Who is Olivia Cooke?
Olivia Cooke is an actress who began acting at age 8 at an after-school drama programme in her hometown, the Oldham Theatre Workshop. For years, Cooke performed only as part of the ensemble, until she was 17, when she starred as Maria in Oldham Sixth Form College's production of West Side Story. Soon after, Cooke landed her first and last leading role for the Oldham Theatre, in Prom: The Musical, a remake of Cinderella. Cooke attended Royton and Crompton Secondary School and studied drama at Oldham Sixth Form College, leaving before the end of her A-levels to star in Blackout. At a young age, Cooke practiced ballet and gymnastics.
Trivia
- Her agent discouraged her from enrolling in drama school because she was already getting acting work, but she was keen on applying to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She made it to the final round of auditions, but was not accepted.
- She explained that she does not have a Twitter account: "I think it's best for me not to have it because my first thought is never my best; my first reaction is never my best reaction".
- Cooke supported the Save The Children campaign by appearing in Bulgari advertisements in 2014.
- Practiced ballet and gymnastics, and began acting when she was 8 years old, in an after-school theater program.
- Lives in New York City.