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Asian Ethnicity

Her mother is part asian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ericg33 (talk • contribs) 01:20, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Bones

I'm just watching the Bones episode 'The Critic in the Cabernet' and was wondering if she is in this episode. I'm 90% sure it is her but just to make sure I thought I'd ask first. Dion24 (talk) 11:21, 23 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

btw

christopher hitchens used to babysit her...maybe someone could incorporate that ;)

Pronunciation of Cockburn

The page needs to be edited, as it seems to claim that the New York Times article tells us Cockburn is pronounced co-burn. It doesn't, and as far as I can tell, there is no evidence to support the claim that that's how the name is pronounced. 71.236.185.15 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:23, 4 October 2009 (UTC).[reply]

/ˈkoʊbərn/ is just how the name Cockburn_(surname) is pronounced. It's a quirk of the Scottish language. It's kinda like how Americans say "aluminium" funny. 86.167.58.162 (talk) 03:15, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Well to be fair to our American friends, they pronounce "aluminum" as they spell it, not quite the same as the pronunciation quirk of "Cockburn". – ukexpat (talk) 18:33, 1 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, that's true. It's just regional differences and silent letters. It's also like how business is pronounced biz-ness and not biz-ee-ness — you just don't sound the 'i' 86.151.128.124 (talk) 01:22, 29 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It's pronounced "co-burn." That's just the way it is. As a friend of her younger brother, I would also reccomend that we add her younger brother, Charlie Cockburn, who just graduated from Phillips Academy and will be attending Oxford in the fall." 74.243.252.94 (talk) 06:19, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Talk about an aptronym if there ever was one. She should have kept using it professionally. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.102.227.51 (talk) 16:10, 16 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Princess?

Her husband is not a prince, but the son of a prince. This neither makes a prince nor her a princess (no matter how many times she says it).

I therefore think that this should be changed. Even her husband's wikipedia page makes no claim to princely status.

Thoughts? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.101.8.118 (talk) 00:53, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like this has been dealt with. – ukexpat (talk) 14:24, 2 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ancestry?

Olivia Wilde is described as 'Irish American'. Surely if her mother was born in the U.S.A and her father is described as 'London born', that makes her 'English American'?. Even if her father has Irish ancestry, if he was born in London he is surely English? 80.6.158.240 (talk) 17:08, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Ethnicity does not work that way. 71.190.35.169 (talk) 23:27, 8 February 2010 (UTC)Tiktok[reply]
    • No, ethnicity does not work that way. Which is why she is not ethnically Irish-American: the "Irish" comes from the fact that her father, born British to British parents in Britain, was raised for some of his childhood in Ireland. Consequently she qualified for an Irish passport. 86.7.211.128 (talk) 00:17, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      • It's complicated. People may be born in different countries ( accident of birth ) but raised in another. It comes down to how the individual self-identifies. Her father, even though born in England, was raised in Ireland, had to apply for Irish citizenship in order for his offspring to be able to do likewise. He obviously identifies as Irish to take such a measure. Hammertime2009 (talk) 01:23, 6 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        • Her father, Andrew Cockburn, was born in London to Claude Cockburn (a British journalist who lived in Ireland from 1947 until his death in 1981 and who wrote a weekly column in the Irish Times) and his Irish wife Patricia Arbuthnot (who was from Youghal, Co. Cork). He was raised in Ireland, and he brought his family (including his daughter, Olivia) back to Ardmore, Co. Waterford for their summer holidays each year. In a recent interview in the Irish Times, Olivia said, "Waterford is my favourite place to be. Growing up, we spent our summers in Ardmore. Every time I go back I stop in and say hello in every shop, and they all remember me. It’s wonderful. It made me different." She also credited her acting success to her training at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin: "My time spent studying acting in Dublin was hugely important to my work. There is a certain humility that goes with the acting business in Dublin that I could not have learned elsewhere. I aspire to be an artist, but more than that I aspire to being an Irish artist." ("Lady Tron", The Irish Times, 18 December 2010) Stjohnfitzball (talk) 15:19, 1 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

A family tree of Olivia Wilde is available here. Her father's ancestry is mostly English and Scottish (as well as Anglo-Irish), with Olivia's great-great-great-great grandfather having been a Sephardic Jew named Ralph Bernal. Her mother's ancestry appears to be German, Irish, and Isle of Man(-ish). All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 00:38, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I bet you were salivating at the mouth when you learned of, and felt the need to report, the Jewish great-great-great-great grandfather. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.94.195.202 (talk) 05:00, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Technically her "heritage" doesn't even matter, the article states she has Irish citizenship and is therefore American-Irish; and a hell of a lot more Irish than most Americans who claim the same link because she has the documents to make such a claim, arguing against it futile and silly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.34.169.88 (talk) 14:03, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Owner of Paco the Old Navy Dog

I hate to admit this, but I was watching Regis and Kelly today and Wilde was on it. They said that she is the owner of Paco One of the Canine Old Navy mascots. I haven't looked for references outside of todays airing, but It seems worth mentioning on the article (76.165.207.2 (talk) 23:03, 9 November 2010 (UTC)). I'll look for a transcript later[reply]

I disagree - it is not worth mentioning, it is unencyclopedic trivia. – ukexpat (talk) 14:47, 10 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Separation is not divorce!

Please, please, PLEASE can we stop editing the ibox to imply that she and her husband are divorced? They are not. Read the source - they have separated. They remain married until they divorce.  – ukexpat (talk) 14:48, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request from AndrewPapp, 12 April 2011

on the right panel, below her photo, it says she is 27, but she is now 28.

AndrewPapp (talk) 07:28, 12 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done 2011-1984 = 27. Tbhotch* ۩ ۞ 07:30, 12 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ref currently numbered 16 is a dead link. 76.121.3.85 (talk) 02:43, 13 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Date of Marriage

The article states she got married in June 2003, when she was 18. If she was born March 1984 this would make her 19 in 2003. Only one source seems to say she married at 18, potentially she could have eloped when she was 18 but had the ceremony in June 2003, maybe this should be clarified or changed? Cjeam (talk) 18:03, 22 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request from Nighthappens, 15 July 2011

Olivia has confirmed a new partner named Olivia Stark.

Nighthappens (talk) 15:22, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not done unless you can find a source, I found no reference to this--Jac16888 Talk 15:32, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Cowboys and aliens character

This is kind of a spoiler. The nature of her character isn't revealed until at least half way into the film. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.216.204.39 (talk) 10:18, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nationality

I have added Irish to the opening paragraph. Olivia Wilde held Irish nationality at birth making her both Irish and American as opposed to just American or "Irish-American". I am a little bit confused though as to why the info box shows her Nationality as American and her citizenship as Irish and American. Surely the nationality bit can be removed? Also if she holds dual citizenship then she holds both nationalities? Sue De Nimes (talk) 19:59, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

MOS:BIO. Tbhotch.™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 20:01, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"In most modern-day cases this will mean the country of which the person is a citizen or national, or was a citizen when the person became notable." She did born in NYC, she grew-up in the States, she became famous in that country, American should be retained only. Tbhotch.™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 20:02, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You are using a quote from MOS:BIO that disagrees with you. As I said she was a citizen of BOTH Ireland and America when she became notable. This is in line with MOS:BIO. Your points that she was born in NYC, grew-up in the States, and she became famous in that country are not covered by MOS:BIO and are therefor irrelevant surely. Sue De Nimes (talk) 20:09, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Take it to WP:BLPN instead. Tbhotch.™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 20:13, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Why don't we just follow the very clear MOS:BIO guidelines and change it? Sue De Nimes (talk) 20:27, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relationships

April 21, 2012: Added information on relationship with Jason Sudeikis.

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