Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde is a modern-day Renaissance woman. As an actress and an activist, she effortlessly transitions between sharing the screen with renowned actors in critically acclaimed films and television shows and working alongside devoted doctors and teachers in Haitian refugee camps.

Wilde recently starred as Jeff Bridges’ trusted friend and protector Quorra in the 3-D futuristic blockbuster, TRON: Legacy, opposite Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford in the Universal fantasy-action film Cowboys & Aliens and opposite Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman in the physical comedy The Change-Up. Her upcoming films include The Weinstein Company’s quirky political satire Butter, in which Olivia portrays a competitor in the annual butter carving contest with co-stars Jennifer Garner, Hugh Jackman and Ty Burrell.

Wilde recently wrapped production on Andrew Niccol’s futuristic thriller Now. In a world where individuals stop aging at 25, Wilde portrays Justin Timberlake’s mother, though in real life she is four years younger than Timberlake.

In addition to her work on the big screen, Wilde will be returning to her role in the spring of 2011 as Dr. Thirteen in the most watched television program in the world, House. Wilde joined the show in 2007 and has been a part of numerous life-saving story lines. House has garnered four Emmy® Awards and two Golden Globes®.

Wilde’s previous film credits include: a cameo opposite Russell Crowe in the Paul Haggis’ drama The Next Three Days; Year One opposite Jack Black; co-starring opposite Bruce Willis and Emile Hirsch in the Universal film Alpha Dog; Bickford Schmeckler’s Cool Ideas, for which she won Best Actress at the Aspen Film Festival, as well as Conversations with Other Women, opposite Helena Bonham Carter and Aaron Eckhart.

Additionally, Wilde starred in and produced Fix, the story of documentary filmmakers who race all over California to get help for a relative. Fix opened at the 2008 Slamdance Film Festival and was released in New York in November of 2009.

Her previous television roles include co-starring in the drama The Black Donnellys, created by Paul Haggis, Skin, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and a recurring role on the critically acclaimed FOX series, The O.C. On stage, Wilde headlined Beauty on the Vine in the Epic Theatre Center’s Off-Broadway production.

Wilde is a board member of Artists for Peace and Justice and sits on the foundation board of the ACLU of Southern California. She recently teamed up with APJ board members Barbara Burchfield and Bryn Mooser to launch a new chapter of the organization named Young Artists for Peace and Justice. YAPJ is dedicated to creating a movement in American high schools and colleges to contribute to the end of poverty by supporting education in the developing world.

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