here, Will Salas finds himself accused of murder and on the run with a hostage - a connection that becomes an important part of the way against the system.
- 2011 | The Change-Up
- 2011 | Cowboys & Aliens
- 2010 | Tron: Legacy
- 2008 | Fix
- 2009 | Year One
- 2007 | Bobby Z
- 2006 | Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas
- 2006 | Turistas
- 2005 | Conversations with Other Women
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Facts About Olivia Wilde
Family History: Olivia Wilde’s family tree includes the notorious George Cockburn, who organized the burning of Washington, D.C. in the War of 1812. Wilde is also the 20th great-granddaughter of King Edward VII.
Writer, Writers Everywhere: Wilde’s childhood home was full of writers and journalists, including her babysitter, famed late journalist-author Christopher Hitchens.
Broadway Bound: Olivia Wilde made her Broadway debut in a new stage version of George Orwell’s 1984 at the Hudson Theatre.
Unusual Wedding: Wilde secretly married her husband Tao Ruspoli on a school bus in order to keep it as secret as possible.
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