Olivia Wilde American Actress Born 1984 in New York City

Olivia Wilde (10 March 1984, New York City) is an American actress and director. She is known for Dunkirk (2017) and Her (2013).

Early life

She was born to Andrew Cockburn and Leslie Cockburn. Schooling on record includes The Gaiety School of Acting, Phillips Academy and Georgetown Day School.

Career

Her first listed screen credit dates to 2003, with The O.C., as Alex Kelly. Work from the 2000s includes House M.D. (2004, as Thirteen) and Alpha Dog (2006). Tron: Legacy (2010) and In Time (2011) are among her 2010s credits. In the 2020s, she appeared in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021, as Gozer the Gozerian) and Babylon (2022).

The list below counts 42 films and 4 TV series from 2003 to 2026. Drama is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (11), followed by comedy (7) and action (6). Her latest credit on record is The Invite (2026). Of her five titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Dunkirk (2017) has the highest, at $527 million. Olivia Wilde also worked as director on 4 titles, including Don't Worry Darling.

Cillian Murphy appears in three of her listed titles. Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Matthew Lillard (three titles) and Evan Peters (two titles). Paul Haggis directed two of her titles on record, among them The Next Three Days (2010) and Third Person (2013). Her other notable work includes Booksmart and I Want Your Sex.

Recognition

Among her honours is the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, won in 2020 for Booksmart. Other wins include a Crystal Award (2022).

Personal life

Former marriages on record are to Tao Ruspoli (2003 to 2011, divorced). She has 2 children on record.