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Olivia Jo Thirlby (born October 6, 1986) is an American actress from New York City best known for her roles as Juno's friend Leah in ''{{Film/Juno}}'' and as Anderson in ''Film/{{Dredd}}''.

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Olivia Jo Thirlby (born October 6, 1986) is an American actress [[BigApplesauce from New York City City]] best known for her roles as Juno's friend Leah in ''{{Film/Juno}}'' and as Anderson in ''Film/{{Dredd}}''.



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* BigApplesauce: She was born and raised in New York City.

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* ''Series/TheLWord: Generation Q'' (2019-20) as Rebecca Dowery



* QueerCharacterQueerActor: In ''Film/TheWhiteOrchid'' she plays a detective who appears to be a lesbian.

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In ''Film/TheWhiteOrchid'' she plays a detective who appears to be a lesbian.lesbian.
** On ''Series/TheLWord: Generation Q'' she played a bisexual woman like herself.
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* ''ComicBook/YTheLastMan'' (2021-) as Hero Brown

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* BigOlEyebrows: She has very prominent dark eyebrows. These make her character's faces more noticeable, in contrast with her pale skin, thin face and small eyes.

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* BigOlEyebrows: She has very prominent dark eyebrows. These make her character's characters' faces more noticeable, in contrast with her pale skin, thin face and small eyes.



* NiceGirl: A large number of her characters are sweet, king women.

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* NiceGirl: A large number of her characters are sweet, king women.kind women.
* PlayingAgainstType: Her role in ''Film/{{Dredd}}'' as Judge Anderson was quite unlike any before or since, as she's an {{action girl}} with an arc of growing tougher over the film. Virtually all of her other roles are decidedly non-action oriented, with most characters being much gentler (though Anderson is still a {{wide eyed idealist}} starting out).



* PlayingAgainstType: Her role in ''Film/{{Dredd}}'' as Judge Anderson was quite unlike any before or since, as she's an {{action girl}} with an arc of growing tougher over the film. Virtually all of her other roles are decidedly non-action oriented, with most characters being much gentler (though Anderson is still a {{wide eyed idealist}} starting out).

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* BigOlEyebrows: She has very prominent dark eyebrows. These make her character's faces more noticeable, in contrast with her pale skin.

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* BigOlEyebrows: She has very prominent dark eyebrows. These make her character's faces more noticeable, in contrast with her pale skin.skin, thin face and small eyes.


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* WhenSheSmiles: Due to her having a very charming grin which shows all her teeth, the characters she plays in darker roles look very lit up if they smile.
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* DyeingForYourArt: She dyed her hair a metallic blonde to play her character in ''Film/{{Dredd}}'', Judge Anderson, though it had to be continually re-dyed during filming as her roots kept showing. Other roles had more minor examples, where it's made slightly lighter with highlighting.
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* NiceGirl: A large number of her characters are sweet, king women.
* QueerCharacterQueerActor: In ''Film/TheWhiteOrchid'' she plays a detective who appears to be a lesbian.
* PlayingAgainstType: Her role in ''Film/{{Dredd}}'' as Judge Anderson was quite unlike any before or since, as she's an {{action girl}} with an arc of growing tougher over the film. Virtually all of her other roles are decidedly non-action oriented, with most characters being much gentler (though Anderson is still a {{wide eyed idealist}} starting out).
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* ''Film/TheWhiteOrchid'' (2019) as Claire
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* RavenHairIvorySkin: The looks of all her characters, given that she has them naturally (except in ''Film/{{Dredd}}'', when it's dyed a very artificial blonde).

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* RavenHairIvorySkin: The looks of all her characters, given that she has them naturally (except in ''Film/{{Dredd}}'', when it's dyed a very artificial blonde). In almost every case, they're depicted as beautiful (not hard, again, as she's already good-looking).
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* BigOlEyebrows: She has very prominent dark eyebrows. These make her character's faces more noticeable, in contrast with her pale skin.


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* DawsonCasting: She started out playing a lot of teenage characters, while around 20 or 21.



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She is openly bisexual, and married to Jacques Pienaar, whom [[RomanceOnTheSet Thirlby met on the set of]] ''Film/{{Dredd}}''.

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She is openly bisexual, and married to Jacques Pienaar, a sound engineer whom [[RomanceOnTheSet Thirlby met on the set of]] ''Film/{{Dredd}}''.
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She is openly bisexual, and married to Jacques Pienaar, whom [[RomanceOnTheSet Thirlby met on the set of]] ''Film/{{Dredd}}''.
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* ''Film/AboveTheShadows'' (2019) as Holly

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* ''Film/TheWackness'' (2008) as Stephanie Squires




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* ''Film/NoStringsAttached'' (2011) as Katie Kurtzman
* ''Film/TheDarkestHour'' (2011) as Natalie
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* HollywoodHypeMachine: She was billed as one of Hollywood's "New Wave" by ''Vanity Fair'' in 2008.

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* HollywoodHypeMachine: She was billed as one of Hollywood's "New Wave" by ''Vanity Fair'' in 2008.
2008, but has had a pretty modest career since then.
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Dredd has its own page


* ActionGirl: In Dredd
* DyeingForYourArt: A natural brunette, she dyed her hair blonde for ''Dredd''.
* HellbentForLeather: In Dredd
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* BiTheWay: Came out as bisexual in a 2011 interview.
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Olivia Thirlby (born 1986) is an American actress from New York City best known for her roles as Juno's friend Leah in ''{{Film/Juno}}'' and as Anderson in ''Film/{{Dredd}}''.

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Olivia Jo Thirlby (born October 6, 1986) is an American actress from New York City best known for her roles as Juno's friend Leah in ''{{Film/Juno}}'' and as Anderson in ''Film/{{Dredd}}''.
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* BrownEyes
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Olivia Thirlby (born 1986) is an American actress from New York City best known for her role as Juno's friend Leah in ''{{Film/Juno}}''.

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Olivia Thirlby (born 1986) is an American actress from New York City best known for her role roles as Juno's friend Leah in ''{{Film/Juno}}''.''{{Film/Juno}}'' and as Anderson in ''Film/{{Dredd}}''.

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Not really, as she spent most of the movie in a non-form-fitting, non-revealing officer uniform.


* MsFanservice: In Dredd

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* MsFanservice: In Dredd
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Olivia Thirlby (born 1986) is an American actress from New York City best known for her role as Juno's friend Leah in ''{{Film/Juno}}''.

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!Roles

* ''{{Film/United 93}}'' (2006) as Nicole Carol Miller
* ''{{Film/Juno}}'' (2007) as Leah
* ''Film/{{Dredd}}'' (2012) as Judge Anderson

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!Tropes

* ActionGirl: In Dredd
* BiTheWay: Came out as bisexual in a 2011 interview.
* BrownEyes
* DyeingForYourArt: A natural brunette, she dyed her hair blonde for ''Dredd''.
* HellbentForLeather: In Dredd
* HollywoodHypeMachine: She was billed as one of Hollywood's "New Wave" by ''Vanity Fair'' in 2008.
* MsFanservice: In Dredd

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