Who is Olivia Thirlby? The Acting world knows her as an American actress best known for her role as Leah, the best friend of Ellen Page's character in the 2007 film Juno.[1] 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.[2]
She plans to attend college once she has made a sufficient start to her acting career.
While still at high school, Thirlby was offered a role in The Secret. In 2006, she made her film debut in United 93 and her television debut in Kidnapped.
In the Sundance Audience Award-winning film The Wackness, a mid-1990s period piece, she plays Stephanie, a pothead from New York City. Thirlby stars opposite Josh Peck, who plays a drug dealer. Ben Kingsley stars as her stepfather. The film was released in the U.S. on July 3, 2008.[1]
Thirlby was cast in the Judd Apatow-produced stoner comedy, Pineapple Express, as Seth Rogen's girlfriend, but was replaced by actress Amber Heard after rehearsing for the film.[5] She will however reunite with Gordon Green on the animated TV pilot Good Vibes[6].
She made her stage debut in Farragut North, a play by Beau Willimon at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City. The Off Broadway production ran from October 22, 2008 – November 29, 2008 with official opening on November 12[7] and transferred to the Geffen Playhouse in June 2009.
Thirlby voices promotional video excerpts from the novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher which since October 2008 have regularly been posted to YouTube[8].
In 2009, Thirlby will appear in a number of films including Margaret and Safety Glass and the HBO pilot Bored To Death.
She is attached to star in Parts Per Billion as well as Christmas In New York for Arlen Faber director John Hindman[9].
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | United 93 | Nicole Carol Miller | |
| Kidnapped | Aubrey Cain | TV series | |
| Unlocked | Abby | Short Film | |
| 2007 | Snow Angels | Lila Raybern | |
| Juno | Leah | ||
| Love Comes Lately | Sylvia | ||
| The Secret | Samantha Marris | ||
| 2008 | The Wackness | Stephanie | |
| Eve | Kate | Short Film | |
| Uncertainty | Sophie | ||
| 2009 | The Answer Man | Anne | |
| Breaking Upwards | Erika | ||
| What Goes Up | Tess | ||
| Bored to Death | Suzanne | ||
| New York, I Love You | |||
| Margaret | Monica | ||
| 2010 | Parts per Billion | ||
