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Actress and activist Olivia Wilde is a modern day renaissance woman, starring in many acclaimed film productions, while simultaneously giving back to the community.

She was born on March 10, 1984 in New York City. Her parents are Leslie Cockburn (née Leslie Corkill Redlich) and Andrew Cockburn. Her mother is American-born and her father was born in London, England to an upper-class British family; he also later became a citizen of Ireland. Wilde is the middle child, having an older sister, Chloe Cockburn, and, a younger brother, Charlie Cockburn. She is of English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Manx descent.

She was raised in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., and spent her summers in Ardmore, County Waterford, Ireland. She attended the private Georgetown Day School, as well as, Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, graduating in 2002. She was accepted to Bard College, another highly selective private school in Duchess County, New York but deferred her enrollment three times in order to pursue an acting career. She later studied at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland.

Wilde is known for her television roles as Alex Kelly in The O.C. (2003) from 2004-2005 and Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley in the medical-drama television series, House (2004) when she joined the cast in 2007 and appeared on the show until the series end in 2012.

Wilde is a board member of the organization "Artists for Peace and Justice," which supports communities in Haiti through programs in education, health care, and dignity through the performing arts. She has served as executive producer on several documentary short films, including, Sun City Picture House (2010), which is about a community in Haiti that rallies to build a movie theater after the disastrous 2010 earthquake and Baseball in the Time of Cholera (2012), which explored the cholera epidemic in Haiti.

Wilde is known for her roles in Year One (2009), Tron: Legacy (2010), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), In Time (2011), People Like Us (2012), Her (2013), Rush (2013), Drinking Buddies (2013), The Longest Week (2014), Love the Coopers (2015), and Meadowland (2015).

Since 2011, Wilde had been in a relationship with Jason Sudeikis. They have two children together, Otis Alexander Sudeikis (born April 20, 2014) and Daisy Josephine Sudeikis (born October 11, 2016). In November 2020, they announced that they had ended their relationship.

Wilde made her Broadway debut in the play "1984" at the Hudson Theatre in New York City in 2017. She has recently starred in Life Itself (2018) and A Vigilante (2018).

(2006) Music video: Appears in the video for &quot;So Far We Are&quot; by <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1870827/?ref_=nmwrk">French Kicks</a>.

(2007) Music video: Appears in the video for &quot;Stolen&quot; by <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1692788/?ref_=nmwrk">Dashboard Confessional</a>.

(2010) Music video: Appears in the video for &quot;Derezzed&quot; by <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1386916/?ref_=nmwrk">Daft Punk</a> (from <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt1104001/?ref_=nmwrk">Tron: Legacy (2010)</a>).

(2013) Music video: Appears in the video for &quot;City of Angels&quot; by <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm2012087/?ref_=nmwrk">Thirty Seconds to Mars</a>.

(2012) Print ads: Revlon&#39;s PhotoReady 3D Volume mascara.

(2012) Print ads: Revlon&#39;s Colorstay 16 Hour Eyeshadow.

(2012) TV commercial: Revlon Colorstay Makeup.

(2012) Print ads: Revlon&#39;s New 64 color Revlon Nail Enamel.

(2012) Print ads: Revlon&#39;s Grease-Proof Colorstay Smoky Eyes Smoky Shadow stick.

(2013) Print ads for Revlon&#39;s Colorstay Ultimate Suede Lipstick.

(2013) Print ads for Revlon&#39;s Luxurious Colorsilk Buttercream hair color and conditioner.

(2007) Stage: Appeared (as &quot;L1&quot;, &quot;L2&quot;, &quot;Lauren Chickering&quot;) in the off-Broadway play &quot;Beauty on the Vine&quot;. Theatre Row, New York City.

(May 2017) Stage play: &quot;1984&quot; (based on <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0000567/?ref_=nmwrk">George Orwell</a>&#39;s novel) playing Julia opposite <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0836432/?ref_=nmwrk">Tom Sturridge</a> (Winston Smith) and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0083714/?ref_=nmwrk">Reed Birney</a> (O&#39;Brien). Hudson Theatre, New York City.

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