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.
Olivia Llewellyn | |
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| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) England |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Gabriella Wilde (maternal half-sister) |
| Website | Olivia Llewellyn |
Career
editTrained 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]
Filmography
edit| 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
editBorn 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
edit- ^ Kidd, Charles, ed. (2011). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (148th ed.). Debrett's Peerage Ltd. p. 624.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Profile: Olivia Llewellyn". Royal National Theatre. May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ a b c Brown, Brigid (9 May 2014). "A Brit Watcher's Guide to Penny Dreadful". BBC America. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ a b Eyerly, Alan (9 June 2014). "Penny Dreadful recap: Light shed on Vanessa's dark past". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Lifetime Premiere Highlights - May 2015". A+E Networks. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Doctors: "Mother's Choice" - Series 15". BBC. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Graham, Alison (2013). "Lucan: Series 1 - Episode 1 Review". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "The Musketeers: "Keep Your Friends Close"". BBC. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Collins, Michelle (30 March 2015). "Call the Midwife Recap: Season 4, Episode 1". WNPT. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Croghan, Carmen (29 March 2015). "Call the Midwife Series 4: Episode 1 Recap". WETA. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ 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.