Monday, September 14, 2009

Who is Olivia Jane Cockburn?

Who is Olivia Jane Cockburn? The World knows her as Olivia Wilde, she is an American actress. She began acting in the early 2000s, and has since appeared in a number of film and television parts, including roles on the series The O.C. and The Black Donnellys. She currently portrays Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley in TV drama House.[1]

Wilde was born March 10, 1984 in New York City on March 10, 1984 as. Her mother, Leslie Cockburn (née Corkhill Redlich), is a 60 Minutes producer and journalist, and her father, Andrew Cockburn, is an Irish journalist, as are her paternal uncles Alexander and Patrick, all of whom are contributors to the political website CounterPunch.org. Her half-aunt was the late writer Sarah Caudwell. Her paternal grandfather was the Irish-born novelist/journalist Claud Cockburn. Wilde has said that as a result of her family background, she has a "strong journalistic streak", being "really critical and analytical".[1] She has wanted to become an actress since the age of two.[1] For a short time, Olivia's family had a house in Guilford, Vermont, USA. Wilde attended Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C., as well as Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and subsequently moved to Dublin, Ireland, where she attended The Gaiety School of Acting.[1] She initially began working as a casting assistant.

Wilde has appeared in the films The Girl Next Door, Alpha Dog, Conversations with Other Women and Turistas. She became known for her role on The O.C. as Alex Kelly, although she originally auditioned for the role of Marissa. She has also appeared in the Dashboard Confessional music video for "Stolen", and the French Kicks music video for "So Far We Are". She was strongly considered to play Bond girl Vesper Lynd in the 21st Bond film Casino Royale; Eva Green eventually won the role.

Currently, Wilde is ranked #01 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100. She was also ranked #95 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2006.[2] She was one of the key models in Abercrombie & Fitch's "Rising Stars" campaign in summer of 2004.

In 2007, Wilde was a part of the ensemble cast of the short-lived NBC midseason drama The Black Donnellys. Her character, Jenny Reilly, was the lone principal female character in the series following the lives of an Irish-American family tied to organized crime in New York City. Also in 2007, Wilde appeared in the play Beauty on the Vine, a political thriller, playing three different characters.:L

Wilde joined the cast of the FOX medical drama House in autumn 2007, playing a young doctor, Dr. Remy Hadley, nicknamed Thirteen, who works closely with Dr. House. Wilde told Star magazine how she sometimes takes cues from her character even when she's not working, saying, "I'm now convinced that I'm a doctor. I mean, if someone says they have a pain, I'm like, 'Well, that's your spleen.'"[3][4]


The New York Observer has described Wilde as having a "throaty voice" and the "wide, teal-eyed charisma of Hollywood in the days of yore".[1] She has cited Meryl Streep, Sigourney Weaver, Frances McDormand, Catherine Keener and Robin Wright Penn as acting inspirations, and also admires playwright Eve Ensler and director and actor Woody Allen.[1]

She won the 2006 US Comedy Arts Festival Film Discovery Jury Award for Best Actress for Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006) and in 2008 at the Teen Choice Awards she was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Star Female for House M.D. and won the Rising Star Award at the Vail Film Festival.

On October 7, 2008, Olivia appeared in a video on funnyordie.com showing how much she enjoys registering early for the 2008 Presidential election, titled "Olivia Wilde Does It Early."[5]

Olivia Wilde has recently taken the number 1 spot on the 2009 Maxim Hot 100 list. (May, 2009) [6]

Olivia appeared alongside Jack Black and Michael Cera in the 2009 comedy Year One.[7]


Wilde has dual citizenship between the United States and Ireland.[1] She derived her stage name "Wilde" from author Oscar Wilde.

She married Italian-American documentary filmmaker, prince, photographer, and flamenco guitar player Tao Ruspoli on June 7, 2003, in Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia. They currently live and work in Venice, Los Angeles, California.[8][9][10] Wilde is a vegan.[11]

Wilde is a supporter of youth voter organization, 18 in '08. She serves on their advisory council and appeared in a public service announcement that debuted June 30, 2008.[12] In the fall of 2008, Wilde campaigned with actors Justin Long and Kal Penn for the 2008 Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama.[13]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2004 The Girl Next Door Kellie
2005 Conversations with Other Women Bridesmaid
2006 Alpha Dog Angela Holden
Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas Sarah Witt
Turistas Bea
2007 The Death and Life of Bobby Z Elizabeth
2008 Fix Bella
2009 Year One Princess Inanna
In NorthWood Mia In post-production
2010 Tron Legacy
Filming
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Skin Jewel Goldman Supporting role (2003-2004)
2004 The O.C. Alex Kelly Supporting role (2004-2005)
2007 The Black Donnellys Jenny Reilly Main role (2007)
House Remy "Thirteen" Hadley Main role (2007-present)
Guest appearances
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Cartaz Cultural Herself Guest
2005 Live with Regis and Kathie Lee Herself Guest
Best Week Ever Herself Guest
2006 Punk'd Herself Guest
2008 Speechless Herself Guest
2009 The Ellen Degeneres Show Herself Guest
Entertainment Tonight Herself Guest
The Ballad of G.I. Joe The Baroness Funny or Die
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Who is Olivia Palermo?

Olivia Palermo is currently a cast member on the MTV reality television series The City. The daughter of a real estate developer named Douglas Palermo, Palermo grew up between New York and Greenwich, Connecticut, where she attended St. Luke's School. She attended university in Paris, and classes at Parsons in Paris. She moved back to New York to attend Parsons New York and then The New School as a media studies major. She has been noted as a socialite and has graced the cover of New York Magazine as the It-Girl in 2007.[2]

Palermo was born February 28, 1986, she made her debut on the New York social scene when famed social photographer, Patrick McMullan began snapping pictures of her at events about town. She has since been featured in many international magazines including Vogue, Vogue China, Vogue Japan, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, InStyle, Life & Style and Ok! Weekly.

Palermo was the center of controversy when she was said to sent out an e-mail to now defunct site SocialiteRank.com. Olivia took action and filed a lawsuit against the site and had it shut down. In May 2007 Palermo appeared on the cover of New York Magazine and New York IT Girl.

Palermo is currently with Wilhelmina Models and is noted for her sense of style.

Palermo currently rumored to be in between jobs works in the public relations department for fashion label Diane von Fürstenberg in their New York City office and at Elle.

Palermo is a cast member on The City alongside Whitney Port. The show documents their lives along with other cast members in New York City. The series debuted on December 29, 2008. New York Post's Page Six reported that Palermo was granted $12,000 per episode. [1]




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Who is Olivia Theresa Longott ?

Olivia Theresa Longott the music world knows her professionally as Olivia, she is an American R&B singer.

Olivia Longott was born on February 15, 1981. Her mother is Jamaican/Native American and her father is Cuban.[1]

In 2000, she became the first artist signed to Clive Davis' J Records. Her self-titled debut album Olivia was released in 2001 and featured the singles "Bizounce" which made #15 on the charts, and "R U Capable". The album debuted at number fifty-five and was RIAA certified Gold in November 2002. At the time of the album's certification, Olivia had already been released from J Records, signing to Interscope Records.

In 2004, Olivia re-emerged as the first woman signed to G-Unit Records. She contributed vocals to the trio's debut album Beg for Mercy and to 50 Cent's The Massacre, including the album's number-one single "Candy Shop".

Her first solo single released via G-Unit Records was "Twist It", featuring fellow G-Unit member Lloyd Banks, followed up by "So Sexy" in summer 2005. Both songs failed to debut on the charts due to little promotion. Olivia briefly attended Hofstra University in New York and planned her second album, Behind Closed Doors, which was slated for a 2007 release on Interscope and G-Unit Records. Around the same time, Olivia contributed vocals to Shaggy's single "Wild 2Nite" which debuted at number 85 on the US charts and 65 on the UK charts.

Olivia released her single, "Best Friend", featuring 50 Cent in 2006.


Since departure from G-unit Olivia has been training with an acting coach and has auditioned and been searching for movie roles. She has stated that music comes first but acting is definitely something she's doing.[2] Olivia's first acting role is Lisa in a upcoming film by Director Shawn Baker titled Conspiracy X along side Kellita Smith and Al Thompson (actor). [3]

Discography

Albums

  • Olivia Released: 2001
  • Behind Closed Doors Released: Shelved

Singles



Year Song Chart positions[4] Albums
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B UK
2001 "Bizounce"15 4 20 Olivia
"Are U Capable" 50 124 160
2005 "Candy Shop"

(50 Cent feat. Olivia)
1 1 4 The Massacre
"Twist It"

(feat. Lloyd Banks)
- 114 Behind Closed Doors
"So Sexy"

2006
"Best Friend (remix)" (Olivia & 50 Cent) 35 20 35


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