Born in New York City on March 10, 1984, Olivia Wilde was christened Olivia Cockburn but changed her family name for acting purposes (she borrowed the last name from Oscar Wilde). A love of the craft inspired her to pursue it as a career following graduation.
Wilde's first role came in 2003, in the exciting but short-lived TV drama Skin, in which she played Jewel Goldman. When the show's execs announced Skin would not be returning for a second season, Wilde took the news in stride and concentrated on her personal life. She married documentary filmmaker Tao Ruspoli that same year.
olivia wilde stars on the o.c.
It was her next television role, however, that really put her on the map. Cast as temptress Alex Kelly on The O.C., Olivia Wilde rocketed to stardom in 2004 and 2005 and attracted many, many male fans. Around that time, Wilde also won supporting roles in films like The Girl Next Door with Elisha Cuthbert, Alpha Dog with Sharon Stone and Running with Scissors, costarring Gwyneth Paltrow.
olivia wilde joins the cast of house m.d.
In 2007, Olivia Wilde was cast in
House M.D.,playing a young doctor nicknamed "Thirteen" opposite Hugh Laurie. Wilde's character has a terminal disease, which incites her to engage in casual sex and drug use. If you're already dying, then why not?
In the summer of 2009, Wilde starred opposite Michael Cera and Jack Black in the film
Year One, a comedy about two prehistoric men who get banished from their village and set out on an epic journey. Look for her again on the big screen in the 2010 sci-fi thriller
Tron Legacy.
