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America Olivo
Olivo in 2013
Born
America Athene Olivo

(1978-01-05) January 5, 1978 (age 46)
Citizenship
  • United States
  • Canada
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2002–present
Spouse
(m. 2009)
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Children2[a]
Parents
RelativesNeve Campbell (sister-in-law)
Gillian D'Hondt (cousin)
Jason Brooks (brother-in-law)

America Athene Olivo (born January 5, 1978)[2][3] is an American actress and singer best known as a member of the band Soluna, for her roles in the films Bitch Slap (2009), Friday the 13th (2009) and Maniac (2012), as well as starring in the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.

Personal life

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Born in Van Nuys, California, she has dual citizenship to the United States and Canada.[4] Olivo is the daughter of Danica d'Hondt, of Belgian and Irish descent, Miss Canada in 1959, and winemaker Nello Olivo, of Italian and Basque descent. She married actor Christian Campbell in 2009.[5] They were engaged after two weeks and married five months later, in a ceremony on Lake Como in Lombardy, Italy.[citation needed] Their first child, a daughter, was born in 2012, but died three days later due to the genetic condition Edwards syndrome.[6] After facing infertility issues of their own, Olivo and her husband Christian Campbell decided to become spokespeople for the BabyQuest Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that is "dedicated to helping couples and/or individuals build families through advanced fertility treatments".[7][8] The couple had a second daughter in 2019.[9]

Career

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Music and modeling

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Olivo appeared on the cover of the June 2009 issue of Playboy magazine. Inside, she appears in seven fully nude photos, shot by fashion photographer Terry Richardson.[10]

Stage and screen

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The Soluna pilot opened many doors for Olivo, allowing her the opportunity to return to her roots in the theater when she performed the lead female role in a new musical Hotel C'est L'Amour, at The Blank Theatre in Los Angeles. In 2007, Olivo was nominated for an LA Weekly Theater Award for originating the role of "Marie" in this production.

Olivo recently starred in the new Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark as a swing and understudy for the lead role of "Arachne". Previews began on November 28, 2010. When Natalie Mendoza, who starred as Arachne, suffered a concussion at that first preview, Olivo played the role for several weeks in December 2010. The physically demanding role involves aerial sequences, including being spun upside-down.[11] When Mendoza unexpectedly left the show permanently later that month, the role of Arachne went to T.V. Carpio instead of Olivo, who remained as understudy.[12] When Carpio was injured in March 2011 and withdrew from the show for two weeks, Olivo performed the role again.[13] Olivo left the show on April 17, 2011, when the show closed for revisions. She did not return when performances resumed May 12.

Aside from performing on stage, she quickly became busy outside of her musical career with Soluna, appearing as a guest star in numerous television series such as House, General Hospital, The Brother's Garcia, How I Met Your Mother, Jake In Progress, Cuts, Blue Bloods, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NCIS: Los Angeles, "Warehouse 13". Currently recurring on Degrassi: The Next Generation, Olivo continues to perform as a singer, recording original music and performing covers for films.

In 2007, Olivo completed features titled The Last Resort and Love Shack. In 2008, she was featured in the DVD release The Thirst: Blood War starring opposite Tony Todd and Jason Connery and the theatrical release Circle. Olivo's 2009 theatrical releases in leading roles are action/comedy Bitch Slap and Michael Bay's 2009 version of Friday the 13th. In February 2009, she wrapped the feature film Neighbor, where she met husband Christian Campbell. More recently she filmed the remake of Maniac starring Elijah Wood, No One Lives starring Luke Evans and Conception starring David Arquette. Recently Olivo joined the cast of Chicago PD, a spin-off of Chicago Fire.

In 2013, Olivo and husband Christian Campbell began development of a script based on the life of Olivo's uncle, Olympic gold medal winner Walter D'Hondt.

She had a role in the spy action film Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015).

Filmography

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Film performances
Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Thirst: Blood War Amelia
2009 Friday the 13th Amanda
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Frisbee Girl
2009 Neighbor The Girl
2009 The Last Resort Sophia
2009 Bitch Slap Camero
2010 Circle Britt aka 6 Dead Souls
2010 Love Shack Fifi LeBeaux
2011 Conception Gina
2012 Maniac Angela Zito, Frank's mother
2012 No One Lives Tamara
2015 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Turandot
2017 Making the Day Serafina
Television performances
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Soul Train Herself Musical guest
2002 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Herself Musical guest
2002 Livin' Large Herself Musical guest
2003 HotPop Herself Musical guest
2004 The Soluna Project Alex TV film
2005 Cuts Woman Episode: "Blinging in the New Year"
2006 Jake in Progress Woman Episode: "The Annie-dote"
2006 How I Met Your Mother Beautiful Woman Episode: "Milk"
2005–2006 House Ingrid Episodes: "Detox", "Who's Your Daddy?"
2008 General Hospital Marianna 4 episodes
2010 Peas in a Pod Debra TV film
2011 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Nikki Vansen Episode: "The Last Street in Manhattan"
2011 NCIS: Los Angeles Eva Espinoza Episode: "Sacrifice"
2013 Warehouse 13 Rebecca Carson Episode: "The Big Snag"
2014–2018 Chicago P.D. Laura Dawson 6 episodes
2013–2014 Degrassi: The Next Generation Consuela Rivas Recurring role, 7 episodes
2014 Defiance Alethea 3 episodes
2016 Blue Bloods Officer Jill Carpenter Episode: "Cursed"
2016 The Strain Captain Kate Rogers Episodes: "Bad White", "The Battle of Central Park"
2016 Mars Project Captain Gautier TV film
2016–2017 Degrassi: Next Class Consuela Rivas 4 episodes
2017 Chicago Fire Laura Dawson Episode: "An Agent of the Machine"
2017 Major Crimes Lisbeth Ortiz Episodes: "Shockwave, Part 1", "Shockwave, Part 2"
2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Claudia Bell Episode: "Accredo"
2018 Blindspot Ameni Episode: "Two Legendary Chums"
2020 NCIS: New Orleans Emily Landau Episode: "Predators"
2023 Magnum P.I. Valentina Episode: "Dark Skies"
2023 The last thing he told me Andrea Ryas 2 episodes
2023 Special Ops: Lioness Dr. Elsa Ramirez Episode: "The Beating"

Notes

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  1. ^ Campbell and Olivo's first child died in 2012 a few days after birth.

References

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  1. ^ "How it started. How it's going. Happy 15th anniversary my love. It's been a wild ride building dreams into realities together". instagram.com.
  2. ^ "America Olivo". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "America Olivo". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  4. ^ Collie, Ashley (March 29, 2014). "America Olivo plays moms in Chicago PD and Degrassi". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 25, 2021. The Los Angeles-born Olivo, who has Canadian citizenship
  5. ^ "PHOTO FLASH: Christian Campbell, America Olivo Visit Silence! The Musical | TheaterMania". August 22, 2011.
  6. ^ "web.archive.org". AMERICA OLIVO Mandatory. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "Speak Up With Jimmy: America Olivo and Christian Campbell Speak Up for BabyQuest Foundation and Infertility Issues (VIDEO)". HuffPost. November 19, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  8. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  9. ^ Campbell, Christian [@uscanuk] (May 11, 2019). "Sennett Thea Olivo Campbell was born at 8:11am this morning 5/11/19. 6 pounds 12 ounces. Aced the apgar. America was incredible - 30 minutes of effort and voila! Taurus with a moon in Leo ascendant in Gemini". Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Instagram.
  10. ^ "Playboy June Issue". Playboy Magazine. 2009.
  11. ^ Healy, Patrick. "Concussion Sidelines 'Spider-Man' Actress". The New York Times, December 3, 2010
  12. ^ "Playbill.com". Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  13. ^ "Spider-Man Musical claims another", Film Drunk, March 23, 2011
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