Age, Biography and Wiki
Olivia Wilde, born Olivia Jane Cockburn, adopted her stage name as a tribute to Irish author Oscar Wilde. She comes from a family of writers and holds dual Irish-American citizenship. Wilde began her acting career early, appearing in the TV series "Skin" in 2003. Her breakout roles in "Alpha Dog" and "The O.C." followed, marking the start of a successful career in Hollywood. You can find more about her life and career on her Wikipedia page.
| Occupation | Stage Actress |
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| Date of Birth | 10 March 1984 |
| Age | 41 Years |
| Birth Place | New York City, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
| Country | U.S |
Height, Weight & Measurements
- Height: Olivia Wilde stands at 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm).
- Weight: Her weight is approximately 59 kg (130 lbs).
- Measurements: Her body measurements are 34-27-34 inches.
In 2013, Wilde wrote an article called the, "Do's and Don'ts of Turning 30," which was published in Glamour Magazine. She starred in and executive produced Drinking Buddies (2013). She had a supporting role as Jane, a magician's assistant, in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013). She also played Suzy Miller in the biographical drama Rush (2013), about James Hunt and Niki Lauda, and had a starring role in the film Her (2013), which was lauded by critics, and received accolades from the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. She has served as executive producer for other documentary short films: The Rider and the Storm (2013), about Timmy Brennan, a New York ironworker from Breezy Point, Queens who lost everything he owned when Hurricane Sandy hit and Body Team 12 (2015), which follows the team tasked with collecting the dead at the height of the Ebola outbreak. The film went on to win Best Documentary Short at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 88th Academy Awards.
| Height | 5 feet 7 inches |
| Weight | 130 lbs |
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Dating & Relationship Status
Olivia Wilde was in a high-profile relationship with Jason Sudeikis, with whom she has two children. However, the couple recently finalized their divorce, with significant legal and financial implications, including a settlement where Jason pays substantial child support and childcare costs.
Wilde has a sister five years older and a brother nine years younger. Her mother, Leslie Cockburn (née Redlich), is an American producer on 60 Minutes and a journalist.
Wilde appeared in the comedy film Year One (2009) as Princess Inanna, and starred in Disney's Tron: Legacy (2010) as Quorra. Inspired by her award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker parents, she has executive-produced several documentary short films, including Sun City Picture House (2010), about a community in Haiti that rallies to build a movie theater after the disastrous 2010 earthquake.
Wilde starred as Elizabeth Roberts, a trophy-wife customer who enters a strait-laced pharmacist's life and takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murder in Better Living Through Chemistry (2014). She starred as Beatrice Fairbanks in The Longest Week (2014), as the middle of a love triangle between an affluent drifter and his best friend. In 2015, she was the brand ambassador of H&M's Conscious Exclusive campaign. She starred in the thriller The Lazarus Effect (2015) as Zoe, a medical researcher who is accidentally killed, then revived with a miraculous serum with unfortunate side-effects. Wilde also starred in and produced the drama Meadowland (2015), that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April 17, 2015. She played Eleanor in Love the Coopers (2015).
Wilde began dating actor Jason Sudeikis in November 2011. They became engaged in January 2013. They have two children: a son, born in 2014, and a daughter, born in 2016. Sudeikis and Wilde's relationship ended in November 2020. Wilde was publicly served with court documents regarding child custody while she was presenting Don't Worry Darling at CinemaCon 2022.
In January 2021, Wilde began dating singer Harry Styles after they met during the filming of Don't Worry Darling. Their relationship ended in November 2022.
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| Husband | Tao Ruspoli (m. 2003-2011) |
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Net Worth and Salary
Olivia Wilde's net worth is reported to be around $10 million, according to recent court documents. However, some sources have estimated her net worth to be as high as $25 million. She earns approximately $100,000 per month and has significant expenses, including $60,000 in rent/mortgages.
Career, Business and Investments
Wilde's career spans both acting and directing. She has appeared in notable films like "Alpha Dog," "Tron: Legacy," and "Cowboys & Aliens." Her directorial debut with "Booksmart" (2019) was well-received, and she followed it with "Don't Worry Darling" (2022). She has invested in various business ventures and real estate, including purchasing a $5.9 million home in Los Angeles.
In August 2011, it was announced Wilde would be leaving House to further pursue her film career; she left a few months later, in the episode "Charity Case". Wilde starred in Cowboys & Aliens (2011) as Ella Swensen, who works with other characters to save the Earth from evil aliens, and also starred in the comedy The Change-Up (2011). She was also in the films In Time (2011), On the Inside (2011) and Butter (2011). In 2011, Wilde became a global brand ambassador for the cosmetic company Revlon, which featured her in their commercials. Wilde made her directing and screenwriting debut with the film Free Hugs (2011) for Glamour Magazine's short film series, which was screened at various festivals.
In 2017, Wilde made her Broadway debut portraying the role of Julia in 1984. It opened at the Hudson Theatre in New York City on June 22 (previews beginning May 18) for a limited run until October 8, 2017. In May 2017, Wilde became chief brand activist of True Botanicals, a cosmetics and skin care company. Her documentary short Fear Us Women (2017) follows Canadian civilian Hanna Bohman, who has spent the last three years in Syria as a volunteer soldier battling ISIS. As a member of the YPJ, an all-female Kurdish army, Hanna gives an inside look at the women fighting for liberation in Syria.
In 2011, Wilde appeared in the MoveOn.org mock-PSA "supporting" the rights of the healthcare insurance industry. She was praised by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a farmworkers' union, for supporting the Fair Food program.
In 2013, Wilde appeared in a video clip for Gucci's "Chime for Change" campaign that aimed to raise awareness of and funds for women's issues in education, health and justice. As of 2013, she is on the board of directors of Artists for Peace and Justice, which provides education and health services in Haiti; and of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California. That same year, she became a celebrity influencer/activist for RYOT, a Los Angeles–based media company.
In late 2023, Wilde co-founded New York City-based venture capital firm called Proximity Ventures, focusing on early and growth-stage funding for both consumer and enterprise sectors.
Social Network
Olivia Wilde is active on social media platforms like Instagram, where she engages with her fans and shares updates about her projects.
In May 2012, Wilde's character, Remy "Thirteen" Hadley, returned for the series finale of House for two episodes, "Holding On" and "Everybody Dies." She starred in the film People Like Us (2012), Third Person (2012), The Words (2012) and as Liza in Deadfall (2012). In 2012, Wilde was featured as one of six celebrity advocates in the PBS docu-series Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, which was inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book of the same name. The docu-series follows Wilde as she learns of the struggles women face in Nairobi, Kenya. She also produced the short film, Baseball in the Time of Cholera (2012), which explored the cholera epidemic in Haiti.
Wilde made her directing debut with the teen comedy Booksmart, which was released on May 24, 2019. As of June 27, 2019, it was rated 97% "fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes, from 271 critics' reviews. The Washington Post stated, "[as the film progresses,] Wilde's filmmaking skills become more and more evident, bursting forth in a third act that builds into something beautiful and even transcendent." The Los Angeles Times wrote that it "leaves you feeling unaccountably hopeful for the state of humanity – and the state of American screen comedy too", and The Wall Street Journal noted, "Nothing funnier, smarter, quicker or more joyous has graced the big screen in a long time." The film won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature at the 35th Independent Spirit Awards on February 8, 2020.
Education
Wilde attended Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C., and later enrolled in Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. She was accepted into Bard College but did not attend, instead pursuing her acting career.
She grew up in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., while spending summers at Ardmore in Ireland. She attended Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C., and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, graduating in 2002. A dual citizen of the United States and Ireland, she derived her professional surname from Irish author Oscar Wilde, and began using it in high school to honor the writers in her family, many of whom used pen names. She was accepted to Bard College, but deferred her enrollment three times to pursue acting. She then studied at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. For a short time, Wilde's family also had a house in Guilford, Vermont.
On June 7, 2003, when she was 19, Wilde married Italian filmmaker and musician Don Tao dei Principi Ruspoli, a member of the aristocratic Ruspoli family. They were married in Washington, Virginia, on a school bus with only a pair of witnesses. She later said the wedding occurred there because it was the only place where they could be completely alone; the marriage was a secret at the time. Upon her marriage, Wilde became a princess of the Papal nobility. On February 8, 2011, she and Ruspoli announced that they were separating. Wilde filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court on March 3, 2011, citing "irreconcilable differences", and the divorce was finalized on September 29, 2011. Wilde did not seek spousal support, and they reached a private agreement on property division.
