Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde[3] (born Olivia Jane Cockburn /ˈkoʊbərn/ KOH-bərn;[4] March 10, 1984) is an American actress, director and producer.[5] She played Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the medical-drama television series House (2007–2012), and has appeared in the films Tron: Legacy (2010), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013), and The Lazarus Effect (2015). She made her Broadway debut in 2017 as Julia in 1984.
Olivia Wilde
March 10, 1984
- Actress
- film director
- producer
2003–present
- Jason Sudeikis
(2011–2020)
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- Claud Cockburn (grandfather)
- Sarah Caudwell (aunt)
- Alexander Cockburn (uncle)
- Patrick Cockburn (uncle)
Her first film as a director, the teen comedy Booksmart (2019), received critical acclaim and won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Her second directed feature, the thriller Don't Worry Darling, was released in 2022.
Early life and family
Wilde was born Olivia Jane Cockburn in New York City on March 10, 1984.[6] She grew up in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.,[7][8] while spending summers at Ardmore in Ireland.[9] She attended Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C., and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, graduating in 2002.[10] She derived her professional surname from Irish author Oscar Wilde,[10] and began using it in high school to honor the writers in her family, many of whom used pen names.[11] She was accepted to Bard College, but deferred her enrollment three times to pursue acting.[12] She then studied at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin.[10] For a short time, Wilde's family also had a house in Guilford, Vermont.
Wilde has a sister five years older and a brother nine years younger.[10] Her father, Andrew Cockburn, is a British journalist who was born in the London suburb of Willesden and raised in Ireland. Her mother, Leslie Cockburn (née Redlich), is an American producer on 60 Minutes and a journalist.
Writer Christopher Hitchens was the Cockburn family's tenant in Washington, D.C., and served as Wilde's babysitter.[8] Her grandfather, British novelist Claud Cockburn, and his sons Alexander and Patrick Cockburn were also journalists, and her aunt, Sarah Caudwell, was a writer.