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Olivia Thirlby Profile |
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Birth Date: October 6, 1986
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Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
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Birth Name: Olivia Thirlby
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Height: 5'4"
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Biography |
Olivia Thirlby is an American actress best known for her
role as Leah, the best friend of Ellen Page's character in
the 2007 film Juno.
In June 2008, Thirlby was described by Vanity Fair magazine
as a member of "Hollywood's New Wave", along with young
performers including the cast of Gossip Girl, The Jonas
Brothers, Emma Roberts, Amanda Seyfried, Kristen Stewart,
Josh Peck and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
Thirlby was born in New York City, the daughter of a
contractor. 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.
She also attended French Woods Festival of the Performing
Arts in upstate New York. She took classes at the American
Globe Theatre, and briefly at the Royal Academy of Dramatic
Art in London where she completed a stage combat course with
the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat (BASSC).
She plans to attend college once she has made a sufficient
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Other
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Completed stage combat course with British Academy of Stage
and Screen Combat (BASSC) while on the Shakespeare summer
school at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in
London.
Attended Friends Seminary in New York City for 12 years.
Best friend of 'Zoe Kravitz'. |
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since October 7, 2009