Olivia Luccardi

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Olivia Luccardi
Born (1989-05-17) May 17, 1989 (age 35)
Occupation(s)Actress, producer
Years active2009–present

Olivia Luccardi (born May 17, 1989) is an American actress and producer. She is known for her roles as Alice Woods in Syfy's horror anthology series Channel Zero: Butcher's Block and as Yara Davis in the supernatural thriller film It Follows .

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Early life

Luccardi was born to Patricia (née Bowden), [1] a hair and makeup stylist, and Giuseppe Luccardi, a fashion photographer. [2] Luccardi's childhood was spent in Brooklyn, but she went to high school [3] in Chatham, New York. [2] Luccardi revealed she was bullied throughout school. [4] [3]

Career

After high school, Luccardi moved to Manhattan. Luccardi worked [5] [6] for Webster Hall, formerly a nightclub, and its Quarterly Art Soiree, for four years until March 2013. [3] [2]

In Girls , she "played a foulmouthed little Staten Island mall rat". [2]

Luccardi's other notable roles include the american thriller film Money Monster , the independent comedy drama film Person to Person , Netflix's comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black , and HBO's period drama series The Deuce .

Personal life

Luccardi moved to Los Angeles in September 2018, from New York. [2] Luccardi celebrated her 30th birthday in Ridgewood, Queens. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Bleeding6 GirlsShort film
2011Sailor Moon the MovieLunaVoice role; short film
2014 It Follows Yara Davis [8]
2014 The Rewrite Chloe
2014 Like Sunday, Like Rain Shelly
2016Lady LikeLuce
2016 Money Monster Arlene
2017 Person to Person Melanie
2017FeralJules
2017IronwoodMika
2017 One Percent More Humid Mae
2018 After Everything Janelle
2018Losing TrackBri MorrisShort film; also producer
2019 Drunk Parents Jessie
2019Kill the BoyfriendViolaShort film
2019Treasure TroubleEve
2019Diamond SolesLiv
2020Go/Don't Go"K"also producer
2020 Viena and the Fantomes Rebecca
2020 Paint Kelsey Frick [9]
2020Kappa Kappa DieMaxine
2021 Shoplifters of the World Sandi
2022 Soft & Quiet Leslie [10] [11]
2022 Candy Land Remy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Girls Staten Island GirlEpisode: "Boys"
2013Secret Lives of Husbands and WivesIndiaTelevision film
2014–2017 Orange Is the New Black Jennifer DigoriGuest role (season 2), recurring role (seasons 4-5); 17 episodes
2015 House of Cards EscortEpisode: "Chapter 27"
2015 The Jim Gaffigan Show DeniEpisode: "Go Shorty, It's Your Birthday"
2017–2019 The Deuce Margaret Rouse / MelissaRecurring role (seasons 1 and 2), Main role (season 3); 22 episodes
2018PaintKelseyTelevision film
2018 Channel Zero: Butcher's Block Alice WoodsMain role; 6 episodes
2018 The Bold Type GinaEpisode: "Betsy"
2022 The Thing About Pam Lily DayMain cast, 6 episodes
2022-2023 East New York Officer Brandy QuinlanMain cast, 21 episodes

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