Olivia Thirlby

Born on October 6, 1986 in New York City, Olivia Thirlby is an actress with 46 film and TV credits to her name. Many viewers know her as Leah in the 2007 film Juno, and she also appeared as Nicole Carol Miller in United 93 (2006). In the early 2010s, she took on roles in No Strings Attached and The Darkest Hour (both 2011), as well as Cassandra Anderson in the action film Dredd (2012).

She went on to star in 5 to 7 (2014), The Wedding Ringer (2015) and The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015), playing Dr. Christina Maslach in the latter. She was also part of the series Goliath (2016) as Lucy Kittridge. In 2023, she played Lilli Hornig in Oppenheimer and Yaara Bank-Plotkin in Dumb Money. Next up is Ghost Soldier, set for November 4, 2026.

New & upcoming work

• Ghost Soldier · 4 Nov 2026

Frequent co-stars

• Lili Taylor · 2 films together: Being Flynn, The Secret
• Paul Dano · 2 films together: Dumb Money, Being Flynn
• Jim Gaffigan · 2 films together: Chappaquiddick, Above the Shadows
• Natalie Portman · 2 films together: No Strings Attached, New York, I Love You
• Jocelyn DeBoer · 2 films together: 5 to 7, Lousy Carter

Career at a glance

First credit: United 93 (2006) · Credits: 46

Roles played

• Wonder Man2026 · Vivian
• Lousy Carter2024 · Candela
• Dumb Money2023 · Yaara Bank-Plotkin
• Wild Animals2023 · Clara
• Oppenheimer2023 · Lilli Hornig
• Fire Country2022 · CJ Ryan
• Artist in a Field2022 · Jodie
• Y: The Last Man2021 · Hero Brown
• Law & Order: Organized Crime2021 · Frances Tanner
• The L Word: Generation Q2019 · Rebecca Dowery
• Above the Shadows2019 · Holly
• Chappaquiddick2018 · Rachel Schiff
• The White Orchid2018 · Claire
• Damascus Cover2017 · Kim
• Goliath2016 · Lucy Kittridge
• Welcome to Happiness2016 · Trudy
• Between Us2016 · Dianne
• The Stanford Prison Experiment2015 · Dr. Christina Maslach
• Just Before I Go2015 · Greta
• The Wedding Ringer2015 · Alison Palmer

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