Olivia d'Abo
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Biography
Olivia D'Abo was born on January 22nd, 1967, 1969 or 1971. Some sources say 67, some say 69, however, her website states 71 as her birth year. She was born in London, England and has one brother. Her mother is former model Maggie London and her father was a vocalist for the rock group Manfred Mann. She studied at the London Royal Ballet Theatre in London, England. Olivia started acting and modeling at a relatively early age, thirteen, and appeared in several TV series and feature films. Most of her TV roles were short stints of one year or less. Her longest run on TV being on the hit series The Wonder Years which she acted in from 1988 to 1992, she played the angst ridden, hippie, older sister of the main character Kevin Arnold. She appeared in over twenty-five TV shows from 1986 to 2003, her most recent appearances being on Alias and Law and Order.
Additionally, Olivia has appeared in or provided voice roles for over forty-one live action and animated films, most notably, Sprit of 76', Le Femme Nikita, Greedy, Wayne's World II, The Last Good Time, Live Nude Girls, The Big Green and A Texas Funeral.
She decided to take her love of music to a professional level in 2004 with the release of her album Turku which features songs written by Olivia. The album was produced by her husband, songwriter/music producer Patrick Leonard.
Tidbits
- She is five foot six inches tall
- She has a son named Oliver who was born in 1996
- She had a small part, which required brief nudity, in John Derek's flop, Bolero
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