America Olivo

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America Olivo
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Olivo in 2013
Born
America Athene Olivo

(1978-01-05) January 5, 1978 (age 46)
Van Nuys, California, U.S.
Citizenship
  • United States
  • Canada
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2002–present
Spouse
​
(m. 2009)​
Children2 [lower-alpha 1]
Parent(s) Danica d'Hondt
Nello Olivo
Relatives Neve Campbell (sister-in-law)
Gillian D'Hondt (cousin)
Jason Brooks (brother-in-law)

America Athene Olivo (born January 5, 1978) [1] [2] is an American actress and singer best known as a member of the band Soluna, for her roles in the films Bitch Slap (2009), Friday the 13th (2009) and Maniac (2012), as well as starring in the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark .

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Personal life

Born in Van Nuys, California, she has dual citizenship to the United States and Canada. [3] Olivo is the daughter of Danica d'Hondt, of Belgian and Irish descent, Miss Canada in 1959, and winemaker Nello Olivo, of Italian and Basque descent. She married actor Christian Campbell in 2009. [4] Their first child, a daughter, was born in 2012, but died three days later due to the genetic condition Edwards syndrome.[ citation needed ] The couple had a second daughter in 2019. [5]

Career

Music and modeling

Olivo appeared on the cover of the June 2009 issue of Playboy magazine. Inside, she appears in seven fully nude photos, shot by fashion photographer Terry Richardson. [6]

Stage and screen

The Soluna pilot opened many doors for Olivo, allowing her the opportunity to return to her roots in the theater when she performed the lead female role in a new musical Hotel C'est L'Amour, at The Blank Theatre in Los Angeles. In 2007, Olivo was nominated for an LA Weekly Theater Award for originating the role of "Marie" in this production.

Olivo recently starred in the new Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark as a swing and understudy for the lead role of "Arachne". Previews began on November 28, 2010. When Natalie Mendoza, who starred as Arachne, suffered a concussion at that first preview, Olivo played the role for several weeks in December 2010. The physically demanding role involves aerial sequences, including being spun upside-down. [7] When Mendoza unexpectedly left the show permanently later that month, the role of Arachne went to T.V. Carpio instead of Olivo, who remained as understudy. [8] When Carpio was injured in March 2011 and withdrew from the show for two weeks, Olivo performed the role again. [9] Olivo left the show on April 17, 2011, when the show closed for revisions. She did not return when performances resumed May 12.

Aside from performing on stage, she quickly became busy outside of her musical career with Soluna, appearing as a guest star in numerous television series such as House , General Hospital , The Brother's Garcia, How I Met Your Mother , Jake In Progress , Cuts, Blue Bloods , Law & Order: Criminal Intent , NCIS: Los Angeles , "Warehouse 13". Currently recurring on Degrassi: The Next Generation , Olivo continues to perform as a singer, recording original music and performing covers for films.

In 2007, Olivo completed features titled The Last Resort and Love Shack. In 2008, she was featured in the DVD release The Thirst: Blood War starring opposite Tony Todd and Jason Connery and the theatrical release Circle. Olivo's 2009 theatrical releases in leading roles are action/comedy Bitch Slap and Michael Bay's 2009 version of Friday the 13th . In February 2009, she wrapped the feature film Neighbor , where she met husband Christian Campbell. More recently she filmed the remake of Maniac starring Elijah Wood, No One Lives starring Luke Evans and Conception starring David Arquette. Recently Olivo joined the cast of Chicago PD , a spin-off of Chicago Fire .

In 2013, Olivo and husband Christian Campbell began development of a script based on the life of Olivo's uncle, Olympic gold medal winner Walter D'Hondt.

In 2013, Olivo became the spokesperson for Baby Quest Foundation founded by Pamela Hirsch to help raise funds for medical expenses imposed on infertile couples.[ citation needed ] She had a role in the spy action film Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015).

Filmography

Film performances
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008The Thirst: Blood WarAmelia
2009 Friday the 13th Amanda
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Frisbee Girl
2009 Neighbor The Girl
2009The Last ResortSophia
2009 Bitch Slap Camero
2010CircleBrittaka 6 Dead Souls
2010 Love Shack Fifi LeBeaux
2011 Conception Gina
2012 Maniac Angela Zito, Frank's mother
2012 No One Lives Tamara
2015 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Turandot
2017Making the DaySerafina
Television performances
YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Soul Train HerselfMusical guest
2002 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn HerselfMusical guest
2002 Livin' Large HerselfMusical guest
2003HotPopHerselfMusical guest
2004 The Soluna Project AlexTV film
2005 Cuts WomanEpisode: "Blinging in the New Year"
2006 Jake in Progress WomanEpisode: "The Annie-dote"
2006 How I Met Your Mother Beautiful WomanEpisode: "Milk"
2005–2006 House IngridEpisodes: "Detox", "Who's Your Daddy?"
2008 General Hospital Marianna4 episodes
2010Peas in a PodDebraTV film
2011 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Nikki VansenEpisode: "The Last Street in Manhattan"
2011 NCIS: Los Angeles Eva EspinozaEpisode: "Sacrifice"
2013 Warehouse 13 Rebecca CarsonEpisode: "The Big Snag"
2014–2018 Chicago P.D. Laura Dawson6 episodes
2013–2014 Degrassi: The Next Generation Consuela RivasRecurring role, 7 episodes
2014 Defiance Alethea3 episodes
2016 Blue Bloods Officer Jill CarpenterEpisode: "Cursed"
2016 The Strain Captain Kate RogersEpisodes: "Bad White", "The Battle of Central Park"
2016Mars ProjectCaptain GautierTV film
2016–2017 Degrassi: Next Class Consuela Rivas4 episodes
2017 Chicago Fire Laura DawsonEpisode: "An Agent of the Machine"
2017 Major Crimes Lisbeth OrtizEpisodes: "Shockwave, Part 1", "Shockwave, Part 2"
2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Claudia BellEpisode: "Accredo"
2018 Blindspot AmeniEpisode: "Two Legendary Chums"
2020 NCIS: New Orleans Emily LandauEpisode: "Predators"
2023 The last thing he told me Andrea Ryas2 episodes
2023 Special Ops: Lioness Dr. Elsa RamirezEpisode: "The Beating"

Notes

  1. ↑ Campbell and Olivo's first child died in 2012 a few days after birth.

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References

  1. ↑ "America Olivo". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ "America Olivo". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ Collie, Ashley (March 29, 2014). "America Olivo plays moms in Chicago PD and Degrassi". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 25, 2021. The Los Angeles-born Olivo, who has Canadian citizenship
  4. ↑ "PHOTO FLASH: Christian Campbell, America Olivo Visit Silence! The Musical | TheaterMania". August 22, 2011.
  5. ↑ Campbell, Christian [@uscanuk] (May 11, 2019). "Sennett Thea Olivo Campbell was born at 8:11am this morning 5/11/19. 6 pounds 12 ounces. Aced the apgar. America was incredible - 30 minutes of effort and voila! Taurus with a moon in Leo ascendant in Gemini" . Retrieved October 13, 2023– via Instagram.
  6. ↑ "Playboy June Issue". Playboy Magazine. 2009.
  7. ↑ Healy, Patrick. "Concussion Sidelines 'Spider-Man' Actress". The New York Times , December 3, 2010
  8. ↑ "Playbill.com". Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Spider-Man Musical claims another", Film Drunk, March 23, 2011
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