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My Take
Olivia Thirlby is one of those actors who genuinely deserved more Hollywood real estate than she got. Her turn as Leah in Juno is one of the great best-friend performances of the 2000s — sharp, funny, and completely lived-in, without a single false note. Then she went and held her own opposite Karl Urban in Dredd, playing Judge Anderson with a quiet authority that made you wish they'd made five sequels. What I love about her is that she's never been a careerist in the obvious sense — she's done theater, she's taken smaller projects, she's refused to be boxed in. The Oppenheimer credit in 2023 was a nice reminder that smart directors still know where to find her. A criminally underrated New Yorker with real range.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Olivia Thirlby
- Name (Japanese)
- オリヴィア・サールビー
- Reading
- おりゔぃあ・さーるびー
- Born
- October 6, 1986 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Olivia Thirlby born?
Born October 6, 1986 (age 39).
Where is Olivia Thirlby from?
Olivia Thirlby is from New York City, New York, United States.
What does Olivia Thirlby do?
Olivia Thirlby works as actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor.
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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 or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.