Olivia Wilde

Wilde worked across actor, stage actor, television actor, model and film actor and 4 further recorded occupations. This article rests on 1 published texts, 1 digitised documents and 7 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

• Name — Olivia Wilde • Birth Name — Olivia Jane Cockburn • Born — 10 March 1984 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Citizenship — * United States • Ireland • Occupation — * Actress • director • producer • Years Active — 2003–present • Works — Filmography • Partner — Jason Sudeikis (2011–2020) • Children — 2 • Parents — * Andrew Cockburn • Leslie Redlich • Relatives — * Claud Cockburn (grandfather) • Sarah Caudwell (aunt) • Alexander Cockburn (uncle) • Patrick Cockburn (uncle)

Wilde was born Olivia Jane Cockburn in New York City on March 10, 1984, to Andrew Cockburn and Leslie Redlich. She grew up in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., while spending summers at Ardmore in Ireland. She attended Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C., and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, graduating in 2002. A dual citizen of the United States and Ireland, she began using the name Olivia Wilde in high school to honor the writers in her family, many of whom used pen names. She took the surname from Irish author Oscar Wilde, and later legally changed her name to Wilde. Wilde was accepted to Bard College, but deferred her enrollment three times to pursue acting. She then studied at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. For a short time, Wilde's family also had a house in Guilford, Vermont. Wilde has a sister five years older and a brother nine years younger. Her father, Andrew Cockburn, is a British journalist who was born in the London suburb of Willesden and raised in Ireland. Her mother, Leslie Cockburn (née Redlich), is an American producer on 60 Minutes and a journalist. Writer Christopher Hitchens was the Cockburn family's tenant in Washington, D.C., and served as Wilde's babysitter. Her grandfather, British novelist Claud Cockburn, and his sons Alexander and Patrick Cockburn were also journalists, and her aunt, Sarah Caudwell, was a writer. The Cockburns are a family of the British landed gentry; they claim descent from the British admiral Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet, who ordered the Burning of Washington in 1814.

• Illustration — Wilde in 2007 Wilde appeared as Jewel Goldman on the short-lived television series Skin (2003). 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 TV series The O.C. (2004–2005). 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). In 2007, she starred off-Broadway in political thriller Beauty on the Vine, playing three characters. She was also in The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007) and the short-lived drama television series The Black Donnellys (2007). In September 2007, she joined the cast of the medical drama TV series House as Remy "Thirteen" Hadley, a bisexual internist with Huntington's disease who is handpicked by House to join his medical team. Her first appearance was in the episode "The Right Stuff". Wilde appeared in the comedy film Year One (2009) as Princess Inanna, and starred in Disney's Tron: Legacy (2010) as Quorra. Inspired by her award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker parents, she has executive-produced several documentary short films, including Sun City Picture House (2010), about a community in Haiti that rallies to build a movie theater after the disastrous 2010 earthquake. • Illustration — Wilde at the Tron: Legacy premiere, December 2010 In August 2011, it was announced Wilde would be leaving House to further pursue her film career; she left a few months later, in the episode "Charity Case". Wilde starred in Cowboys & Aliens (2011) as Ella Swensen, who works with other characters to save the Earth from evil aliens, and also starred in the comedy The Change-Up (2011). She was also in the films In Time (2011), On the Inside (2011) and Butter (2011). In 2011, Wilde became a global brand ambassador for the cosmetic company Revlon, which featured her in their commercials. Wilde made her directing and screenwriting debut with the film Free Hugs (2011) for Glamour Magazines short film series, which was screened at various festivals. In May 2012, Wilde's character, Remy "Thirteen" Hadley, returned for the series finale of House for two episodes, "Holding On" and "Everybody Dies." She starred in the film People Like Us (2012), Third Person (2012), The Words (2012) and as Liza in Deadfall (2012). In 2012, Wilde was featured as one of six celebrity advocates in the PBS docu-series Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, which was inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book of the same name. The docu-series follows Wilde as she learns of the struggles women face in Nairobi, Kenya. She also produced the short film, Baseball in the Time of Cholera (2012), which explored the cholera epidemic in Haiti.

Wilde made her directing debut with the teen comedy Booksmart, which was released on May 24, 2019. As of 2019 6 it was rated 97% "fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes, from 271 critics' reviews. The Washington Post stated, "[as the film progresses,] Wilde's filmmaking skills become more and more evident, bursting forth in a third act that builds into something beautiful and even transcendent." The Los Angeles Times wrote that it "leaves you feeling unaccountably hopeful for the state of humanity – and the state of American screen comedy too", and The Wall Street Journal noted, "Nothing funnier, smarter, quicker or more joyous has graced the big screen in a long time." The film won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature at the 35th Independent Spirit Awards on February 8, 2020. • Illustration — Wilde in 2021 Wilde next appeared in Richard Jewell in 2019, playing Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Kathy Scruggs who died in 2001. The film was criticised for depicting Scruggs as offering to trade sex with an FBI agent in return for confidential information. Wilde defended her role and stated that there was a sexist double standard, in that Jon Hamm's FBI agent character was not held to the same scrutiny. Commentators noted that Wilde's character was based on a real person, whereas the FBI agent was an amalgamation of multiple characters from the original script. They also stated that the purpose of the film was to expose and condemn the character assassination of Jewell; however, in the process, the film commits the same character assassination of Scruggs. In 2020, Wilde directed Wake Up, a short film starring Margaret Qualley. In 2022, she directed her second feature, also playing a supporting role in, Don't Worry Darling, an erotic psychological thriller about a 1950s housewife, starring Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Gemma Chan and Chris Pine, for New Line Cinema from a screenplay by Katie Silberman. The film gained substantive media attention for its multiple on- and off-set controversies. It premiered at the 79th Venice Film Festival to mixed reviews. The critics praised Pugh's performance, the cinematography, and production design but criticized the screenplay and direction. Also that year, she voiced Lois Lane in the animated film DC League of Super-Pets. • Illustration — Wilde at the 79th Locarno Film Festival in 2026 Wilde directed and starred in the comedy film The Invite, based on the Spanish film The People Upstairs and written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack with Wilde, Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz starring. Wilde stars as protagonist Erika Tracy in the Gregg Araki erotic comedy thriller film, I Want Your Sex.

She is also attached to direct an untitled holiday-comedy film for Universal Pictures, another holiday comedy titled Naughty, also for Universal, as well as LuckyChap Entertainment, an adaptation of the comic Avengelyne for Warner Bros. Pictures, with Tony McNamara writing and Margot Robbie potentially starring, and a TV series adaptation of the novel A Visit from the Goon Squad.

In late 2023, Wilde co-founded New York City-based venture capital firm called Proximity Ventures, focusing on early and growth-stage funding for both consumer and enterprise sectors.

• Illustration — Wilde on The Insider in January 2011 In 2008, Wilde campaigned with actors Justin Long and then-current House castmate Kal Penn in support for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. She supported the youth voter organization 18 in '08, serving on their advisory council and appearing in a public service announcement that debuted June 30, 2008, encouraging youth to vote in the 2008 election. In 2011, Wilde appeared in the MoveOn.org mock-PSA "supporting" the rights of the healthcare insurance industry. She was praised by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a farmworkers' union, for supporting the Fair Food program. In 2013, Wilde appeared in a video clip for Gucci's "Chime for Change" campaign that aimed to raise awareness of and funds for women's issues in education, health and justice. As of 2013, she is on the board of directors of Artists for Peace and Justice, which provides education and health services in Haiti; and of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California. That same year, she became a celebrity influencer/activist for RYOT, a Los Angeles–based media company. On June 30, 2015, Wilde introduced Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at a campaign event in New York City. Wilde starred in a PSA released on March 21, 2016, for World Down Syndrome Day, alongside 19-year-old AnnaRose from New Jersey who has Down syndrome. Wilde participated in the 2017 Women's March in Washington, D.C., and the 2018 Women's March in Los Angeles. In 2022, Wilde recorded Ada Limón's poem Lies about Sea Creatures as part of For the Birds: The Birdsong Project, whose proceeds benefitted The National Audubon Society.

• Illustration — Wilde in September 2022 On June 7, 2003, when she was 19, Wilde married Italian filmmaker and musician Don Tao dei Principi Ruspoli, a member of the aristocratic Ruspoli family. They were married in Washington, Virginia, on a school bus with only a pair of witnesses. She later said the wedding occurred there because it was the only place where they could be completely alone; the marriage was a secret at the time. Some newspapers called her a princess, due to the family's princely title granted by the Pope. On February 8, 2011, she and Ruspoli announced that they were separating. Wilde filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court on March 3, 2011, citing "irreconcilable differences", and the divorce was finalized on September 29, 2011. Wilde did not seek spousal support, and they reached a private agreement on property division. Wilde began dating actor Jason Sudeikis in November 2011. They became engaged in January 2013. They have two children: a son, born in 2014, and a daughter, born in 2016. Sudeikis and Wilde's relationship ended in November 2020. Wilde was publicly served with court documents regarding child custody while she was presenting Don't Worry Darling at CinemaCon 2022. In January 2021, Wilde began dating singer Harry Styles after they met during the filming of Don't Worry Darling. Their relationship ended in November 2022. From 2024 to 2025, Wilde was in a relationship with actor Dane DiLiegro.

Olivia Wilde was recorded at birth as Olivia Jane Cockburn. She also worked under the name Olivia Wilde. Her recorded language was English. She was the child of Andrew Cockburn and Leslie Cockburn. She married Tao Ruspoli. One child is recorded: Otis Sudeikis. Other recorded relations include Claud Cockburn, Alexander Cockburn, Patrick Cockburn and Sarah Caudwell.

Olivia Wilde is recorded with the occupation television actor. Recorded as actor, stage actor, television actor and model.