Olivia Cooke

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Actress

Birth Date: December 27, 1993

Age: 30 years old

Birth Place: Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Born in England in the mid-1990s, Olivia Cooke initially had dreams of ballet when she grew up, excelling as a dancer and a gymnast. Even when she turned to acting in her youth, it was mostly in background roles that kept her dancing. In 2010, she emerged from the background, starring in musicals in her hometown Oldham Theatre. Her performances earned her recognition, and soon, she was appearing on BBC miniseries, including "Blackout" (BBC 2012) and "The Secret of Crickley Hall" (BBC 2012). She even appeared briefly in a One Direction music video. In 2012, Cooke filmed the supernatural thriller "The Quiet Ones" (2014), which she starred in alongside Jared Harris. After a positive experience and reception with her work in England, she set her sights for Hollywood, quickly managing to land a role on the Psycho prequel "Bates Motel" (A&E 2013-17) as Emma Decody. In between "Bates Motel" seasons, Cooke continued to act in movies, including the sci-fi thriller "The Signal" (2014) and horror flick "Ouija" (2014), the latter of which she was the main protagonist. The next year, Cooke played the titular dying girl in "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" (2015), going to the extent of shaving her head for the role. She even dabbled in voice acting for an episode of "Axe Cop" (Fox/FXX 2013- ). In 2015, Cooke was announced as the female lead in Steven Spielberg film "Ready Player One" (2017).

Credits

The Good MotherStream

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Paige
Movie
2023
21%

House of the DragonStream

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Alicent Hightower
Series
2022
93%

The House That Dragons Built

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Show
2022

House of the Dragon FREE

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Alicent Hightower
Show
2022

Fireheart

Voice
Georgia / Joe
Movie
2022

Naked SingularityStream

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Lea
Movie
2021
28%

GMA3: What You Need to Know

Guest
Show
2020

PixieStream

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Pixie
Movie
2020
76%

Little Fish

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Emma
Movie
2020

Little Fish

Executive Producer
Movie
2020

Modern LoveStream

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Karla
Series
2019
69%

Sound of MetalStream

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Lou
Movie
2019
97%

Vanity FairStream

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Becky Sharp
Miniseries
2018
89%

Vanity Fair: Extras

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Becky Sharp
Show
2018

Ready Player OneStream

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Art3mis/Samantha
Movie
2018
72%

Life Itself

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Dylan Dempsey
Movie
2018

Thoroughbreds

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Amanda
Movie
2017

Katie Says Goodbye

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Katie
Movie
2016

The Limehouse Golem

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Lizzie Cree
Movie
2016

Me and Earl and the Dying GirlStream

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Rachel
Movie
2015
81%

The Quiet Ones

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Jane Harper
Movie
2014

OuijaStream

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Laine Morris
Movie
2014
5%

The Signal

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Haley
Movie
2014

Bates MotelStream

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Emma Decody
Series
2013
93%

The Secret of Crickley Hall

Guest Star
Nancy Linnet
Show
2012

BlackoutStream

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Series
2012

Sunday Brunch

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Show
2011

The Talk

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Talk
2010

Lorraine

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Show
2010

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

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Talk
2003

Today

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News
1952

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