Olivia Thirlby

Olivia Thirlby

Born: October 6, 1986
in New York City, New York, U.S.
Olivia Thirlby is an American actress best known for her role as Leah, the best friend of Elliot Page's character in the 2007 film Juno.

In June 2008, Thirlby was described by Vanity Fair magazine as a member of "Hollywood's New Wave".

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Lousy Carter
Title: Lousy Carter
Character: Candela
Released: March 29, 2024
Type: Movie
Man-baby Lousy Carter struggles to complete his animated Nabokov adaptation, teaches a graduate seminar on The Great Gatsby, and sleeps with his best friend's wife. He has six months to live.
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Dumb Money
Title: Dumb Money
Character: Yaara Bank-Plotkin
Released: September 15, 2023
Type: Movie
Vlogger Keith Gill sinks his life savings into GameStop stock and posts about it. When social media starts blowing up, so do his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets rich—until the billionaires fight back, and both sides find their worlds turned upside down.
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Oppenheimer
Title: Oppenheimer
Character: Lilli Hornig
Released: July 19, 2023
Type: Movie
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
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Until the Wedding
Title: Until the Wedding
Character: Adrienne
Released: May 8, 2023
Type: Movie
A couple's decision to get married causes a ripple affect among the lives of their friends and family.
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Artist in a Field
Title: Artist in a Field
Character: Jodie
Released: October 4, 2022
Type: Movie
An art journalist becomes ensnared in the surreal world of a reclusive sculptor while trying to extract a career-making interview
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Title: Y: The Last Man
Character: Hero Brown
Released: September 13, 2021
Type: TV
Traverse a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event decimates every mammal with a Y chromosome but for one cisgender man and his pet monkey. Follow the survivors in this new world as they struggle with their efforts to restore what was lost and the opportunity to build something better.
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Title: The L Word: Generation Q
Character: Rebecca Dowery
Released: December 8, 2019
Type: TV
In this sequel to The L Word, we continue to follow the intermingled lives of Bette Porter, Alice Pieszecki and Shane McCutcheon, along with a new generation of diverse, self-possessed LGBTQIA+ characters experiencing love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks and success in L.A.
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Above the Shadows
Title: Above the Shadows
Character: Holly
Released: May 31, 2019
Type: Movie
A young woman who has faded to the point of becoming invisible must find her way back with the help of the one man who can see her.
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Chappaquiddick
Title: Chappaquiddick
Character: Rachel Schiff
Released: April 6, 2018
Type: Movie
Ted Kennedy's life and political career become derailed in the aftermath of a fatal car accident in 1969 that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.
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The White Orchid
Title: The White Orchid
Character: Claire
Released: February 1, 2018
Type: Movie
A social services investigator helps a local sheriff solve the brutal murder of a beautiful blonde known only as The White Orchid.
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Damascus Cover
Title: Damascus Cover
Character: Kim
Released: October 23, 2017
Type: Movie
A spy navigates the precarious terrain of love and survival during an undercover mission in Syria.
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Title: Goliath
Character: Lucy Kittridge
Released: October 13, 2016
Type: TV
Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of Cooperman & McBride, the massive law firm he helped create, Billy and his ragtag team uncover a vast and deadly conspiracy, pitting them all in a life or death trial against the ultimate Goliath.
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Welcome to Happiness
Title: Welcome to Happiness
Character: Trudy
Released: May 20, 2016
Type: Movie
There's a magical door in Woody's closet that allows those who go through it to erase mistakes from their past. When he finds out where it goes, his life will be changed forever.
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Between Us
Title: Between Us
Character: Dianne
Released: April 18, 2016
Type: Movie
Longtime couple Henry and Dianne are afraid that if they finally tie the knot it would mean the end of their days as free-spirited urbanites. But a whirlwind night apart involving temptations from a duo of strangers will either make them realize why they are together in the first place or finally drive them apart forever.
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The Stanford Prison Experiment
Title: The Stanford Prison Experiment
Character: Dr. Christina Maslach
Released: July 17, 2015
Type: Movie
This film is based on the actual events that took place in 1971 when Stanford professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo created what became one of the most shocking and famous social experiments of all time.
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Just Before I Go
Title: Just Before I Go
Character: Greta
Released: April 24, 2015
Type: Movie
Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the courage for one last act, Ted decides to go home and face the people he feels are responsible for creating the shell of a person he has become. But life is tricky. The more determined Ted is to confront his demons, to get closure, and to withdraw from his family, the more Ted is yanked into the chaos of their lives. So, when Ted Morgan decides to kill himself, he finds a reason to live.
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The Wedding Ringer
Title: The Wedding Ringer
Character: Alison Palmer
Released: January 16, 2015
Type: Movie
Doug Harris is a loveable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams, Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan, owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company that provides flattering best men for socially challenged guys in need. What ensues is a hilarious wedding charade as they try to pull off the big con, and an unexpected budding bromance between Doug and his fake best man Jimmy.
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Red Knot
Title: Red Knot
Character: Chloe Harrison
Released: May 31, 2014
Type: Movie
Peter and Chloe, a young married couple from New York, decide on impulse to take a belated honeymoon on-board a research vessel en route to the icy wastes of Antarctica. Not long into the journey, Chloe begins to feel neglected and betrayed by Peter, who is focused on gathering information for an article he plans to publish on their return about the work of one of their fellow passengers, the whale biologist Roger Payne. After an unforgivable betrayal of trust by Peter, Chloe turns their fledgling marriage upside down by moving into her own room and staking out her independence onboard the ship. Drawing attention to the poles within each of us, the impressionistic story oscillates between the super-confined interiors of the ship and the vast open spaces of Antarctica. In the end, it's not until Chloe and Peter are lost - perhaps literally, perhaps metaphorically - in the Antarctic ice that they discover how essential one is to the other.
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5 to 7
Title: 5 to 7
Character: Jane
Released: April 19, 2014
Type: Movie
A young writer begins an affair with an older woman from France whose open marriage to a diplomat dictates that they can meet only between the hours of 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Nobody Walks
Title: Nobody Walks
Character: Martine
Released: October 19, 2012
Type: Movie
A young woman's arrival sparks a surge of energy into a laid-back, artistic Los Angeles household, forcing the residents to confront their own fears and desires in an intricate dance of lust, denial and deception.
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Dredd
Title: Dredd
Character: Cassandra Anderson
Released: September 7, 2012
Type: Movie
In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called Judges, who combine the duties of judge, jury and executioner to deliver a brutal brand of swift justice. But even the top-ranking Judge, Dredd, discovers that taking down Ma-Ma isn’t as easy as it seems in this explosive adaptation of the hugely popular comic series.
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Being Flynn
Title: Being Flynn
Character: Denise
Released: March 2, 2012
Type: Movie
Working in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and self-proclaimed poet. Sensing trouble in his own life, Nick wrestles with the notion of reaching out yet again to his dad.
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The Darkest Hour
Title: The Darkest Hour
Character: Natalie
Released: December 22, 2011
Type: Movie
In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race which has attacked Earth via our power supply.
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Title: Good Vibes
Character: Jeena (voice)
Released: October 27, 2011
Type: TV
Transplanted Jersey boy Mondo and his best buddy Woodie live out their California dreams in the colorful beach community of Playa Del Toro, where the likeable, down-to-earth duo search out the wildest parties, prettiest girls and biggest waves. While Mondo tries to look the part among the tanned, sculpted rich kids, his portly frame is sometimes a source of embarrassment, especially when he tries to impress super-cool Jenna. Through thick and thin, however, Woodie and his heart of gold is always by Mondo's side. "I've never had a bro before,'' Woodie says. "I've always been kind of a loner, but it's fun being loners together.''
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Margaret
Title: Margaret
Character: Monica Sloane
Released: September 30, 2011
Type: Movie
A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives.
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No Strings Attached
Title: No Strings Attached
Character: Katie Kurtzman
Released: January 21, 2011
Type: Movie
Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attached. But when a fling becomes a thing, can sex friends stay best friends?
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Uncertainty
Title: Uncertainty
Character: Sophie
Released: November 15, 2009
Type: Movie
Every choice has a consequence. But what if the flip of a coin could trigger two separate but parallel destinies? Bobby and Kate are a young New York couple at a crossroads whose lives are about to take very different directions. A seemingly ordinary July 4th is cleaved in two by the flip of a coin. One path leads them to gentle discoveries about family, loss and each other on a visit to Brooklyn, and the other plunges them into an urban nightmare of pursuit, suspense and murder in Manhattan.
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Solitary Man
Title: Solitary Man
Character: Maureen (uncredited)
Released: September 7, 2009
Type: Movie
A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions.
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What Goes Up
Title: What Goes Up
Character: Tess Sullivan
Released: May 29, 2009
Type: Movie
Set in the mid-80s, when a reporter is sent to cover the Challenger Space Shuttle launch only to become mixed up in the lives of some local students.
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Breaking Upwards
Title: Breaking Upwards
Character: Erika
Released: March 14, 2009
Type: Movie
'Breaking Upwards' explores a young, real-life New York couple who, four years in and battling codependency, decide to intricately strategize their own break up. Based on an actual experiment devised by director/actor Daryl Wein and actress Zoe Lister-Jones, the film loosely interprets a year in their lives exploring alternatives to monogamy, and the madness that ensues. An uncensored look at young love, lust, and the pangs of codependency, 'Breaking Upwards' follows its characters as they navigate each others' emotions across the city they love. It begs the question: is it ever possible to grow apart together?
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The Answer Man
Title: The Answer Man
Character: Anne
Released: January 18, 2009
Type: Movie
Twenty years ago, Arlen Faber wrote a book about spirituality that became wildly popular. These days, he's a curmudgeonly recluse who only enjoys the company of his chiropractor, Elizabeth. As Elizabeth's warmth starts to melt Arlen's cold heart, he comes to realize what love really means.
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New York, I Love You
Title: New York, I Love You
Character: Actress
Released: September 6, 2008
Type: Movie
New York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Journey from the Diamond District in the heart of Manhattan, through Chinatown and the Upper East Side, towards the Village, into Tribeca, and Brooklyn as lovers of all ages try to find romance in the Big Apple.
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Eve
Title: Eve
Character: Kate
Released: August 27, 2008
Type: Movie
Kate is a young woman visiting her grandmother to talk about her mother "Eve" but instead she surprisingly ends up as both chauffeur and chaperone on her grandmother's romantic dinner date with a widower named Joe.
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The Wackness
Title: The Wackness
Character: Stephanie
Released: July 3, 2008
Type: Movie
Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer, who trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist. Things get more complicated when he falls for one of his classmates, who just happens to be the doctor's daughter. This is a coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, music and what it takes to be a man.
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Juno
Title: Juno
Character: Leah
Released: December 5, 2007
Type: Movie
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, sixteen year old high-schooler, Juno MacGuff, makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.
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The Secret
Title: The Secret
Character: Samantha Marris
Released: October 10, 2007
Type: Movie
Husband, wife, and daughter have moved from Boston to Williamstown. At 16, Samantha treats her mother shabbily, but when the two of them are in a horrific car crash, the mother wills Sam to live, somehow losing her own life while her spirit enters Sam.
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Love Comes Lately
Title: Love Comes Lately
Character: Sylvia Brokeles
Released: September 9, 2007
Type: Movie
Though approaching his eighties, Max Kohn shows no signs of slowing down. He pursues his love life - both real and imagined - with youthful vigor, thereby risking his relationship to Reisel, the woman he loves but neglects. LOVE COMES LATELY is a film about real and imagined longings, the never ending dream of love and the power of fiction.
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Snow Angels
Title: Snow Angels
Character: Lila Raybern
Released: March 7, 2007
Type: Movie
Waitress Annie has separated from her suicidal alcoholic husband, Glenn. Glenn has become an evangelical Christian, but his erratic attempts at getting back into Annie's life have alarmed her. High school student Arthur works at Annie's restaurant, growing closer to a new kid in town, Lila, after class. When Glenn and Annie's daughter go missing, the whole town searches for her, as he increasingly spirals out of control.
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Unlocked
Title: Unlocked
Character: Abby
Released: October 24, 2006
Type: Movie
A teenage girl has to decide whether or not to donate her hair to charity.
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Title: Kidnapped
Released: September 20, 2006
Type: TV
Kidnapped is an American television drama series from Sony Pictures Television which aired on NBC from September 20, 2006, to August 11, 2007. The series returned on Universal HD in 2008.
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United 93
Title: United 93
Character: Nicole Carol Miller
Released: April 28, 2006
Type: Movie
A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
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Title: Richard & Judy
Character: Self
Released: November 26, 2001
Type: TV
Richard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show originally aired on Channel 4, from 2001 to 2008, but later moved to digital channel, Watch, in October 2008. The programme featured a number of celebrities and a book club. Its final episode aired in July 2009 due to low ratings.