Olivia d'Abo

Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox person Olivia Jane d'Abo (Template:IPAc-en; born 22 January 1969)<ref>a. {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. Lists Olivia Jane d'Abo on the index of births registered in Jan–Mar. 1969.
b. {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is a British actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Karen Arnold, Kevin Arnold's rebellious teenage hippie sister in the ABC comedy-drama series The Wonder Years (1988–1993), as female serial killer Nicole Wallace in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, as Marie Blake on The Single Guy (1995–1997), and Jane Porter in The Legend of Tarzan (2001–2003). Her film appearances include roles in Conan the Destroyer (1984) and Bank Robber (1993).

Early life and education

D'Abo was born on 22 January 1969 in London, England, the daughter of Maggie London, an English model and actress primarily active in the 1960s, and Mike d'Abo, an English singer and member of 1960s musical group Manfred Mann.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She has an older brother, two half-brothers and one half-sister: elder brother Ben, younger half-brother Bruno, and younger sibling twins Ella and Louis (born July 2007) on her father's side. Olivia and Ben both attended high school in the United States at Los Feliz Hills School (formerly the Apple School) in Los Angeles, and d'Abo attended Pacoima Junior High School in Pacoima, Los Angeles.

She is the first cousin once removed of Maryam d'Abo (b. 1960),<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref> an actress best known for her performance as Kara Milovy in the 1987 James Bond film The Living Daylights. Olivia and Maryam bought a house together in Los Angeles when Olivia was 19 years old.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Career

Acting career

D'Abo's film debut was the supporting role of Princess Jehnna in Conan the Destroyer, released on 29 June 1984. Two months later, she appeared in the supporting role of Paloma the peasant girl in Bolero (1984).

D'Abo portrayed Karen Arnold in the ABC comedy-drama series The Wonder Years for the show's first four seasons, from 1988 to 1991, with two guest star appearances in the show's final two seasons. In 1992, she guest-starred in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode titled "True Q" as Amanda Rogers.

D’Abo played a lesbian visiting college professor/writer named Perry Marks, who became friends with Julia Salinger, for 3 episodes in season 5 (1999) of Party of Five.

An unreleased pilot for an ABC sitcom she led, Olivia Masters' Life, was released on her official website. The pilot shows young, tenacious American woman Olivia Masters as she tries to find her calling and acclimate herself into the professional world, which is not always professional or a breeze, as she finds out.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

D'Abo made five appearances as a recurring villain Nicole Wallace in the NBC police procedural drama series Law & Order: Criminal Intent between 2002 and 2008. She reprised the character in the 2013 episode "The Catacombes" in the French police procedural drama series Jo, a show created by René Balcer, who also created Criminal Intent.

In 2007, d'Abo played Abby Carter, the ex-wife of Sheriff Jack Carter, in the Sci-Fi Channel series Eureka for two episodes. She has had numerous supporting roles in other television series and films including The Spirit of '76 (1990), Greedy (1994), The Big Green (1995), and The Twilight Zone (2002). Onstage, she appeared in the 2005 Broadway theatrical production of The Odd Couple alongside Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane.

In animation, d'Abo provided the voices of Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996); Melanie Walker/Ten in Batman Beyond (1999–2000); Star Sapphire in Justice League (2001); and Morgaine le Fey in Justice League Unlimited (2004); Tak in Invader Zim (2001–2002); Jane Porter in The Legend of Tarzan; Jedi Master Luminara Unduli in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008), which she reprised the character in the cameo role in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019); Carol Ferris in Green Lantern: First Flight (2009); and Natalia Romanoff in Ultimate Avengers and Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther (both 2006).

In February 2013, d'Abo began filming for Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure (working title: Project Fedora), a video game that combined live-action footage with 3D graphics.

Music career

D'Abo is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She has composed and performed for various soundtracks. Her single "Broken" is in the film Loving Annabelle. Her debut album, Not TV, was released in July 2008.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

D'Abo also performed backing vocals for Julian Lennon's Help Yourself,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and a duet with Seal's "Broken". She also co-wrote the song "Love Comes from the Inside" with Italian singer Laura Pausini, which was featured on Pausini's English-language debut album, From the Inside.

D'Abo performed a duet on Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer" for their 2003 acoustic album This Left Feels Right.

Podcast appearances

In October 2015, d'Abo started a weekly podcast called Every Friday with Dan and Olivia, co-hosting the program with Dan Miles of the Friends of Dan music podcast.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 8 July 2016, d'Abo appeared on Ken Reid's TV Guidance Counselor podcast.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

D'Abo’s engagement to singer Julian Lennon ended in 1992.<ref name="amomama">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Her son, Oliver William d'Abo, was born in 1995.<ref name="amomama"/> In 1998, she became engaged to actor Thomas Jane after working with him on several projects including The Velocity of Gary and Jonni Nitro. In 2001, the couple called off the engagement.<ref name="amomama"/> D'Abo was married to songwriter and music producer Patrick Leonard from 2002 to 2012.<ref name="amomama" />

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Conan the Destroyer	Princess Jehnna
	Bolero	Paloma
1986	Flying	Robin Crew
	Mission Kill	Rebel Girl
	Bullies	Becky Cullen
1988	Into the Fire	Liette
1989	Beyond the Stars	Mara Simons
	Another Chance
1990	Template:Sortname	Chanel-6
1992	Midnight's Child	Anna Bergman
1993	Point of No Return	Angela
	Bank Robber	Selina
	Wayne's World 2	Betty Jo
1994	Template:Sortname	Charlotte Zwicki
	Greedy	Molly Richardson
	Clean Slate	Judy
	Pom Poko	Koharu	citation	CitationClass=web }} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
	Asterix Conquers America	Additional voices	English dub, uncredited
1995	Template:Sortname	Miss Anna Montgomery
	Kicking and Screaming	Jane
	Live Nude Girls	Chris
1997	Hacks	Lynn
1998	The Velocity of Gary (Not His Real Name)	Veronica
1999	Template:Interlanguage link	Elena
	Template:Sortname	Charlotte
	Seven Girlfriends	Hannah
2000	Jonni Nitro	Jonni Nitro
	It Had to Be You	Tracy Meltempi
2001	Template:Sortname	Sgt. Penny Johnson
	Tarzan & Jane	Jane Porter	Voice, direct-to-video
2003	Template:Sortname	Rox	Voice, segment: "Matriculated"<ref name="btva2" />
2006	Ultimate Avengers	Natalia Romanova / Black Widow	Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva2" />
	Ultimate Avengers 2
2007	Dante's Inferno	Beatrice	Voice
	Template:Sortname	Lisa Maerd
2008	Template:Sortname	Narrator	Short film
2009	Green Lantern: First Flight	Carol Ferris / Star Sapphire	Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva2" />
2012	Justice League: Doom
2013	Impirioso	Luccia Rosso
	The Devil's Violinist	Primrose Blackston
2014	Sleeping Beauty	Queen Tambria
2015	Stolen from the Suburbs	Milena
	Robo-Dog	Miranda Austin
	A Christmas Eve Miracle	Sharron Holden
2016	Blue Weekend	Lisa Crawford
2019	Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus	Tak's Ship	Voice<ref name="btva2" />
	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker	Luminara Unduli	Voice, cameo<ref name="btva2" />
2020	Unbelievable!!!!!	Female Larrisha	Filmed in 2015
	Angie: Lost Girls	Hayley
2021	Traveling Light		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2022	Bandit	Linda Craig
2023	Staycation	Grace Baxter
2023	The Nana Project		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Not My Kid	Student	Television film; uncreditedTemplate:Citation needed
1985–86	Growing Pains	Terry / Wendy	2 episodes
1987	One Big Family	Joy Fairbanks	Episode: "Joy to the Hattons"
	Really Weird Tales	Tippy	Television film; segment: "All's Well that Ends Strange"
1988	Simon & Simon	Allison Tyner / Angel	Episode: "Shadows"
	Crash Course	Maria Abeja	Television film
	Tour of Duty	Leslie	Episode: "Soldiers"
	Template:Sortname	Terri Avila	Episode: "Behind Closed Doors"
1988–93	Template:Sortname	Karen Arnold	Main (93 episodes)
1991	Template:Sortname	Vesta / Jasmine / Lady Ilene	Voice, 2 episodes
1992	Midnight's Child	Anna Bergman	Television film
	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Amanda Rogers	Episode: "True Q"
1993	For Love and Glory	Emily Doyle	Television film
1995–97	Template:Sortname	Deliah / Marie Blake	Episode: "Pilot" / Main (season 2, 22 episodes)
1996	Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm	Sonya Blade	Voice, main role (13 episodes)<ref name="btva2" />
1997	Dad's Week Off	Cherice	Television film
1998	Adventures from the Book of Virtues	Anne Sullivan	Voice, episode: "Patience"
	Template:Sortname	Jao	Voice, episode: "Only Child"<ref name="btva2" />
	Fantasy Island	Florence Jenkins	Episode: "Secret Self"
1999	Party of Five	Perry Marks	3 episodes
1999–2000	Batman Beyond	Ten / Melanie Walker	Voice, 3 episodes<ref name="btva2" />
2000	3rd Rock from the Sun	Andrea	Episode: "Dick Solomon's Day Off"
2001	Template:Sortname	Charlotte 'Charlie' Duval	Television film
	Spin City	Allison Wright	3 episodes
2001–03	Template:Sortname	Jane Porter	Voice, main role
2002	Template:Sortname	Shannon	Episode: "The Lineman"
2002–03	Invader Zim	Tak, Tak's Ship, Bus Driver	Voice, 3 episodes<ref name="btva2" />
2002–08	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Elizabeth Hitchens, Nicole Wallace	5 episodes
2002	Justice League	Star Sapphire, Morgaine le Fey	Voice, recurring role (6 episodes)<ref name="btva2" />
2003	Alias	Emma Wallace	Episode: "Double Agent"
2004	Justice League Unlimited	Morgaine le Fey	Voice, episode: "Kid Stuff"<ref name="btva2" />
2007	Eureka	Dr. Abby Carter	2 episodes
2008–09	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Luminara Unduli	Voice, recurring role (7 episodes)<ref name="btva2" />
2010	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Elasti-Girl	Voice, episode: "The Last Patrol!"<ref name="btva2" />
2011	Generator Rex	Five	Voice, 3 episodes<ref name="btva2" />
	We Have Your Husband	Olivia	Television film
2012	Nuclear Family	Doctor Hughes
2013	Jo	Madeleine Haynes	Episode: "The Catacombes"
	Elementary	Nigella Mason	Episode: "The Marchioness"
2014	Psych	Dierdre	Episode: "Lock, Stock, Some Smoking Barrels and Burton Guster's Goblet of Fire"
	Presumed Dead in Paradise	Patricia Ashland	Television film
2015	When Duty Calls	Commander Kathryn Chapman
2016	Inspired to Kill	Charlie
	Code Black	Ruth Goldman	Episode: "What Lies Beneath"
2017	Secs & Execs	Leslie Mulligan-Ross	Television film (also Web Series)
	American Dad	Flight Attendant	Voice, episode: "The Bitchin' Race"
2018	The Wrong Son (also known as Her Son's Secret)	Sarah	Television film
	Millennial Rules	Gail Dunn
2019	The Madam of Purity Falls	Courtney
	Jane the Virgin	Clarissa	Episode: "Chapter Ninety-Seven"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Titanic Explorer	Various
2005	Medal of Honor: European Assault	Manon du Champ
	Neopets: The Darkest Faerie	Jerdana / Aisha Peasant	<ref name="btva2" />
2009	Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes	Luminara Unduli	<ref name="btva2" />
2011	Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters	Queen Aga'po
2014	The Elder Scrolls Online	Additional voices
	Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham	Star Sapphire
2015	Infinite Crisis	Catwoman	<ref>Template:Cite video game</ref>

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	It's a Girl	Linda Bragg	Odyssey Theatre
1993	Scenes from an Execution	Supporta	Mark Taper Forum
2005–06	Template:Sortname	Gwendolyn Pigeon	Brooks Atkinson Theatre
2010	It's Just Sex	Joan	Two Roads Theatre
2010–11	Cyrano de Bergerac	Roxane	Ruskin Theatre
2011	Entertaining Mr. Sloane	Kath	The Actor's Company

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