JESSICA WILDE BEFORE SKIN

She appeared in films The Girl Next Door (2004), Conversations with Other Women (2005), Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006), Turistas (2006) and Alpha Dog (2006).

She gained attention for her recurring role as bisexual bar owner, Alex Kelly, who dates both characters played by Adam Brody and Mischa Barton on the teen drama television series, The O.C.

JESSICA WILDE BEFORE SKIN

Wilde appeared as 'Jewel Goldman' on the short-lived television series Skin (2003–2004). See also: Olivia Wilde filmography 2003–2012: Early career, House, and breakthrough Wilde in 2007 Her grandfather, British novelist Claud Cockburn, and his sons Alexander and Patrick Cockburn also worked as journalists and her aunt, Sarah Caudwell, was a writer. Writer Christopher Hitchens was the Cockburn family's tenant in Washington, D.C., and served as Wilde's babysitter. She has a sister five years older and a brother nine years younger. Her mother, Leslie Cockburn ( née Redlich), is an American producer on 60 Minutes and journalist. Wilde's father, Andrew Cockburn, is a British journalist he was born in the London suburb of Willesden and raised in Ireland. For a short time, Wilde's family also had a house in Guilford, Vermont. She then studied at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. She was accepted to Bard College, but deferred her enrollment three times in order to pursue acting. Wilde derived her surname from Irish author Oscar Wilde, and started using it while in high school to honor the writers in her family, many of whom used pen names. She attended Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C., and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, graduating in 2002.

She grew up in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., while spending summers at Ardmore in Ireland. Wilde was born Olivia Jane Cockburn in New York City on March 10, 1984. Wilde's second feature as director, Don't Worry Darling, was released in 2022. In 2019, she directed her first film, the teen comedy Booksmart (2019), for which she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Wilde made her Broadway debut in 2017, playing Julia in 1984. She played Remy 'Thirteen' Hadley on the medical-drama television series House (2007–2012), and has appeared in the films Tron: Legacy (2010), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013), and The Lazarus Effect (2015). Olivia Jane Cockburn ( / ˈ k oʊ b ər n/ KOH-bərn born March 10, 1984), known professionally as Olivia Wilde, is an American actress and filmmaker.

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