Olivia Llewellyn
Born1980 (age 43–44)
England
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Parents
RelativesGabriella Wilde (maternal half-sister)
WebsiteOlivia Llewellyn

Olivia Anna Cristina Llewellyn (born 1980[1]) is an English actress, best known for her television appearances portraying Isabel Danforth in The Lizzie Borden Chronicles and Mina Harker in Penny Dreadful.

Career

Trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art,[2] Llewellyn appeared in supporting roles in several television series and films before portraying Mina Harker in the Showtime series Penny Dreadful in 2014 and 2015,[3][4] and Isabel Danforth in the Lifetime series The Lizzie Borden Chronicles in 2015.[5]

Llewellyn has appeared onstage as Flaminia in Timon of Athens with the Royal National Theatre, as Luciana in The Comedy of Errors with the Royal Shakespeare Company and as Cecile De Volanges Les Liaisons dangereuses at the Playhouse Theatre in the West End.[2]

Year Project Role Notes Ref.
2005 Beethoven Josephine Deym TV miniseries [2]
2008 Midsomer Murders Helen TV series/Episode: "Blood Wedding" [2]
2009 The Boat That Rocked (aka Pirate Radio) Margaret Film [2][3]
2009 Kingdom Moonbeam TV series/Episode 3.6 [2]
2011 Dimensions Annie Film [2]
2011 Enchantress (aka The Death of Merlin) Viviane Film [2]
2013 Doctors Renata Wicker TV soap opera/Episode: "Mother's Choice" [6]
2013 Lucan Kiki TV movie [7]
2014, 2015 Penny Dreadful Mina Harker TV series/10 episodes [3][4]
2015 The Musketeers Lucie De Foix TV series/Episode: "Keep Your Friends Close" [8]
2015 Call the Midwife Colette Wimbish TV series/Episode 4.1 [9][10]
2015 The Lizzie Borden Chronicles Isabel Danforth TV series/5 episodes [5]
2016 Casualty Verity Barratt TV series/Episode: "Survivors"

Personal life

Born in 1980, Llewellyn is the daughter of Sir David St Vincent "Dai" Llewellyn, 4th Baronet and Vanessa Hubbard. She has a younger sister, Arabella (born 1983).[11] Llewellyn also has several half- and step-siblings, including actresses Gabriella Wilde and Isabella Calthorpe.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Kidd, Charles, ed. (2011). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (148th ed.). Debrett's Peerage Ltd. p. 624.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Profile: Olivia Llewellyn". Royal National Theatre. May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Brown, Brigid (9 May 2014). "A Brit Watcher's Guide to Penny Dreadful". BBC America. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b Eyerly, Alan (9 June 2014). "Penny Dreadful recap: Light shed on Vanessa's dark past". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Lifetime Premiere Highlights - May 2015". A+E Networks. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Doctors: "Mother's Choice" - Series 15". BBC. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  7. ^ Graham, Alison (2013). "Lucan: Series 1 - Episode 1 Review". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  8. ^ "The Musketeers: "Keep Your Friends Close"". BBC. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  9. ^ Collins, Michelle (30 March 2015). "Call the Midwife Recap: Season 4, Episode 1". WNPT. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  10. ^ Croghan, Carmen (29 March 2015). "Call the Midwife Series 4: Episode 1 Recap". WETA. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  11. ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). "The Peerage: Llewellyn". Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage (107th ed.). Wilmington, Delaware. p. 2370. Retrieved 30 May 2015. Olivia Anna Christine Llewellyn was born in 1980. She is the daughter of Sir David St. Vincent Llewellyn, 4th Bt. and Vanessa Mary Teresa Hubbard.

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