Olivia Rodrigo
| Olivia Rodrigo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Olivia Isabel Rodrigo February 2003 (age 23) Temecula, California, U.S. |
| 🏡 Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| 💼 Occupation | Actress |
| 📆 Years active | 2015–present |
| 🏡 Home town | Murrieta, California |
Olivia Rodrigo (born February 2003[1]) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Paige Olvera on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark and Nini Salazar-Roberts on the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Life and career
Rodrigo was born in Temecula, California and grew up in Murrieta, California. She discovered acting in theater productions at Lisa J. Mails Elementary School and Dorothy McElhinney Middle School. She moved to Los Angeles when she landed her role on Bizaardvark.[2][better source needed][3] She is part Filipino on her father's side.[4]
Rodrigo's first onscreen gig was an Old Navy commercial.[5][6] Shortly after, in 2015, she portrayed the lead role of Grace Thomas in direct-to-video film An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success.[7] In 2016, Rodrigo was cast as Paige Olvera in the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark,[8][9] a role she played for three seasons. In February 2019, she was cast in the starring role of Nini Salazar-Roberts on the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which premiered that November.[10] Rodrigo wrote "All I Want" and co-wrote "Just A Moment" for the show's soundtrack.[11]
Rodrigo is an institute speaker and panelist for the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.[12]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success | Grace Thomas | Direct-to-video film |
| 2016–2019 | Bizaardvark | Paige Olvera | Main role |
| 2017 | New Girl | Terrinea | Episode: "Young Adult" |
| 2019 | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Nini Salazar-Roberts | Main role[10] |
References
- ↑ Olivia Rodrigo [@Olivia_Rodrigo] (February 20, 2017). "Thank you for all the birthday wishes! Fourteen is looking pretty good" (Tweet). Retrieved 2019-02-18 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Dana Hanson-Firestone (November 12, 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Olivia Rodrigo". TVOvermind. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ Kleine, Rachel (December 28, 2015). "Murrieta's Olivia Rodrigo: An American Girl Success Story". IE Sports & News. Archived from the original on 2019-11-29. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ "Olivia Rodrigo of Disney's Bizaardvark chats with about singing, acting, her Filipino family and skateboarding". Center for Asian American Media. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ Rick Bentley (June 20, 2016). "Disney Channel launches new comedy series 'Bizaardvark'". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
- ↑ "Young stars' real friendship drives Disney's new 'Bizaardvark'". The Columbus Dispatch. July 5, 2016. Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ Todd Spangler (February 1, 2016). "Amazon Orders 4 'American Girl' Live-Action Specials". Variety. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
Last year’s “An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success,” based on the 2015 Girl of the Year, Grace Thomas, starred Olivia Rodrigo.
- ↑ Elizabeth Wagmeister (October 16, 2015). "Disney Channel Greenlights Tween Music Comedy Series 'Bizaardvark' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
- ↑ Denise Petski (December 15, 2016). "'Bizaardvark' Renewed For Second Season By Disney Channel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Nick Romano (February 15, 2019). "High School Musical series assembles a main cast ready to 'Bop to the Top'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2019-02-16. Retrieved 2019-04-12. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Martha Sorren (November 12, 2019). "Olivia Rodrigo From 'High School Musical' Wrote Her Own Songs For The Show". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ "Olivia Rodrigo". Geena Davis Institute. Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
External links
Category:Living people Category:2003 births Category:21st-century American actresses Category:Actresses from California Category:American actresses of Filipino descent Category:American people of German descent Category:American people of Irish descent Category:American child actresses Category:American television actresses Category:People from Murrieta, California Category:People from Temecula, California
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