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Olivia Thirlby 
Thirlby on the set of New York, I Love You, 2008Born October 6, 1986
New York CityOccupation actress Years active 2006–present Olivia Thirlby (born October 6, 1986) is an American actress best known for her role as Leah, the best friend of Ellen Page's character in the 2007 film Juno.[1]
In June 2008, Thirlby was described by Vanity Fair magazine as a member of "Hollywood's New Wave".[2]
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Early life
Thirlby was born in New York City, to an advertising executive mother and a contractor father.[3][4] She was raised in Manhattan's East Village, attending school at Friends Seminary in the city's Gramercy neighborhood, where she graduated in a class of 57 students.[1] She also attended French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts in upstate New York. She took classes at the American Globe Theatre, and briefly at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where she completed a stage combat course with the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat (BASSC).[5]
Film career
While still in high school, Thirlby was offered a role in The Secret. In 2006, she made her film debut in United 93 and her television debut in Kidnapped.
In 2007 she starred as Leah, the best friend of the title character in the critically acclaimed Juno. Around this time, she and her Juno costar Ellen Page were slated to star as the respective title characters of Jack & Diane. The film is a tale of two young women who fall in love, the heat of the romance unlocking lycanthropy in Thirlby's character, Jack. Both dropped out of the film before production, and the cast was replaced numerous times over. As of 2010, Jack & Diane has entered production with an entirely new cast and no involvement from Thirlby or Page.
In the Sundance Audience Award-winning film The Wackness, a mid-1990s period piece, she plays Stephanie, a marijuana-smoking "popular girl" from New York City. Thirlby stars opposite Josh Peck, who plays a drug dealer. Ben Kingsley stars as her stepfather. The film was released in the U.S. on July 3, 2008.[1]
Thirlby was cast in the Judd Apatow-produced, David Gordon Green-directed stoner comedy, Pineapple Express, as Seth Rogen's girlfriend, but was replaced by actress Amber Heard after rehearsing for the film.[6] She will however reunite with Gordon Green on the animated TV pilot Good Vibes.[7]
She made her stage debut in Farragut North, a play by Beau Willimon at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City. The Off-Broadway production ran from October 22, 2008 – November 29, 2008 with official opening on November 12[8] and transferred to the Geffen Playhouse in June 2009.
Thirlby appears in the 2009 HBO series Bored To Death. She voices promotional video excerpts from the novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher which since October 2008 have regularly been posted to YouTube.[9]
Thirlby appears in the forthcoming film Margaret. She is attached to star in Christmas In New York for Arlen Faber director John Hindman[10] as well as For Ellen for Bradley Rust Gray,[11] She starred also in The No Game, The Manners of Madness and Parts Per Billion.[12] Thirlby will star in the Russian science-fiction film The Darkest Hour, which is directed by Chris Gorak and produced by Timur Bekmambetov.[13] Thirlby was also cast in the lead role of Max on the upcoming drama comedy The Other Side after Lindsay Lohan reportedly dropped the project.
Alongside Karl Urban in the title role, Thirlby has been cast as Judge Cassandra Anderson in the new film adaptation of Judge Dredd currently in production.[14]
In popular culture
Thirlby was ranked #35 in TC Candler's list of "Most Beautiful Faces 2010".[15]
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes 2006 United 93 Nicole Carol Miller Unlocked Abby 2007 Snow Angels Lila Raybern Juno Leah Love Comes Lately Sylvia Si j'étais toi Samantha Marris AKA, The Secret 2008 The Wackness Stephanie Eve Kate Short film 2009 New York, I Love You Actress Segment, "Brett Ratner" The Answer Man Anne Uncertainty Sophie Breaking Upwards Erika What Goes Up Tess Sullivan Solitary Man Maureen uncredited 2010 The No Game Sara 2011 No Strings Attached Katie Kurtzman Margaret Monica The Darkest Hour Natalie 2012 Being Flynn Denise Dredd Judge Anderson In production The Other Side TBA Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 Bored to Death Suzanne Episode: "Stockholm Syndrome"
Episode: "The Alanon Case"
Episode: "The Case of the Lonely White Dove"
Episode: "The Case of the Stolen Sperm"2007 Kidnapped Aubrey Cain Episode: "My Heart Belongs to Daddy"
Episode: "Front Page"
Episode: "Do Unto Others"2006 Episode: "Special Delivery"
Episode: "Sorry, Wrong Number"References
- ^ a b c Louie, Rebecca (June 28, 2008). "Olivia Thirlby is smoking in 'The Wackness'". NY Daily News. Retrieved on June 29, 2008.
- ^ "Blake Lively, Jonas Brothers Among 'Hollywood's New Wave' in Vanity Fair". June 30, 2008. Fox News. Retrieved on June 30, 2008.
- ^ Johnson, G. Allen (August 19, 2010). "Olivia Thirlby keeps busy with multiple movies". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/16/NS0O11PAPG.DTL.
- ^ Olivia Thirlby: Life After 'Juno'
- ^ IMDb biography entry for Olivia Thirlby
- ^ Yuan, Jada (June 22, 2008). "Olivia Thirlby Spurns Pot, Embraces the Munchies". New York Magazine. Retrieved on June 24, 2008
- ^ Fox draws up cast for 'Good Vibes'
- ^ Jones, Kenneth (September 5, 2008). "Blumberg, Whitlock, Thirlby Join Atlantic's Farragut North". Playbill. Retrieved on September 8, 2008.
- ^ A Story of a Teenager’s Suicide Quietly Becomes a Best Seller
- ^ Cinema Blend
- ^ Massena gets ready for its film close-up
- ^ It's 'The Darkest Hour' for Young Actress Olivia Thirlby
- ^ Olivia Thirlby Fights Off Aliens in The Darkest Hour
- ^ Lesnick, Silas (September 3, 2010). "Olivia Thirlby Cast in Judge Dredd". Superherohype. http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/106604-olivia-thirlby-cast-in-judge-dredd. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- ^ "MOST BEAUTIFUL FACES 2010", TC Candler
External links
- Olivia Thirlby at the Internet Movie Database
- Profile at Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces Of Independent Film 2006"
Categories:- 1986 births
- Actors from New York City
- American film actors
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- Living people
- People from New York City
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