Olivia Cooke Biography, Career, Family, Partner, and Net Worth

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Who is Olivia Cooke?

Olivia Kate Cooke is a famous English actress. She is known for her starring role as Emma Decode in the A and E drama thriller series Bates Motel from 2013 to 2017 and as Becky Sharp in the period drama miniseries Vanity Fair in 2018. In 2014 she also starred in the horror film Ouija, the comedy-drama film The Limehouse Golem in 2016, the thriller film Thoroughbreds in 2017, the sci-fi film Ready player one in 2018, and the drama film Sound of Metal in 2020. In her latest role, she plays Alicent Hightower in the HBO television series House of the Dragon in 2020.

Olivia Cooke Career

2012 to 2014: Beginnings

After Cooke performed at the Oldham Theatre Workshop, Beverley Keogh, a casting director next door to her agency, secured her roles in television. Cooke starred in all three BBC mini-series productions in 2012: Blackout, as the daughter of Christopher Eccleston’s character, and The Secret of Crickley Hall, as a young teacher at a tyrannical orphanage in the 1940s. Cooke stated that she felt better suited for television than theatre, as she was embarrassed by the exaggerated gestures sometimes required for stage acting. Despite being a novice, Cooke distinguished herself among European actresses in the grueling casting process for The Quiet Ones, which opened in April 2014, two years after filming took place.

2012

Following The Quite Ones, he acquire an agent in Los Angeles in 2012. After reading the character descriptions for A&E’s contemporary Psycho prequel Bates Motel, she sent an audition tape for the role of Emma Decode. Cooke earned the part of Emma, her first American role 3 Weeks later. Cooke was originally disappointed when the producers made Emma Mancunian, believing it was a fail-safe measure regarding her accent. However, aided by fellow English actor Freddie Highmore, who has previous experience with an American accent, Cooke has since been mistaken to be American. She also contributed short videos for Emma’s fictitious blog.

2014

Her second feature film The Signal, with Laurence Fishburne and Brenton Thwaites, opened at Sundance Film Festival in 2014. She starred as Haley Peterson, an American MIT student transferring to Caltech, who encounters strange occurrences as she, her boyfriend, and her best friend are lured into the desert by a hacker. Cooke led the cast of Ouija, a horror film based on Hasbro’s board game in October 2014. The role of the protagonist, Laine Morris, was a major undertaking for Cooke, who appeared in almost every scene. The story centered around a group of friends who use the Ouija board to contact a deceased friend, but end up awakening a dark presence. Despite being panned by critics, Ouija was a box office success, grossing approximately $102.5 million worldwide.

2015-present: Established actress and new project

She next appeared in the comedy-drama film Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. For the coming-of-age tale by Jesse Andrews, who adapted the original novel for the film, Cooke shaved off her hair to play the female lead who battles leukemia. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded both the Grand Jury and Audience Awards. She voiced the Loch Ness Monster for an episode of Axe Cop also in 2015, which was co-written by her and Earl and the Dying Girl co-star Nick Offerman.

She played the titular character in the independent drama film Katie Says Goodbye, alongside Mary Steenburgen, Jim Belushi,
Christopher Abbott and Mireille Enos. The film revolves around Katie, a 17-year-old waitress attempting to overcome poverty and start a new life in San Francisco by resorting to prostitution. She next starred in the film adaptation of Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem, a gothic murder mystery, opposite Bill Nighy and Douglas Booth. Both films premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2016. She then starred in the thriller film Thoroughbreds, alongside Anya Taylor-Joy and Anton Yelchin, which premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

A photo of Olivia Cooke
A photo of Olivia Cooke

How Old Is Olivia Cooke?

Cooke is 28 years old as of 2022, having been born on December 27, 1993, in Oldham, Greater Manchester England. She shared her birthday with popular people including Johannes Kepler, Louis Pasteur, Mackenzie Bowell, Cyrus Eaton, Marlene Dietrich, Elizabeth Smart, Larisa Latynina, Salman Khan, and many more.

Olivia Cooke Family

Who are Olivia Cooke’s Parents?

Cooke was born to her parents John and Lindsy Wild Cooke. Cooke’s father is a former police officer by profession, while her mother Lindys is a sales representative by profession. Her parents divorced when she was a child, and she and her sister lived with their mother.

Olivia Cooke Siblings?

Cooke also has one sibling. Her younger sister who named Eleanor Cooke.

Olivia Cooke Education?

Cooke had her early education at a Local Elementary School in Oldham, Greater Manchester. She then joined the Royton and Crompton High school, which is based in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. She enrolled at a Local High school. After her high school graduation, she started her theatre studies at the Oldham 6th form college. She dropped out of college despite completing her A-levels.

Olivia Cooke partner?

Her relationship status is currently single. She was previously in a flick with actor Alex Roe. Back then in 2016, she dated actor Christopher Abbott 2015 to 2016.

Does Olivia Cooke have Kids?

As of 2022 Cooke does not have any children yet.

Olivia Cooke Height?

Adding to her well-curved and beautiful body, she stands at a height of 5 ft 4 in (1.66 m) and a weight of 119 lbs (54 kg).

2018 to 2019

In March 2018 she starred as Art3mis in Steven Spielberg’s science fiction adventure Ready Player One, which was released. The same year later, she appeared alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Oscar Isaac, and Olivia Wilde in Dan Fogelman’s relationship drama film Life itself, and played the lead character, Backy Sharp in the ITV production of Vanity Fair.

She starred in the drama film sound of Metal, alongside Riz Ahamed. On September 6, 2019, the film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Cooke appeared as Karla, a pregnant homeless woman giving her baby up for adoption in 2019, the Amazon Prime Video romantic comedy anthology series Modern Love.

She appears as MI5 agent Sidonie Sid Baker in the Apple Tv+ series Slow Horses.

Olivia Cooke’s Net Worth?

An English actress and model Olivia Cooke have an estimated net worth of $2 million as of 2022.