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Olivia Wilde Biography
Birth Name:Olivia Jane Cockburn
Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States
Profession Actress, Producer, Director
Fast Facts
- Was featured on the second part of the 2012 PBS documentary special "Half the Sky," which chronicled several female celebrities who traveled to international locations where sex trafficking and gender-based violence and oppression exist
- Created Conscious Commerce with best friend Barbara Burchfield to connect non-profit foundations to sustainable business models
- Attended Bard College in New York for a short time, but left to become an actress
- In April 2016 she and Jason Sudeikis anounced that they were expecting their second child
- Is the daughter of well-known international journalists Andrew and Leslie Cockburn
- Changed her last name to Wilde after performing in Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" in high school
- Quote: "I learned on the job, which was a gift․ All actors should experience public failure․"
- Directed the music video for the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Dark Necessities․"
- Was married to Italian prince Tao Ruspoli from 2003 to 2011
Awards
- 2006Film Discovery Jury Award-Best Actress: winner
- 2008Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Breakout Star Female: nominated
- 2009Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2009Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Actress: Drama: nominated
- 2010Golden Schmoes-Best T&A of the Year: nominated
- 2010Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Actress: Drama: nominated
- 2011MTV Movie Award-Best Breakout Star: nominated
- 2011Scream Award-Best Science Fiction Actress: nominated
- 2011Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Breakout: Female: nominated
- 2011Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Actress: Drama: nominated
- 2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role: nominated
- 2013Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actress: Comedy: nominated
- 2015BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Comedy/Musical: nominated
- 2017Emmy-Outstanding Short Documentary: winner
- 2019AFCC Special Award-Best First Film: winner
- 2019Milos Stehlik Award-Most Promising Filmmaker: nominated
- 2019DFCS Award-Breakthrough: nominated
- 2019DFCC-Best Director: nominated
- 2019Hollywood Reporter Award-: nominated
- 2019Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award-: nominated
- 2019Audience Award-: nominated
- 2019GWNYFCA Award-Breakthrough Director: winner
- 2019HCA Award-Best Female Director: winner
- 2019Hollywood Breakthrough Award-Director of the Year: winner
- 2019IFJA Award-Breakout of the Year: winner
- 2019Sierra Award-Breakout Filmmaker of the Year: winner
- 2019Odyssey Award-Breakthrough Director: winner
- 2019OFCC Award-Best First Film: nominated
- 2019OAFFC Award-Breakthrough Filmmaker: nominated
- 2019Directors to Watch-: winner
- 2019PFCC Award-Best Directorial Debut: winner
- 2019Audience Award-Headliners: nominated
- 2019Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
- 2019TFCA Award-Best First Feature: winner
- 2020EDA Female Focus Award-Best Woman Director: nominated
- 2020AFCA Award-Best First Film: winner
- 2020COFCA Award-Breakthrough Film Artist: nominated
- 2020Dorian Award-Wilde Artist of the Year: winner
- 2020Independent Spirit Award-Best First Feature: winner
- 2020HFCS Award-Best New Filmmaker: nominated
- 2020HFCS Award-Best First Film: nominated
- 2020HCA Award-Best Female Director: winner
- 2020OFTA Film Award-Best Feature Debut: winner
- 2020OFCS Award-Best Debut: winner
- 2022Fanheart3 Award-Graffetta d'Oro for Best Film: winner
- 2022Courage in Filmmaking Award-: winner
- 2022WFCC Award-Best Movie by a Woman: nominated