Get to know Olivia Thirlby: Biography, Age, Career, Net Worth, Height, Relationship & More

Olivia Thirlby is an American actress known for her roles as Leah in the comedy-drama film Juno, as Natalie in The Darkest Hour and as Judge Cassandra Anderson in Dredd.

Olivia Thirlby reportedly came out as bisexual in 2011, and is in the news again after Elliot Page her costar in Juno claimed he had sex ‘all the time’ with her in his new memoir Pageboy.

Olivia Thirlby’s Biography

Olivia Jo Thirlby born on October 6, 1986, is an American actress known for her roles as Leah in the comedy-drama film Juno (2007), as Natalie in The Darkest Hour (2011) and as Judge Cassandra Anderson in Dredd (2012).

Olivia Thirlby was born in New York City to an advertising executive mother and a contractor father. She grew up in East Village in Manhattan, where she attended Friends Seminary in the Gramercy neighborhood and graduated in a class of 57 students.

She has also attended the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts in upstate New York and the Usudun Creative and Performing Arts Center. She took courses at the American Globe Theatre, briefly attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, and completed a stage combat course at the British Academy of Stage, Screen and Combat (BASSC).

While in school, Olivia Thirlby starred in The Secret. In 2006, she made her film debut in ‘United 93’ and television debut in ‘Kidnapped’. In 2007, she played Leah in JUNO. Around this time, she and her Juno co-star Elliot Page were set to play their respective title characters in Jack and Diane, about two young women who fall in love and unleash their bestiality in one role.

She played the marijuana-smoker “Popular” Stephanie from New York City in the mid-1990s historical drama The Wackness, which opened in U.S. theaters on July 3, 2008 and won the Sundance Audience Award. Olivia Thirlby was cast as the girlfriend of Seth Rogen’s character in the Judd Apatow-produced David Gordon Green-directed stoner comedy Pineapple Express, but she was replaced by Amber Heard after rehearsals for the film. She reunited with David Gordon Green in the animated television pilot Good Vibes.

She made her stage debut at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City in the play Farragut North, written by Beau Willimon. The Off-Broadway production ran from October 22, 2008 to November 29, 2008, officially opening on November 12, and moving to the Geffen Playhouse in June 2009.

Olivia Thirlby starred in the 2009 HBO series Bored to Death. She speaks clips in promotional videos for Jay Asher’s novel 13 Reasons Why, which have been posted regularly on her YouTube since October 2008. She also appeared in the 2011 film Margaret and was to appear in Christmas in New York, but the film was never made. And she apparently didn’t play the role in For Ellen.

Olivia Thirlby starred in the 2011 Russian science fiction film The Darkest Hour, directed by Chris Gorak and produced by Timur Bekmambetov. She played the role of Judge Cassandra Anderson in the 2012 film adaptation Judge Dredd, which starred Karl Urban in the title role. She next appeared in the indie film Nobody Walks, starring John Krasinski and Rosemarie DeWitt.

In 2016, Olivia Thirlby played young lawyer Lucy Kittredge in the Amazon Studios legal series Goliath. In 2017, she played the lead role in the thriller film Damascus Cover and in 2018, she starred in The White Orchid. She also played the lead role in 2019’s Above the Shadows and played MCC Minister Rebecca Dowley in the 2019 Showtime drama series The L Word.

Olivia Thirlby is a participant in iO Tillett Wright’s Self-Evident Truths project. She publicly came out as bisexual in a 2011 interview with Brooklyn Magazine, and she chose to participate in a photo project focused on people who were “not 100 percent heterosexual”. She married Jacques Pienaar on December 28, 2014, she met him on the set of the 2012 film Dredd.

Olivia Thirlby’s Nationality

Olivia Thirlby is an American born in New York, New York, United States

Olivia Thirlby’s Net Worth

Olivia Thirlby reportedly has a net worth of $2 million dollars.

Where is Olivia Thirlby from?

Olivia Thirlby is from New York City which comprises 5 boroughs sitting where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic Ocean.

How old is Olivia Thirlby?

Born on October 6, 1986, Olivia Thirlby is 36 years

Olivia Thirlby’s Height & Weight

Olivia Thirlby stands 5 ft 3 in / 160 cm tall and wighs 115 lb / 52 kg.

Olivia Thirlby’s Career

Olivia Thirlby made her stage debut at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City in the play Farragut North, written by Beau Willimon. The Off-Broadway production ran from October 22, 2008 to November 29, 2008, officially opening on November 12, and moving to the Geffen Playhouse in June 2009.

Olivia Thirlby starred in the 2009 HBO series Bored to Death. She speaks clips in promotional videos for Jay Asher’s novel 13 Reasons Why, which have been posted regularly on her YouTube since October 2008. She also appeared in the 2011 film Margaret and was to appear in Christmas in New York, but the film was never made. And she apparently didn’t play the role in For Ellen.

Olivia Thirlby starred in the 2011 Russian science fiction film The Darkest Hour, directed by Chris Gorak and produced by Timur Bekmambetov. She played the role of Judge Cassandra Anderson in the 2012 film adaptation Judge Dredd, which starred Karl Urban in the title role. She next appeared in the indie film Nobody Walks, starring John Krasinski and Rosemarie DeWitt.

In 2016, Olivia Thirlby played young lawyer Lucy Kittredge in the Amazon Studios legal series Goliath. In 2017, she played the lead role in the thriller film Damascus Cover and in 2018, she starred in The White Orchid. She also played the lead role in 2019’s Above the Shadows and played MCC Minister Rebecca Dowley in the 2019 Showtime drama series The L Word.

Olivia Thirlby’s Marital Status

Olivia Thirlby is married. She married Jacques Pienaar on December 28, 2014, she met him on the set of the 2012 film Dredd after she publicly came out as bisexual in 2011.

Olivia Thirlby’s Family & Siblings

Olivia Thirlby is the daughter of an advertising executive mother and a contractor father. 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.

Olivia Thirlby hasn’t mentioned anything about having a sibling or not hence we can’t tell for sure if she has any siblings or is an only child of her parents.

Why is Olivia Thirlby famous?

Olivia Thirlby is famous for her role in Juno and other films like Dredd, Nobody Walks, Above the Shadows, The Darkest Hour, The Wedding Ringer, and Goliath, Bored to Death, Y: The Last Man, and the L Word: Generation Q.

She recently took over the internet after Elliot Page her costar in Juno claimed he had sex ‘all the time’ with her in his new memoir Pageboy.

Olivia Thirlby’s Children

Olivia does not have any children with husband Jacques.

Olivia Thirlby’s Social Media

Olivia Thirlby goes by the handle (@sqirlby) on Instagram where she interreact with her fans but rarely post about her husband and family.

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