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Olivia Nova

Olivia Nova, stage name of Lexi Rose Forte (1997–2018), was an American pornographic actress from Coon Rapids, Minnesota, active from March 2017 with LA Direct Models; she died in Las Vegas aged 20, the fourth performer death in three months.

Olivia Olson

Olivia Olson (born 1992) is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and screenwriter, the voice of Marceline the Vampire Queen on Adventure Time and Vanessa Doofenshmirtz on Phineas and Ferb, who played Joanna singing "All I Want for Christmas Is You" in Love Actually (2003).

Olivia Pope

Olivia Pope is the fictional protagonist of ABC's Scandal (2012-2018), played by Kerry Washington; a Washington fixer inspired by Judy Smith and the first Black network-drama heroine since Get Christie Love!.

Olivia Ross

Olivia Ross, French-British actress born 1992 in Paris, Guildhall-trained, Globe Theatre Shakespeare roles; known for Knightfall, The Old Guard, The Universal Theory, White Bird; distinct from Olivia Grey Ross and other namesakes.

Olivia Sanabia

Olivia Sanabia (Olivia Shae Sanabia), American actress and singer-songwriter born 2003 in Corona, California; starred as Kelly Quinn in Amazon's Just Add Magic and Charlotte Wrather in Disney Channel's Coop & Cami Ask the World.

Olivia Thirlby

Olivia Thirlby (born 1986) is an American actress from New York City, trained at American Globe Theatre and RADA, known for Leah in Juno (2007), Stephanie in The Wackness, Judge Anderson in Dredd (2012), Hero in Y: The Last Man, and CJ Ryan in Fire Country.

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde (Olivia Jane Cockburn, born 1984) is an American actress and director known for House, Booksmart (2019), Don't Worry Darling (2022, 38% RT), and The Invite (2026, 97% RT).

Olivia Williams

Olivia Williams (Olivia Haigh Williams), English actress born 1968 in North London; RSC-trained Cambridge graduate cast by Kevin Costner in The Postman, known for Rushmore, The Sixth Sense, The Crown's Camilla, and Dune: Prophecy's Tula Harkonnen.

Olivier Assayas

Olivier Assayas (born 1955, Paris) is a French director and former Cahiers du Cinéma critic; maker of Irma Vep, Carlos, Personal Shopper (tied Cannes Best Director 2016), and The Wizard of the Kremlin (2025).

Olivier Martinez

Olivier Martinez (born 1966, Paris) is a French actor, César Most Promising Actor 1994 for Un, deux, trois, soleil, known for Le Hussard sur le toit, Before Night Falls, Unfaithful, and S.W.A.T., and for his marriage to and 2026 custody suit against Halle Berry.

Olivier Richters

Olivier Richters, The Dutch Giant, born 1989 in Hilversum, is a 2.18 m Dutch actor and Guinness-certified tallest professional bodybuilder; roles include Hauke in Indiana Jones, Krom in Borderlands, Paulie in Reacher, and Zangief in Street Fighter (2026).

Ollie and Scoops

Ollie & Scoops is an American indie animated web series created by Nico Colaleo, self-funded on YouTube since June 10, 2019, about a girl who talks to cats; Kimmy Robertson and Eric Bauza voice the leads.

Olly Rix

Olly Rix (Oliver Rix, born 1985) is a British actor, LAMDA-trained and an RSC Cardenio debutant, known for Matthew Aylward in Call the Midwife, Edward Stafford in The Spanish Princess, and Flynn Byron in Casualty from 2025.

Olmo (film)

Olmo is a 2025 coming-of-age comedy-drama by Fernando Eimbcke and Vanesa Garnica, a US-Mexico Plan B/Teorema film set in 1979 New Mexico, premiered at Berlinale Panorama, released by Greenwich in 2026.

Olof Thunberg

Olof Thunberg (Fritz-Olof Thunberg), Swedish actor and director (1925–2020), grandfather of Greta Thunberg; narrator of Bamse, Swedish voice of Shere Khan, radio's Mannen i svart.

Olsen Gang

Olsen Gang (Danish Olsen-banden, Norwegian Olsenbanden): Danish comedy film series by Erik Balling and Henning Bahs for Nordisk Film about Egon Olsen, Benny, and Kjeld; 14 films 1968–1981 plus 1998, with Norwegian and Swedish (Jönssonligan) remakes.

Olsen Gang in a Fix

Olsen Gang in a Fix (Olsen-banden på spanden, 1969) is the second Erik Balling Olsen Gang comedy: Egon tries to go straight, the gang is wrongly suspected of a National Bank crown-jewel theft, and Preben Kaas debuts as Dynamit-Harry.

Olsen Gang on the Track

Olsen Gang on the Track (Olsen-banden på sporet) is a 1975 Danish comedy by Erik Balling, seventh Olsen-banden film, in which Egon's gang loses its money to Bøffen in Spain and plots to steal a railroad car of gold bars.

Olu Jacobs

Olu Jacobs (Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, MFR, 1942–2026), Nigerian actor trained at RADA; British TV and films like The Dogs of War; Nollywood patriarch known as the "Igwe of Nollywood"; co-founded Lufodo with Joke Silva.

Olwen Fouéré

Olwen Fouéré is an Irish actor, writer, and director born in 1954 in Galway. She is known for her experimental work, including the solo piece riverrun.

Olympia (1938 film)

Olympia (1938), also Fest der Völker and Fest der Schönheit, is Leni Riefenstahl's two-part documentary of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Propaganda Ministry-funded, technically pioneering, and enduringly controversial as Nazi propaganda.

Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis (1931–2021), American Greek-American stage and screen actress, won the 1988 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Moonstruck as Rose Castorini, cofounded the Whole Theater, played Anna Madrigal in Tales of the City, and published the memoir Ask Me Again Tomorrow.

Olympia Valance

Olympia Montana Valance, born 1993, is an Australian actress known as Paige Smith on Neighbours (2014–2022, 502 episodes), Tahlia Woods in Playing for Keeps, and Sgt. Demi Angelos in Heat; half sister of Holly Valance.

Olympo

Olympo is a Spanish Netflix sports drama series (June 20, 2025; 8 episodes) by Jan Matheu, Laia Foguet, and Ibai Abad, set at the CAR Pirineos center, starring Clara Galle; canceled after one season in December 2025.

Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen is a 2013 American political action thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua, starring Gerard Butler as a Secret Service agent retaking the White House.

Om (1995 film)

Om (ಓಂ) is a 1995 Kannada gangster film directed by Upendra, starring Shivarajkumar and Prema, produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar. Known for casting real Bengaluru rowdies, its reverse screenplay, and a record 550-plus re-releases.

Om (2026 film)

Om, also known as OM – Chapter 1: Udhiram – The Blood Wood, is a Tamil action thriller. It stars Dhanush, Mammootty, and Sai Pallavi, and is set for release in November 2026.

Om Bheem Bush (ఓం భీమ్ బుష్)

Om Bheem Bush (ఓం భీమ్ బుష్) is a 2024 Telugu horror comedy directed by Sree Harsha Konuganti, starring Sree Vishnu, Priyadarshi, and Rahul Ramakrishna as the Bang Bros, three fake scientists confronting the ghost Sampangi in Bhairavapuram; released March 22, 2024, tagline No Logic Only Magic.

Om Kali Jai Kali

Om Kali Jai Kali (ஓம் காளி ஜெய் காளி) is a 2025 Tamil action-thriller web series by Ramu Chellappa on JioHotstar, starring Vimal and Seema Biswas, set in 1995 around the Dasara festival.

Om Namo Venkatesaya (ఓం నమో వేంకటేశాయ)

Om Namo Venkatesaya (ఓం నమో వేంకటేశాయ), also known as Akilandakodi Brahmandanayagan, is a 2017 Telugu devotional biopic by K. Raghavendra Rao starring Nagarjuna as Hathiram Baba, released 10 February 2017.