Olivia Birkelund (born April 26, 1963) is an American actress, best
known for her role as Arlene Vaughan in the ABC daytime soap opera All
My Children.Birkelund was born in New York City, New York, and began
her acting career in theater. She attended Brown University and
studied acting at the Circle in the Square Theatre School. In 1991 she
made her television debut as Sondra Hill in the ABC daytime soap
opera, One Life to Live. In 1995, Birkelund began starring as Arlene
Dillon Vaughan Chandler, Hayley's alcoholic mother, in the ABC soap
opera All My Children. She appeared in show to 2002 on recurring
basis. In 2008 she had another soap role, on CBS's Guiding
Light.Birkelund appeared in films Letters from a Killer (1998), The
Bone Collector (1999), Uninvited (1999), Far from Heaven (2002), and
on made for television movies Night Sins and On the Edge of Innocence
(1997). She guest-starred on Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the
Street, Star Trek: Voyager, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Third
Watch, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and The Good Wife. In 2014,
Birkelund had a recurring role in the ABC drama Black Box.
known for her role as Arlene Vaughan in the ABC daytime soap opera All
My Children.Birkelund was born in New York City, New York, and began
her acting career in theater. She attended Brown University and
studied acting at the Circle in the Square Theatre School. In 1991 she
made her television debut as Sondra Hill in the ABC daytime soap
opera, One Life to Live. In 1995, Birkelund began starring as Arlene
Dillon Vaughan Chandler, Hayley's alcoholic mother, in the ABC soap
opera All My Children. She appeared in show to 2002 on recurring
basis. In 2008 she had another soap role, on CBS's Guiding
Light.Birkelund appeared in films Letters from a Killer (1998), The
Bone Collector (1999), Uninvited (1999), Far from Heaven (2002), and
on made for television movies Night Sins and On the Edge of Innocence
(1997). She guest-starred on Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the
Street, Star Trek: Voyager, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Third
Watch, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and The Good Wife. In 2014,
Birkelund had a recurring role in the ABC drama Black Box.
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