Olivia Wilde
Birth Name:
Olivia Jane Cockburn
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Actress, Producer, Director
Fast Facts
- Created Conscious Commerce with best friend Barbara Burchfield to connect non-profit foundations to sustainable business models
- 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
- 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 AwardNominated
- 2019Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director AwardNominated
- 2019Audience AwardNominated
- 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 WatchWinner
- 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 AwardWinner
- 2022WFCC Award - Best Movie by a Woman:Nominated
- 2026Astra Midseason Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 2026Audience Award - Prix du public UBS:Nominated
- 2026Audience Award - City of Donostia Audience Award:Nominated
- 2026Sydney Film Prize - Best Film:Nominated