Olivia Jo Thirlby (born October , ) is an American actress. She is
best known for her roles as Leah in the comedy-drama film Juno (), as
Natalie in The Darkest Hour () and as Judge Cassandra Anderson in
Dredd (). In June , Thirlby was described by Vanity Fair as a member
of "Hollywood's New Wave".Thirlby was born in New York City, to an
advertising executive mother and a contractor father. She was raised
in Manhattan's East Village, attending school at Friends Seminary in
the city's Gramercy neighborhood, where she graduated in a class of
students. She also attended French Woods Festival of the Performing
Arts in upstate New York, and Usdan Center for the Creative and
Performing Arts (the Long Island summer arts camp also attended by
Natalie Portman and Mariah Carey). She took classes at the American
Globe Theatre, and briefly at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in
London where she completed a stage combat course with the British
Academy of Stage and Screen Combat (BASSC). She is of Jewish
descent.While still in high school, Thirlby was offered a role in The
Secret. In , she made her film debut in United and her television
debut in Kidnapped.
best known for her roles as Leah in the comedy-drama film Juno (), as
Natalie in The Darkest Hour () and as Judge Cassandra Anderson in
Dredd (). In June , Thirlby was described by Vanity Fair as a member
of "Hollywood's New Wave".Thirlby was born in New York City, to an
advertising executive mother and a contractor father. She was raised
in Manhattan's East Village, attending school at Friends Seminary in
the city's Gramercy neighborhood, where she graduated in a class of
students. She also attended French Woods Festival of the Performing
Arts in upstate New York, and Usdan Center for the Creative and
Performing Arts (the Long Island summer arts camp also attended by
Natalie Portman and Mariah Carey). She took classes at the American
Globe Theatre, and briefly at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in
London where she completed a stage combat course with the British
Academy of Stage and Screen Combat (BASSC). She is of Jewish
descent.While still in high school, Thirlby was offered a role in The
Secret. In , she made her film debut in United and her television
debut in Kidnapped.
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