Olivia Taylor Dudley Explained

Olivia Taylor Dudley
Birth Date:4 November 1985
Birth Place:Morro Bay, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2007–present

Olivia Taylor Dudley (born November 4, 1985) [1] is an American actress. She is known for her horror film roles such as Chernobyl Diaries (2012), The Vatican Tapes (2015) and (2015), for her television roles such as the Syfy fantasy series The Magicians, and for her work in the internet sketch group 5-Second Films.[2]

Early life

Dudley was born in Morro Bay, California to Jim Dudley and Saundra Dudley.[3] [4] she moved to Los Angeles when she was 17 and has been acting ever since.

Career

Dudley earned her first major film role in the 2012 thriller Chernobyl Diaries.[5] [6] [7] [8] In 2013, she was cast in the 2015 demonic possession drama film The Vatican Tapes playing the possession victim Angela Holmes;[9] [10] Dudley's portrayal in the film earned positive notice from The New York Times reviewer Nicolas Rapold.[11] Dudley's other notable movies include Chillerama, ,[12] Dumbbells, The Barber,[13] and Dude Bro Party Massacre III.

Dudley's television roles include appearances on and Arrested Development. In August 2015, she earned the regular role of Alice in Syfy's drama fantasy series The Magicians.[14] [15] [16] [17] In mid 2016, Dudley guest-starred opposite David Duchovny in the second season of NBC's Aquarius.

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007The Anna Nicole Smith StoryDanceras Olivia Dudley
2008Remembering PhilSusie's Girlfriendas Olivia Dudley
2011Birds of a FeatherReality Girl #5as Olivia Dudley
2011ChilleramaNurse Unger / LauraSegments: "Wadzilla" / "Zom-B-Movie"; as Olivia Dudley
2012Chernobyl DiariesNatalie
2014DumbbellsHeatheras Olivia Dudley
2014TranscendenceGroupie
2014The BarberKellias Olivia Dudley
2015AppletonGracieas Olivia Dudley
2015Dude Bro Party Massacre IIIMotherface
2015The Vatican TapesAngela
2015Skyler
2019Where We Go From HereElena Peterson
2020She Dies TomorrowErin[18]
2022CrawlspaceCarrie
2023Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of SoulsFarrahAlso producer
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011NCISJancey GilroyEpisode: "Freedom"
2011–2012Elizabeth ClarkEpisodes: "Look Who's Taunting", "Dead Ringer", "Rest in Pieces"
2012Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23KatarinaEpisode: "A Weekend in the Hamptons..."
2013The Mindy ProjectTattoo GirlEpisode: "The One That Got Away"; as Kolivia Taylor Dudley
2013Arrested DevelopmentRoseEpisode: "It Gets Better"
2013–2014Uproxx VideoVariousWeb series; 8 episodes
2015The ComediansBaristaEpisodes: Pilot, "Celebrity Guest", "Charity"
2015–2020The MagiciansAlice QuinnMain role
2016AquariusBillie GundersonRecurring role, 5 episodes
2017Curb Your EnthusiasmFemale SwingerEpisode: "Fatwa!"
2021–2023Nancy DrewCharity Hudson DowRecurring role (season 3)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olivia Taylor Dudley: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday eTimes . 2023-07-17 . timesofindia.indiatimes.com . en.
  2. Web site: About Us · 5-Second Films. 5secondfilms.com.
  3. Web site: Olivia Taylor Dudley . 2023-07-17 . TVGuide.com . en.
  4. Web site: Olivia Taylor Dudley . . 2016-06-04.
  5. News: Rebecca Keegan. 'Chernobyl Diaries' mines nuclear disaster for horror thrills. Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2012. 2016-06-04. "Ever heard of Chernobyl?" an American tourist (Jonathan Sadowski) asks his friends in the new trailer for the upcoming horror movie "Chernobyl Diaries." "It's where the nook-yoo-ler disaster happened," answers a fellow traveler (Olivia Dudley)..
  6. Web site: Rebecca Keegan. 'Chernobyl Diaries': Horror movie and travel book depict extreme tourism. Los Angeles Times. May 25, 2012. 2016-06-04.
  7. Web site: Claudia Puig. 'Chernobyl Diaries': Skip the trip to toxic wasteland. USA Today. May 25, 2012. 2016-06-04. His brother Chris (Jesse McCartney) has come to visit him, along with Chris's girlfriend Natalie (Olivia Taylor Dudley) and her pal Amanda (Devin Kelly)..
  8. Joe Leydon . Review: 'Chernobyl Diaries' . . May 25, 2012 . 2016-06-04.
  9. Dave McNary . Michael Pena, Djimon Hounsou, Dougray Scott On 'The Vatican Tapes' . . June 28, 2013 . 2016-06-04.
  10. Justin Chang . Film Review: 'The Vatican Tapes' . . July 23, 2015 . 2016-06-04 . That’s our cue to meet Angela Holmes (Olivia Taylor Dudley), an attractive, well-adjusted Los Angeles resident who’s just turned 27 when she inexplicably starts to unravel....
  11. News: Nicolas Rapold . Review: In 'The Vatican Tapes,' the Sinister Stare of Possession . . July 23, 2015 . 2016-06-04 . In the routine role, Ms. Dudley works up an expressive arsenal of gestural detail and shades of mood that are worth watching amid the film’s rigmarole of satanic possession..
  12. Andrew Barker . Film Review: 'Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension' . . October 23, 2015 . 2016-06-04.
  13. News: Scott Roxborough . AFM: 'The Barber' Goes to ARC Entertainment . . November 8, 2014 . 2016-06-04.
  14. Web site: Debi Moore. The Magicians Cast Expands and Production Kicks Off. Dread Central. August 4, 2015. 2016-06-01.
  15. News: Tim Goodman . 'The Magicians': TV Review . . January 25, 2016 . 2016-06-04 . ...one of them introduces a dark, malevolent force accidentally summoned through the Brakebills security by Quentin and Alice (Olivia Taylor Dudley), a magician with a family history of magic....
  16. Web site: Alex McCown . Syfy's The Magicians conjures up new female lead, gets underway . . August 5, 2015 . 2016-06-01.
  17. News: Hale . Mike . 2016-01-24 . Review: ‘The Magicians,’ on Syfy, Draws Students Into a Fantasy That’s Real . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-07-17 . 0362-4331.
  18. Web site: Dino Ray-Ramos. SXSW Sets Judd Apatow's 'The King Of Staten Island' As Opening-Night Film, Unveils Features And Episodics Lineups. Deadline Hollywood. January 15, 2020. 2020-01-15.