Olivia Wilde born Olivia Jane Cockburn; March 10, 1984 is an American actress and model. Olivia Wilde began acting in the early 2000s, and has since appeared in a number of film and television parts, including roles in the serial-drama The O.C. and The Black DonnellysOlivia Wilde portrays Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley in the TV drama House, and in 2010 starred as Quorra in Tron: Legacy.Wilde was born in New York City on March 10, 1984. Olivia Wilde mother, Leslie Cockburn (née Redlich), is a 60 Minutes producer and journalist. Olivia Wilde 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 sister, Chloe Cockburn, is a Civil Rights Attorney in New York; her late aunt, Sarah Caudwell, was a writer, and Olivia Wilde Paternal grandfather, Claud Cockburn, was a novelist/journalist.

Olivia Wilde has said that as a result of her family background, Olivia Wilde has a "strong journalistic streak", being "really critical and analytical". Both Olivia Wilde parents were prominent in the Washington social scene, hosting Dinner Parties. Olivia Wilde mother once recounted a story of a young Wilde eavesdropping one night on a conversation between Richard Holbrooke and Mick Jagger until Jagger noticed her and shooed her to bed. Olivia Wilde has wanted to become an actress since the age of two. For a short time, Olivia Wilde family had a house in Guilford, Vermont. Olivia Wilde attended Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C., as well as Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, graduating in 2002. Olivia Wilde also attended The Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland for a short time.




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