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| Born | October 6, 1986 New York, New York |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Olivia Thirlby (born October 6, 1986) is an American screen actress best known for her role as Leah in the 2007 film Juno. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The City of New York Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, Juno is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. She has expressed an interest in pursuing a career in professional theatre.
Born and raised in New York City, Thirlby attended Friends Seminary trained at the American Globe Theatre, as well as the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. The City of New York Friends Seminary is a private Quaker school located in downtown Manhattan. The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious Drama schools in the world She completed a stage combat course with the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat (BASSC).
In 2003, while still at high school, she was offered a role in The Secret. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Secret is a 2007 thriller, directed by Vincent Pérez and a remake of Himitsu, a 1999 Japanese film written In 2006, she made her film debut in United 93 and her television debut in Kidnapped. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. United 93 (formerly named Flight 93) is a 2006 Film written and directed by Paul Greengrass that chronicles events Kidnapped is a short-lived American television drama series from Sony Pictures Television which aired on NBC from September 20
She appears in a number of forthcoming films including Margaret and Safety Glass in 2008 and The Dream of the Romans in 2009. Margaret is an American Drama film written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Safety Glass is an upcoming comedy/drama film Synopsis When a reporter is sent to cover the Challenger Space Shuttle launch he soon becomes entangled in the The Dream of the Romans is an upcoming romantic comedy film written and directed by John Hindman with an ensemble cast headed by Jeff Daniels, Lauren
Thirlby is attached to star in Jack and Diane (opposite Ellen Page, with whom she co-starred in Juno),[1] Parts Per Billion, Legion[2] and Breaking Upwards which will reunite her with Darryl Wein who directed her in Unlocked. Ellen Philpotts-Page (born February 21 1987 known professionally as Ellen Page, is an Academy Award -nominated Canadian Actress, best known
She plans to attend college once she has made a sufficient start to her acting career.
Selected credits
- United 93 (2006)
- Kidnapped (2006-7)
- Unlocked (2006)
- Snow Angels (2007)
- Juno (2007)
- Love Comes Lately (2007)
- The Secret (2007)
- The Wackness (2008)
References
External links
- Olivia Thirlby at the Internet Movie Database
- Profile at Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces Of Independent Film 2006"
- Fan Site
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