Olivia DeJonge (/diˈɒŋ/;[1] born 30 April 1998) is an Australian actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the ABC1 series Hiding (2015) and the Netflix series The Society (2019), and films include The Visit (2015), Better Watch Out (2016), and Elvis (2022). For portraying Priscilla Presley in the latter, she won the AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Olivia DeJonge | |
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_(cropped).jpg) DeJonge at Elvis premiere in 2022 | |
| Born | 30 April 1998 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Early life and education
editDeJonge was born on 30 April 1998 in Melbourne, Victoria, the elder of two children of Robyn (née Gradisen) and Rob DeJonge.[2][3] Her parents are investors in the property and IT sectors. She spent her early years in Rochester Terrace, a heritage-listed townhouse in St Vincent Place, Albert Park.[4]
In October 2003 she moved to Perth, Western Australia with her parents at the age of five, where she was enrolled in up in the Presbyterian Ladies' College, and lived in Peppermint Grove, in the same suburb of Perth as the school.[2][5][6]
When she was just eight, she was employed to do a radio voiceover for a well-known chain of hardware stores, which led to many further radio advertisements over her career.[3]
Career
editIn 2010 DeJonge played the lead role in Maziar Lahooti's short film Good Pretender, for which she won Best Actress in the 24th Western Australian Screen Awards[3] in 2010.[7]
In 2014, DeJonge made her feature film debut in the film The Sisterhood of Night; she starred along with Georgie Henley, Kara Hayward, and Kal Penn.[6] Caryn Waechter directed the film, which was released on 10 April 2015, after getting a premiere in October 2014.[8]
In 2015, DeJonge appeared in the Australian ABC's television drama series Hiding, on which she played one of the lead roles as Tara Swift / Shaneen Quigg.[6][9] She played the co-lead role of Becca in the horror film The Visit, along with Ed Oxenbould.[6] M. Night Shyamalan directed the film, which had its premiere on 31 August 2015, and was released on 11 September 2015 by Universal Pictures.[10] In 2017, DeJonge starred as Alice Burbage in the TNT series, Will.
DeJonge played Priscilla Presley in Baz Luhrmann's 2022 Elvis Presley biopic Elvis.[11] She drew praise from critics, who applauded her ability to match co-star Austin Butler's charisma.[12] She won the AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for this role.[13]
Personal life
editDeJonge lives in Melbourne.[14]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Nominated/Won |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Best Actress, West Australian Screen Awards, for Good Pretender | Won[3][15] |
| 2015 | Young Artist Award, for The Visit | Nominated[15] |
| 2022 | AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film, for Elvis | Won[13] |
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Sisterhood of Night | Lavinia Hall | |
| 2015 | The Visit | Becca | Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor |
| 2016 | Scare Campaign | Abby | |
| Better Watch Out | Ashley | ||
| 2018 | Undertow | Angie | |
| 2019 | Stray Dolls | Dallas | |
| Josie & Jack | Josie | ||
| 2022 | Elvis | Priscilla Presley |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Hiding | Shaneen Quigg / Tara Swift | Main role |
| 2017 | Will | Alice Burbage | Main role |
| 2018 | Undertow | Angie | Television film |
| 2019 | The Society | Elle | Main role |
| 2022 | The Staircase | Caitlin Atwater | Main role |
| TBA | The Narrow Road to the Deep North | Ella | Upcoming miniseries |
References
edit- ^ "Will: ASIDES - An Educated Women (Ep. 2)". TNT. 10 July 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Olivia DeJonge". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Olivia DeJonge". Empire. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ McArthur, Jacqueline (1 March 2003). "Smart Property". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Caccetta, Wendy (23 August 2015). "Perth schoolgirl Olivia DeJonge on her Hollywood movie The Visit". Perth Now. Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d McRae, Ross (22 August 2015). "School can wait for Perth starlet". yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Good Pretender at IMDb
- ^ Scheck, Frank (9 April 2015). "'The Sisterhood of Night': Film Review". hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Yeap, Sue (5 February 2015). "No hiding place for successful Olivia". yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "The Visit (2015)". boxofficemojo.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ McNary, Dave (25 October 2019). "Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Biopic Casts 'The Society's' Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla Presley". variety.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ Waterhouse, Jonah (25 November 2022). "Olivia DeJonge wins GQ's Woman of the Year Award". Vogue Australia. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Winners Announced for the 2022 AACTA Awards". AACTA. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ de Vivie de Régie, Tess (18 April 2024). "Beyond Graceland: Olivia DeJonge, our rising star in Hollywood". Harper's Bazaar Australia. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ a b Grobar, Matt (26 April 2023). "Linden Entertainment Signs 'Elvis' & 'The Staircase' Actor Olivia DeJonge". Deadline. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.