Profile : Olivia Wilde

Profile :

Name : Olivia Wilde

Real Name: Olivia Cockburn

Birth Date: March 10, 1984

Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA

Height: 5' 7½

Sex: Female

Nationality: American

Profession: actress

Education: Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts

Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C.

Gaeity School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland

Husband/Wife: Tao Ruspoli (director, producer; born November 7, 1975; married June 7, 2003)

Father: Andrew Cockburn (journalist, screenwriter)

Grand Father: James Helvick (writer; born 1904)

Claim to fame: playing bisexual Alex Kelly on FOX's teen drama, The O.C.

Olivia Wilde Biography:

In her early life, Olivia Wilde with birth name is Olivia Jane Cockburn was born March 10, 1984 at her hometown in New York City (NYC), New York (NY), United State of America (USA). Olivia Wilde’s mother, Leslie Cockburn (née Redlich), is a 60 Minutes producer and journalist. Olivia Wilde’s father, Andrew Cockburn, who was born in London, England, and raised in Ireland, is a journalist, as are her uncles Alexander Cockburn and Patrick Cockburn (all of whom contribute to the political website CounterPunch.org). Olivia Wilde’s sister, Chloe Cockburn, is a civil rights attorney in New York (NY); her late aunt, Sarah Caudwell, was a writer, and her paternal grandfather, Claud Cockburn, was a novelist/journalist. Olivia Wilde has said that as a result of her family background, she has a “strong journalistic streak”, being “really critical and analytical”. Both Olivia Wilde’s parents were prominent in the Washington social scene, hosting dinner parties.

Wilde recently wrapped production on Stefan Ruzowitzky’s film Blackbird. She stars as Eric Bana’s younger sister in a story about two sibling fugitives who collide with a troubled ex-con during a holiday homecoming. She previously wrapped production on Alex Kurtzman’s directorial debut, Welcome to People. The film is the story of a businessman, played by Chris Pine, whose life is rocked when he learns his late father had a secret daughter. Wilde portrays Pine’s girlfriend, Hannah.

Raised by parents who are award-winning journalists and documentary filmmakers, Wilde was inspired to explore the documentary field on her own as well. One of her latest projects include executive producing the simultaneously uplifting and heartbreaking short Sun City Picture House, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. The documentary follows a community in Haiti that rallies to build a movie theater after the disastrous 2010 earthquake.

In addition to appearing on the big screen, Wilde recently returned to her role in the spring of 2011 as Dr. Thirteen in the most watched television program in the world, House M.D. She joined the show in 2007 and has been a part of numerous life-saving story lines. House M.D. has won four Emmy Awards and two Golden Globes.

Wilde’s previous film credits include a cameo, opposite Russell Crowe, in Paul Haggis’ drama The Next Three Days; Year One, opposite Jack Black; co-starring with Bruce Willis and Emile Hirsch in Universal Pictures’ Alpha Dog; Bickford Shmeckler’s Cool Ideas, for which she won Best Actress at the Aspen Film Festival; and Conversations With Other Women, opposite Helena Bonham Carter and Aaron Eckhart. Additionally, Wilde starred in and produced Fix, a story of documentary filmmakers who race all over California to get help for a relative. Fix opened at the 2008 Slamdance Film Festival and was released in New York in November 2009.

Her previous television credits include co-starring in the drama The Black Donnellys, created by Paul Haggis; Skin, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer; and a recurring role on the critically acclaimed FOX series The O.C. On stage, Wilde headlined Beauty on the Vine in the Epic Theater Center’s off-Broadway production.

Wilde is a board member of Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ) and sits on the foundation board of the ACLU of Southern California. She recently teamed up with APJ board members Barbara Burchfield and Bryn Mooser to launch a new chapter of the organization named Young Artists for Peace and Justice (YAPJ). YAPJ is dedicated to creating a movement in American high schools and colleges to contribute to the end of poverty by supporting education in the developing world.