---
name: "Olivia Thirlby"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/olivia-thirlby"
fi1m_id: "olivia-thirlby"
imdb_id: "nm1880888"
tmdb_id: 52442
wikidata_id: "Q242550"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 October 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-19T04:25:34.760236+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Olivia Thirlby

## Identity

Olivia Thirlby

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/olivia-thirlby
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** olivia-thirlby
- **IMDb ID:** nm1880888
- **TMDB ID:** 52442
- **Wikidata ID:** Q242550
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Thirlby, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242550, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1880888/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52442

Actor. Born 6 October 1986 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 October 1986, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Also known as:** オリヴィア・サールビー, Olivia Jo Thirlby, اولیویا تیرلبی
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 73 (3), 2010s 78 (1), 2020s 77 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 70 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Comedy 4, History 3, Crime 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,281m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Thirlby, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242550, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1880888/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52442

## Coming up

- *Ghost Soldier* (2026-11-04) — [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-soldier.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Wonder Man*](https://film.one/tv/wonder-man.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Olivia Thirlby is an American actress. She was born on 6 October 1986 in New York City and trained in classical acting at the American Globe Theatre in New York and completed a stage combat course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

Thirlby made her screen debut in *United 93* (2006) and rose to prominence with her role as Leah in *Juno* (2007). Subsequent film credits include *Dredd* (2012) as Cassandra Anderson, *The Stanford Prison Experiment* (2015), *Oppenheimer* (2023) as Lilli Hornig and *Dumb Money* (2023). On television she has appeared in *Goliath* (2016), *Y: The Last Man* (2021) and *Law & Order: Organized Crime* (2025). She plays Vivian in the series *Wonder Man* (2026).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, tvmaze.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Wonder Man* (2026), Fi1m 82, as Vivian — [page](https://film.one/tv/wonder-man.md)
- *Dumb Money* (2023), Fi1m 64, as Yaara Bank-Plotkin — [page](https://film.one/film/dumb-money.md)
- *Oppenheimer* (2023), Fi1m 84, as Lilli Hornig — [page](https://film.one/film/oppenheimer.md)
- *Margaret* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Monica — [page](https://film.one/film/margaret.md)
- *Bored to Death* (2009), Fi1m 50, as Suzanne — [page](https://film.one/tv/bored-to-death.md)
- *Juno* (2007), Fi1m 81, as Leah — [page](https://film.one/film/juno.md)
- *United 93* (2006), Fi1m 88, as Nicole Carol Miller — [page](https://film.one/film/united-93.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ghost Soldier* (2026), Actor — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/ghost-soldier.md)
- *Wonder Man* (2026), series, as Vivian — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/wonder-man.md)
- *Lousy Carter* (2024), as Candela
- *Dumb Money* (2023), as Yaara Bank-Plotkin — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/dumb-money.md)
- *Wild Animals* (2023), as Clara
- *Oppenheimer* (2023), as Lilli Hornig — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/oppenheimer.md)
- *Fire Country* (2022), series, as CJ Ryan
- *Artist in a Field* (2022), as Jodie · Producer, Writer
- *Y: The Last Man* (2021), series, as Hero Brown
- *Law & Order: Organized Crime* (2021), series, as Frances Tanner
- *The L Word: Generation Q* (2019), series, as Rebecca Dowery
- *Above the Shadows* (2019), as Holly
- *Chappaquiddick* (2018), as Rachel Schiff
- *The White Orchid* (2018), as Claire · Associate Producer
- *Damascus Cover* (2017), as Kim
- *Goliath* (2016), series, as Lucy Kittridge
- *Welcome to Happiness* (2016), as Trudy
- *Between Us* (2016), as Dianne
- *The Stanford Prison Experiment* (2015), as Dr. Christina Maslach
- *Just Before I Go* (2015), as Greta
- *The Wedding Ringer* (2015), as Alison Palmer
- *DeTour* (2015), as Gabrielle de la Cruz
- *Red Knot* (2014), as Chloe Harrison
- *5 to 7* (2014), as Jane
- *Nobody Walks* (2012), as Martine
- *Dredd* (2012), as Cassandra Anderson
- *Being Flynn* (2012), as Denise
- *The Darkest Hour* (2011), as Natalie
- *Good Vibes* (2011), series, as Jeena (voice)
- *Margaret* (2011), as Monica — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/margaret.md)
- *No Strings Attached* (2011), as Katie Kurtzman
- *Uncertainty* (2009), as Sophie
- *Bored to Death* (2009), series, as Suzanne — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/tv/bored-to-death.md)
- *Solitary Man* (2009), as Maureen (uncredited)
- *The Answer Man* (2009), as Anne
- *What Goes Up* (2009), as Tess Sullivan
- *Breaking Upwards* (2009), as Erika
- *New York, I Love You* (2008), as Actress
- *Eve* (2008), as Kate
- *The Wackness* (2008), as Stephanie
- *Juno* (2007), as Leah — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/juno.md)
- *The Secret* (2007), as Samantha Marris
- *Love Comes Lately* (2007), as Sylvia Brokeles
- *Snow Angels* (2007), as Lila Raybern
- *Unlocked* (2006), as Abby
- *Kidnapped* (2006), series, Actor
- *United 93* (2006), as Nicole Carol Miller — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/united-93.md)

## Gallery

- ![Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby at the premiere of Dredd, Toronto Film Festival 2012. Nice to see him smiling, he just usually looks so intense. Someone Somewhere](https://film.one/media/person/22806/gallery-c4822060f8ea.jpg) Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby at the premiere of Dredd, Toronto Film Festival 2012. Nice to see him smiling, he just usually looks so intense. Someone Somewhere — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Karl_Urban_and_Olivia_Thirlby_at_the_premiere_of_Dredd%2C_Toronto_Film_Festival_2012_%288001969499%29.jpg/1280px-Karl_Urban_and_Olivia_Thirlby_at_the_premiere_of_Dredd%2C_Toronto_Film_Festival_2012_%288001969499%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby at the premiere of Dredd, Toronto Film Festival 2012](https://film.one/media/person/22806/gallery-c4b437aca74a.jpg) Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby at the premiere of Dredd, Toronto Film Festival 2012 — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Karl_Urban_and_Olivia_Thirlby_at_the_premiere_of_Dredd%2C_Toronto_Film_Festival_2012_%288001970110%29.jpg/1280px-Karl_Urban_and_Olivia_Thirlby_at_the_premiere_of_Dredd%2C_Toronto_Film_Festival_2012_%288001970110%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actress Olivia Thirlby on set while shooting "New York I Love You" on the Upper West Side of New York City on March 24, 2008.](https://film.one/media/person/22806/gallery-7a58a3dd46bf.jpg) Actress Olivia Thirlby on set while shooting "New York I Love You" on the Upper West Side of New York City on March 24, 2008. — Photograph by Christopher Peterson

Original uploader was Christopherpeterson at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Olivia_Thirlby.jpg/1280px-Olivia_Thirlby.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Olivia Thirlby](https://film.one/media/person/22806/gallery-937cd5a647b3.jpg) Olivia Thirlby — Ronald Woan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Olivia_Thirlby_2012.jpg/1280px-Olivia_Thirlby_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Olivia Thirlby](https://film.one/media/person/22806/gallery-5fe0fd20d1e3.jpg) Olivia Thirlby — Image via TMDB
- ![Olivia Thirlby](https://film.one/media/person/22806/gallery-dfeb93d985a1.jpg) Olivia Thirlby — Image via TMDB
- ![Olivia Thirlby](https://film.one/media/person/22806/gallery-b98f6aa5bcdb.jpg) Olivia Thirlby — Image via TMDB
- ![Olivia Thirlby at the premiere of Dredd, in Toronto International Film Festival 2012.](https://film.one/media/person/22806/gallery-b7d3db345ff8.jpg) Olivia Thirlby at the premiere of Dredd, in Toronto International Film Festival 2012. — Tony Shek, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Olivia_Thirlby_TIFF_2012.jpg/1280px-Olivia_Thirlby_TIFF_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Olivia Thirlby](https://film.one/media/person/22806/gallery-4c48960ad76f.jpg) Olivia Thirlby — Image via TMDB
- ![Olivia Thirlby](https://film.one/media/person/22806/gallery-74a6fbe20a54.jpg) Olivia Thirlby — Image via TMDB
- ![Olivia Thirlby](https://film.one/media/person/22806/gallery-09e392d2d11c.jpg) Olivia Thirlby — Image via TMDB

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