Olivia Dejonge

Olivia DeJonge (/diˈɒŋ/; 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).

Olivia DeJonge
Olivia Dejonge
DeJonge at Elvis premiere in 2022
Born (1998-04-30) 30 April 1998 (age 25)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

For her performance in the film Elvis (2022), she won the AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Early life and education

DeJonge was born on 30 April 1998 in Melbourne, Victoria, the elder of two children of Robyn (née Gradisen) and Rob DeJonge. 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.

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.

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.

Career

In 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 in 2010.

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. Caryn Waechter directed the film, which was released on 10 April 2015, after getting a premiere in October 2014.

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. She played the co-lead role of Becca in the horror film The Visit, along with Ed Oxenbould. M. Night Shyamalan directed the film, which had its premiere on 31 August 2015, and was released on 11 September 2015 by Universal Pictures. 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. She drew praise from critics, who applauded her ability to match co-star Austin Butler's charisma. She won the AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for this role.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nominated/Won
2010 Best Actress, West Australian Screen Awards, for Good Pretender Won
2015? Young Artist Award, for The Visit Nominated
2022 AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film, for Elvis Won

Filmography

Film

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

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

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