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My Take
Olivia Olson is proof that some of the most beloved performances are ones you hear rather than see. To a generation she is Marceline the Vampire Queen from Adventure Time and Vanessa in Phineas and Ferb, voice roles that demanded real singing chops, not just acting. Yet I always come back to her as young Joanna belting out in Love Actually, a performance so polished the filmmakers reportedly toned it down because it seemed too professional for a child. That early spark clearly wasn't a fluke. She's a Los Angeles native who turned a precocious voice into a durable, genuinely musical career.
Overview
Olivia Olson (born May 21, 1992) is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and screenwriter, largely known for her voice roles as Vanessa Doofenshmirtz in Phineas and Ferb and Marceline the Vampire Queen in Adventure Time. She also played the character of Joanna in the 2003 film Love Actually and its 2017 short sequel Red Nose Day Actually.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Olivia Olson
- Name (Japanese)
- オリヴィア・オルソン
- Reading
- おりゔぃあ・おるそん
- Born
- May 21, 1992 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Monkey
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer-songwriter / television actor / film actor / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Agoura High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.