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Olivia Cooke Biography

Birth Name:Olivia Cooke

Birth Place:Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Profession Actress, Soundtrack, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Appeared in Bvlgari advertisements to support the "Save the Children" campaign in 2014
  • Trained in acting at the Oldham Theatre School in Manchester, England
  • Began acting in local amateur theater when she was 8 years old and got her first agent at the age of 14, when she began doing commercials
  • Made her screen acting debut as Meg Demoys in the BBC miniseries "Blackout․"
  • Quote: "[On chasing her dream of acting] "I never thought this would ever happen․ People always said to have a plan B, but acting is what I'm good at․ Why do something that's secondary to me?""
  • Was featured the music video for the One Direction song "Autumn Term․"
  • Shaved her head for her role "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl․"

Awards

  • 2015Chainsaw Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2015SDFCS Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2015WIN Award-Outstanding Actress Feature Film: nominated
  • 2016Empire Award-Best Female Newcomer: nominated
  • 2016Odyssey Award-Best Lead Actress: nominated
  • 2016OFTA Film Award-Best Breakthrough Performance: Female: nominated
  • 2017Festival Prize-Best Actress: winner
  • 2017Jury Award-Best Actress: winner
  • 2018IFJA Award-Best Ensemble Acting: nominated
  • 2018Halfway Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2018MTV Movie + TV Award-Best Kiss: nominated
  • 2018MTV Movie + TV Award-Best On-Screen Team: nominated
  • 2018Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi: nominated
  • 2018Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie: Breakout Star: nominated
  • 2020IFJA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2021COFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2021HFCS Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
  • 2021ICFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2021NMFC Award-Best Ensemble: nominated
  • 2021SDFCS Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated