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| Born | November 4, 1985 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 Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (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]
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.
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 , Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension , [12] Dumbbells , The Barber , [13] and Dude Bro Party Massacre III .
Dudley's television roles include appearances on CSI: Miami 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 .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | The Anna Nicole Smith Story | Dancer | as Olivia Dudley |
| 2008 | Remembering Phil | Susie's Girlfriend | as Olivia Dudley |
| 2011 | Birds of a Feather | Reality Girl #5 | as Olivia Dudley |
| 2011 | Chillerama | Nurse Unger / Laura | Segments: "Wadzilla" / "Zom-B-Movie"; as Olivia Dudley |
| 2012 | Chernobyl Diaries | Natalie | |
| 2014 | Dumbbells | Heather | as Olivia Dudley |
| 2014 | Transcendence | Groupie | |
| 2014 | The Barber | Kelli | as Olivia Dudley |
| 2015 | Appleton | Gracie | as Olivia Dudley |
| 2015 | Dude Bro Party Massacre III | Motherface | |
| 2015 | The Vatican Tapes | Angela | |
| 2015 | Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension | Skyler | |
| 2019 | Where We Go From Here | Elena Peterson | |
| 2020 | She Dies Tomorrow | Erin | [18] |
| 2022 | Crawlspace | Carrie | |
| 2023 | Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls | Farrah | Also producer |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | NCIS | Jancey Gilroy | Episode: "Freedom" |
| 2011–2012 | CSI: Miami | Elizabeth Clark | Episodes: "Look Who's Taunting", "Dead Ringer", "Rest in Pieces" |
| 2012 | Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Katarina | Episode: "A Weekend in the Hamptons..." |
| 2013 | The Mindy Project | Tattoo Girl | Episode: "The One That Got Away"; as Kolivia Taylor Dudley |
| 2013 | Arrested Development | Rose | Episode: "It Gets Better" |
| 2013–2014 | Uproxx Video | Various | Web series; 8 episodes |
| 2015 | The Comedians | Barista | Episodes: Pilot, "Celebrity Guest", "Charity" |
| 2015–2020 | The Magicians | Alice Quinn | Main role |
| 2016 | Aquarius | Billie Gunderson | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
| 2017 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Female Swinger | Episode: "Fatwa!" |
| 2021–2023 | Nancy Drew | Charity Hudson Dow | Recurring role (season 3) |
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"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).
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).
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...
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.
...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...
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