OLIVIA WILDE
Born: March 10, 1984 Height: 5' 7" Measurements: 32A-27-32
Olivia Wilde was born Olivia Jane Cockburn, is an American actress, model, producer and activist. She is well known for her television role as Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on
House (2007–12) and her roles in
Tron: Legacy (2010),
Cowboys & Aliens (2011),
Her (2013),
Drinking Buddies (2013), and
Rush (2013). She has a main role in HBO's rock 'n' roll drama series,
Vinyl (2016).
Wilde was born in New York City. Her mother is a
60 Minutes producer and journalist. Wilde's paternal English ancestors were upper-class and lived in several places at the height of the British Empire. One of her great-great-grandfathers was Governor of Hong Kong. She has wanted to become an actress since the age of two. She attended Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C., as well as Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, graduating in 2002. She then studied acting at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin.
During her early career, Wilde appeared in
The Girl Next Door,
Alpha Dog,
Conversations with Other Women and
Turistas. She became known for her recurring role on
The O.C. (2004–05). Wilde joined the cast of the Fox medical drama
House in 2007. She played Dr. Remy Hadley, nicknamed Thirteen. In 2011, it was announced Wilde would be leaving
House to pursue her film career. Wilde also appeared in the 2009 comedy film
Year One as Princess Inanna.
In 2010, she starred in Disney's
Tron: Legacy. In 2011, Wilde played in the science fiction Western film
Cowboys & Aliens. Wilde also starred alongside Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman in the comedy
The Change-Up (2011). Wilde starred alongside Chris Pine in the film
People Like Us, released in 2012. She also starred in
Deadfall (2012). In 2013, she starred in and executive produced
Drinking Buddies. Wilde had a supporting role as a blind date in the Spike Jonze drama/romance/sci-fi film
Her as well as a supporting role in
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone in 2013. In 2015, she starred in the thriller
The Lazarus Effect (2015). Inspired by her parents, who are award-winning journalists and documentary filmmakers, Wilde has served as executive producer on several documentary films. Her documentary short,
Body Team 12, The film won Best Documentary Short at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival.
Wilde derived her stage name from Irish author Oscar Wilde. She changed her surname while in high school, to honor the writers in her family, many of whom used pen names. She was voted PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity of 2010. 2003, when she was 19 years old, Wilde married Tao Ruspoli, an Italian filmmaker and musician. They were married on a school bus with only a pair of witnesses, as the marriage was a secret at the time. Citing "irreconcilable differences", the divorce was finalized in 2011. Wilde began dating actor Jason Sudeikis and they became engaged in 2013. They have one son.
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