Olivia Birkelund
Olivia Birkelund | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 26, 1963 |
| Occupation | Actress |
Olivia Birkelund (born April 26, 1963) is an American actress, best known for her role as Arlene Vaughan in the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children.
Life and career
Birkelund was born in New York City, New York, and began her acting career in theater.[1] She attended Brown University and studied acting at the Circle in the Square Theatre School.[2] In 1991 she made her television debut as Sondra Hill in the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live. In 1995, Birkelund began starring as Arlene Dillon Vaughan Chandler, Hayley's alcoholic mother,[3] in the ABC soap opera All My Children. She appeared in show to 2002 on recurring basis.[4] In 2008 she had another soap role, on CBS's Guiding Light.[5]
Birkelund appeared in films Letters from a Killer (1998), The Bone Collector (1999), Uninvited (1999), Far from Heaven (2002), and on made for television movies Night Sins and On the Edge of Innocence (1997). She guest-starred on Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, Star Trek: Voyager, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Third Watch, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and The Good Wife. In 2014, Birkelund had a recurring role in the ABC drama Black Box.
References
- ^ "Olivia Birkelund Biography (1963-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
- ^ Reichardt, Nancy. "'AMC' actress worries about her character". No. 29 October 2000. Houston Chronicle. United Feature Syndicate. p. 5. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Olivia Birkelund returns as Arlene... - Soaps News". TVGuide.com. 2001-08-03. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
- ^ "About AMC: About the Actors | Olivia Birkelund | All My Children". Soapcentral. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
- ^ "Olivia Birkelund to Guest on Guiding Light - Guiding Light News - Soaps.com". Soaps.sheknows.com. 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
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- 1963 births
- Brown University alumni
- Circle in the Square Theatre School alumni
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American soap opera actresses
- American stage actresses
- Living people
- Actresses from New York City
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- American screen actor, 1960s birth stubs