Olivia d'Abo
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 d'Abo in 2010 |
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| Born | Olivia Jane d'Abo 22 January 1969 Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse(s) | Patrick Leonard (2002–2012) |
| Children | Oliver William d'Abo (b. 11 November 1995) |
| Website | |
| www.oliviadabo.net | |
Olivia Jane d'Abo (pron.: /ˈdɑːboʊ/; born 22 January 1969)[1] is an English-American actress and singer/songwriter, best known for portraying the rebellious teenage sister Karen Arnold in The Wonder Years and recurring villain Nicole Wallace in Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
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Career [edit]
Acting career [edit]
D'Abo's film debut was in the supporting role of Princess Jehnna in Conan the Destroyer, released in June 1984.[2] Just two months later,[3] she also appeared topless aged 15 in the supporting role of the peasant girl Paloma in Bolero.
From 1988, d'Abo was in the main cast of The Wonder Years in the first four seasons. Her character Karen Arnold was the hippie sister in the family. In 1992, she guest starred in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "True Q" as Amanda Rogers. As the recurring villain Nicole Wallace, she made five appearances over a six-year period on television crime-drama Law & Order: Criminal Intent. On the Sci-Fi Channel series Eureka, she has the recurring role of Abby Carter, the ex-wife of Sheriff Jack Carter.
She has had numerous supporting roles in television programmes and films, such as Spirit of '76 (1990), Greedy (1994), The Big Green, and The Twilight Zone (2002). On stage, she appeared in the 2005 Broadway production of The Odd Couple with Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane.
In animation, she is the voices of Melanie Walker/Ten in Batman Beyond (1999-2000), Star Sapphire in Justice League (2001) and Morgaine le Fey in Justice League Unlimited (2004); Tak in Invader Zim (2001–02); Jane Porter in The Legend of Tarzan; Jedi Master Luminara Unduli in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008); Carol Ferris in Green Lantern: First Flight (2009); Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996); and Natalia Romanoff in Ultimate Avengers and Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Black Panther (both 2006).
In February 2013, d'Abo began filming for Project Fedora (working title), a video game that combines live-action footage with 3D graphics.[4]
Musical career [edit]
Olivia d'Abo is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist.[5][dead link] She has composed and performed for various soundtracks. Her single "Broken" is from the movie "Loving Annabelle".
Her debut album Not TV[5][dead link] includes these songs:
- Undertow
- Half Mad and Never Pleased
- Revolution
- Ne'er Do Well
- Medicine Girl
- When I Was Bad
- Addicted
- Wide Open Spaces
- Caroline
- Catastrophe
Other musical projects d'Abo has worked on include backing vocals for Julian Lennon's Help Yourself, an acoustic duet version of Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer, produced by Leonard, that appears on their This Left Feels Right hits CD,[6] and a duet with Seal "Broken". D'Abo also co-wrote the song "Love Comes from the Inside" for the Italian singer Laura Pausini, which was featured on Pausini's English language debut From the Inside.
Personal life [edit]
Olivia D'Abo was born in London, England, the daughter of Maggie London, a model and actress, and Mike d'Abo, a singer and member of 1960s group Manfred Mann.[7] She has an older brother, as well as two half-brothers and one half-sister: elder brother Ben, younger half-brother Bruno, and younger sibling twins Ella and Louis (born July 2007) on her father's side. Olivia and Ben both attended high school in the US at Los Feliz Hills School (formerly "The Apple School") in Los Angeles and Olivia attended Pacoima Junior High School in Pacoima, California.[6]
She is the first cousin once removed of Maryam d'Abo, the actress best known for her performance as Kara Milovy in the 1987 James Bond film The Living Daylights.
She was engaged to actor Thomas Jane from 1998 to 2001. They worked in several projects together, including The Velocity of Gary and Jonni Nitro, of which Jane directed the last two episodes. Olivia later married music producer and songwriter Patrick Leonard in August 2002. Leonard filed for divorce at Los Angeles County Superior Court in November 2012, citing irreconcilable differences, and revealing the couple had separated in August 2011. She has one child, Oliver William D'Abo, born 11 November 1995. D'Abo also wrote and performed the title theme to Jonni Nitro. She was engaged to the singer Julian Lennon.[8]
Filmography [edit]
Film [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Conan the Destroyer | Princess Jehnna | |
| 1984 | Bolero | Paloma | |
| 1986 | Flying | Robin Crew | |
| 1986 | Mission Kill | Rebel Girl | |
| 1986 | Bullies | Becky Cullen | |
| 1988 | The Legend of Wolf Lodge | Liette | |
| 1989 | Beyond the Stars | Mara Simons | |
| 1989 | Another Chance | ||
| 1990 | The Spirit of '76 | Chanel-6 | |
| 1993 | Point of No Return | Angela | |
| 1993 | Bank Robber | Selina | |
| 1993 | Wayne's World 2 | Betty Jo | |
| 1994 | The Last Good Time | Charlotte Zwicki | |
| 1994 | Greedy | Molly Richardson | |
| 1994 | Clean Slate | Judy | |
| 1994 | Pom Poko | Koharu (voice) | |
| 1995 | The Big Green | Miss Anna Montgomery | |
| 1995 | Kicking and Screaming | Jane | |
| 1995 | Live Nude Girls | Chris | |
| 1997 | Hacks | Lynn | |
| 1998 | The Velocity of Gary * * (Not His Real Name) | Veronica | |
| 1999 | Soccer Dog: The Movie | Elena | |
| 1999 | A Texas Funeral | Charlotte | |
| 1999 | Seven Girlfriends | Hannah | |
| 2000 | Jonni Nitro | Jonni Nitro | |
| 2000 | It Had to Be You | Tracy Meltempi | |
| 2001 | The Enemy | Sgt. Penny Johnson | |
| 2002 | Tarzan & Jane | Jane Porter (voice) | |
| 2003 | The Animatrix | Rox (voice) | Segment: "Matriculated" |
| 2006 | Ultimate Avengers | Black Widow (Natalia Romanova) (voice) | Video |
| 2006 | Ultimate Avengers 2 | Black Widow (Natalia Romanova) (voice) | Video |
| 2007 | Dante's Inferno | Beatrice (voice) | |
| 2007 | A Poor Kid's Guide to Success | Lisa Maerd | |
| 2008 | The Awakening Fire | Narrator | Short film |
| 2009 | Green Lantern: First Flight | Carol Ferris (voice) | Video |
| 2012 | Justice League: Doom | Star Sapphire (voice) | Video |
| 2012 | Nuclear Family | Dr. Hughes | |
| 2013 | Impirioso | Luccia Rosso | |
| 2013 | Paganini: The Devil's Violinist | Primrose Blackstone | Post-production |
Television [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Not My Kid | TV film | |
| 1985 | Growing Pains | Wendy | Episode: "Superdad" |
| 1986 | Growing Pains | Terry | Episode: "Employee of the Month" |
| 1987 | One Big Family | Joy Fairbanks | Episode: "Joy to the Hattons" |
| 1987 | Really Weird Tales | Tippy | TV film |
| 1988 | Simon & Simon | Allison Tyner / Angel | Episode: "Shadows" |
| 1988 | Crash Course | Maria Abeja | TV film |
| 1988 | Tour of Duty | Leslie | Episode: "Soldiers" |
| 1988 | The Bronx Zoo | Terri Avila | Episode: "Behind Closed Doors" |
| 1988-1993 | The Wonder Years | Karen Arnold | Regular role (84 episodes) |
| 1991 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Vesta / Jasmine / Lady Ilene (voice) | Episodes: "The Tree", "The Secret of Perilous Garde" |
| 1992 | Midnight's Child | Anna Bergman | TV film |
| 1992 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Amanda Rogers | Episode: "True Q" |
| 1993 | For Love and Glory | Emily Doyle | TV film |
| 1995 | The Single Guy | Deliah | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1996 | Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | Sonya Blade (voice) | Main role (13 episodes) |
| 1997 | Dad's Week Off | Cherice | TV film |
| 1997 | The Single Guy | Marie | Episode: "Vegas Finale" |
| 1998 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Anne Sullivan (voice) | Episode: "Patience" |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Jao (voice) | Episode: "Only Child" |
| 1998 | Fantasy Island | Florence Jenkins | Episode: "Secret Self" |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | Ten / Melanie Walker (voice) | TV film |
| 1999 | Party of Five | Perry Marks | Episodes: "Fragile", "I'll Show You Mine", "Haunted" |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond | Ten / Melanie Walker (voice) | Episodes: "Dead Man's Hand", "Once Burned" |
| 2000 | Batman Beyond | Ten / Melanie Walker (voice) | Episode: "King's Ransom" |
| 2000 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Andrea | Episode: "Dick Solomon's Day Off" |
| 2001 | The Triangle | Allison Wright | Episodes: "The Arrival", "A Tree Falls in Manhattan", "Wife with Mikey" |
| 2001-2003 | The Legend of Tarzan | Jane Porter (voice) | Regular role (35 episodes) |
| 2002 | The Twilight Zone | Shannon | Episodes: "The Lineman: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2002 | Invader Zim | Tak (voice) | Episode: "TAK: The Hideous New Girl" |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Elizabeth Hitchens / Nicole Wallace | Episode: "Anti-Thesis" |
| 2002-2004 | Justice League | Various (voice) | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
| 2003 | Alias | Emma Wallace | Episode: "Double Agent" |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Elizabeth Hitchens / Nicole Wallace | Episode: "A Person of Interest" |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Elizabeth Hitchens / Nicole Wallace | Episode: "Great Barrier" |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Nicole Wallace | Episode: "Grow" |
| 2006 | Invader Zim | Tak's Computer / Ship (voice) | Episodes: "Backseat Drivers from Beyond the Stars", "The Girl Who Cried Gnome/Dibship Rising" |
| 2007 | Eureka | Dr. Abby Carter | Episodes: "Unpredictable", "Games People Play" |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Nicole Wallace | Episode: "Frame" |
| 2008-2009 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Luminara Unduli (voice) | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
| 2010 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Elasti-Girl (voice) | Episode: "The Last Patrol!" |
| 2011 | Generator Rex | Five (voice) | Episodes: "Divided by Six", "A Family Holiday", "Six Minus Six" |
| 2011 | We Have Your Husband | Olivia | TV film |
| 2013 | Jo | Madeleine Haynes | Episode: "The Catacombes" |
Video games [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Titanic Explorer | Various | |
| 2005 | Medal of Honor: European Assault | Manon du Champs | |
| 2005 | Neopets: The Darkest Faerie | Jerdana / Aisha Peasant | |
| 2009 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes | Luminara Unduli | |
| 2011 | Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters | Queen Aga'po |
Theatre [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | It's a Girl | Linda Bragg | Odyssey Theatre |
| 1993 | Scenes from an Execution | Supporta | Mark Taper Forum |
| 2005-2006 | The Odd Couple | Gwendolyn Pigeon | Brooks Atkinson Theatre |
| 2010 | It's Just Sex | Joan | Two Roads Theatre |
| 2010-2011 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Roxane | Ruskin Theatre |
| 2011 | Entertaining Mr. Sloan | Kath |
References [edit]
- ^ a. England & Wales, Birth Index: 1837–1983 database on-line Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. Lists Olivia Jane d'Abo on the index of births registered in Jan–Mar. 1969.
b. Olivia d'Abo Official Site Bio - ^ Conan release info at IMDB
- ^ Bolero release info at IMDB
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2461342/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
- ^ a b Not TV album blurb at Inner Knot
- ^ a b Olivia d'Abo - Biography at IMDB
- ^ Olivia d'Abo Biography at FilmReference.com
- ^ Nicole Lampert (2011-11-05). "John Lennon's son Julian fears Yoko Ono and Paul McCartney are trying to obliterate him from history | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
External links [edit]
- Official website
- Olivia d'Abo at the Internet Movie Database
- Olivia d'Abo at AllRovi
- Olivia d'Abo at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- 20th-century English actresses
- 21st-century English actresses
- Actresses from Los Angeles, California
- Actresses from London
- American child actresses
- American film actresses
- American telenovela actresses
- American voice actresses
- English emigrants to the United States
- English child actresses
- English film actresses
- English television actresses
- English voice actresses
