Olivia D'Abo

Olivia d'Abo , d'Abo in 2010 Born Olivia Jane d'Abo, (1969-01-22) 22 January 1969 (age 44), Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom Occupation Actress, singer, songwriter Years active 1984-present Spouse(s) Patrick Leonard (2002-2012) Children Oliver William d'Abo (b. 11 November 1995) Website www.oliviadabo.net Olivia Jane d'Abo (pron.: /ˈdɑːboʊ/; born 22 January 1969) is an English-American actress and singer/songwriter, best known for portraying the rebellious teenage sister Karen Arnold in The Wonder Years and recurring villain Nicole Wallace in Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Career edit: Acting career edit: D'Abo's film debut was in the supporting role of Princess Jehnna in Conan the Destroyer, released in June 1984. Just two months later, she also appeared topless aged 15 in the supporting role of the peasant girl Paloma in Bolero. From 1988, d'Abo was in the main cast of The Wonder Years in the first four seasons. Her character Karen Arnold was the hippie sister in the family. In 1992, she guest starred in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "True Q" as Amanda Rogers. As the recurring villain Nicole Wallace, she made five appearances over a six-year period on television crime-drama Law & Order: Criminal Intent. On the Sci-Fi Channel series Eureka, she has the recurring role of Abby Carter, the ex-wife of Sheriff Jack Carter. She has had numerous supporting roles in television programmes and films, such as Spirit of '76 (1990), Greedy (1994), The Big Green, and The Twilight Zone (2002). On stage, she appeared in the 2005 Broadway production of The Odd Couple with Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane. In animation, she is the voices of Melanie Walker/Ten in Batman Beyond (1999-2000), Star Sapphire in Justice League (2001) and Morgaine le Fey in Justice League Unlimited (2004); Tak in Invader Zim (2001-02); Jane Porter in The Legend of Tarzan; Jedi Master Luminara Unduli in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008); Carol Ferris in Green Lantern: First Flight (2009); Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996); and Natalia Romanoff in Ultimate Avengers and Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Black Panther (both 2006). In February 2013, d'Abo began filming for Project Fedora (working title), a video game that combines live-action footage with 3D graphics. Musical career edit: Olivia d'Abo is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist. She has composed and performed for various soundtracks. Her single "Broken" is from the movie "Loving Annabelle". Her debut album Not TV includes these songs: Undertow, Half Mad and Never Pleased, Revolution, Ne'er Do Well, Medicine Girl, When I Was Bad, Addicted, Wide Open Spaces, Caroline, Catastrophe, Other musical projects d'Abo has worked on include backing vocals for Julian Lennon's Help Yourself, an acoustic duet version of Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer, produced by Leonard, that appears on their This Left Feels Right hits CD, and a duet with Seal "Broken". D'Abo also co-wrote the song "Love Comes from the Inside" for the Italian singer Laura Pausini, which was featured on Pausini's English language debut From the Inside. Personal life edit: Olivia D'Abo was born in London, England, the daughter of Maggie London, a model and actress, and Mike d'Abo, a singer and member of 1960s group Manfred Mann. She has an older brother, as well as two half-brothers and one half-sister: elder brother Ben, younger half-brother Bruno, and younger sibling twins Ella and Louis (born July 2007) on her father's side. Olivia and Ben both attended high school in the US at Los Feliz Hills School (formerly "The Apple School") in Los Angeles and Olivia attended Pacoima Junior High School in Pacoima, California. She is the first cousin once removed of Maryam d'Abo, the actress best known for her performance as Kara Milovy in the 1987 James Bond film The Living Daylights. She was engaged to actor Thomas Jane from 1998 to 2001. They worked in several projects together, including The Velocity of Gary and Jonni Nitro, of which Jane directed the last two episodes. Olivia later married music producer and songwriter Patrick Leonard in August 2002. Leonard filed for divorce at Los Angeles County Superior Court in November 2012, citing irreconcilable differences, and revealing the couple had separated in August 2011. She has one child, Oliver William D'Abo, born 11 November 1995. D'Abo also wrote and performed the title theme to Jonni Nitro. She was engaged to the singer Julian Lennon. Filmography edit: Film edit: Year Title Role Notes 1984 Conan the Destroyer Princess Jehnna 1984 Bolero Paloma 1986 Flying Robin Crew 1986 Mission Kill Rebel Girl 1986 Bullies Becky Cullen 1988 Legend of Wolf Lodge, TheThe Legend of Wolf Lodge Liette 1989 Beyond the Stars Mara Simons 1989 Another Chance 1990 Spirit of '76, TheThe Spirit of '76 Chanel-6 1993 Point of No Return Angela 1993 Bank Robber Selina 1993 Wayne's World 2 Betty Jo 1994 Last Good Time, TheThe Last Good Time Charlotte Zwicki 1994 Greedy Molly Richardson 1994 Clean Slate Judy 1994 Pom Poko Koharu (voice) 1995 Big Green, TheThe Big Green Miss Anna Montgomery 1995 Kicking and Screaming Jane 1995 Live Nude Girls Chris 1997 Hacks Lynn 1998 Velocity of Gary * * (Not His Real Name), TheThe Velocity of Gary * * (Not His Real Name) Veronica 1999 Soccer Dog: The Movie Elena 1999 Texas Funeral, AA Texas Funeral Charlotte 1999 Seven Girlfriends Hannah 2000 Jonni Nitro Jonni Nitro 2000 It Had to Be You Tracy Meltempi 2001 Enemy, TheThe Enemy Sgt. Penny Johnson 2002 Tarzan & Jane Jane Porter (voice) 2003 Animatrix, TheThe Animatrix Rox (voice) Segment: "Matriculated" 2006 Ultimate Avengers Black Widow (Natalia Romanova) (voice) Video 2006 Ultimate Avengers 2 Black Widow (Natalia Romanova) (voice) Video 2007 Dante's Inferno Beatrice (voice) 2007 Poor Kid's Guide to Success, AA Poor Kid's Guide to Success Lisa Maerd 2008 Awakening Fire, TheThe Awakening Fire Narrator Short film 2009 Green Lantern: First Flight Carol Ferris (voice) Video 2012 Justice League: Doom Star Sapphire (voice) Video 2012 Nuclear Family Dr. Hughes 2013 Impirioso Luccia Rosso 2013 Paganini: The Devil's Violinist Primrose Blackstone Post-production Television edit: Year Title Role Notes 1985 Not My Kid TV film 1985 Growing Pains Wendy Episode: "Superdad" 1986 Growing Pains Terry Episode: "Employee of the Month" 1987 One Big Family Joy Fairbanks Episode: "Joy to the Hattons" 1987 Really Weird Tales Tippy TV film 1988 Simon & Simon Allison Tyner / Angel Episode: "Shadows" 1988 Crash Course Maria Abeja TV film 1988 Tour of Duty Leslie Episode: "Soldiers" 1988 Bronx Zoo, TheThe Bronx Zoo Terri Avila Episode: "Behind Closed Doors" 1988-1993 Wonder Years, TheThe Wonder Years Karen Arnold Regular role (84 episodes) 1991 Legend of Prince Valiant, TheThe Legend of Prince Valiant Vesta / Jasmine / Lady Ilene (voice) Episodes: "The Tree", "The Secret of Perilous Garde" 1992 Midnight's Child Anna Bergman TV film 1992 Star Trek: The Next Generation Amanda Rogers Episode: "True Q" 1993 For Love and Glory Emily Doyle TV film 1995 Single Guy, TheThe Single Guy Deliah Episode: "Pilot" 1996 Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm Sonya Blade (voice) Main role (13 episodes) 1997 Dad's Week Off Cherice TV film 1997 Single Guy, TheThe Single Guy Marie Episode: "Vegas Finale" 1998 Adventures from the Book of Virtues Anne Sullivan (voice) Episode: "Patience" 1998 Wild Thornberrys, TheThe Wild Thornberrys Jao (voice) Episode: "Only Child" 1998 Fantasy Island Florence Jenkins Episode: "Secret Self" 1999 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Ten / Melanie Walker (voice) TV film 1999 Party of Five Perry Marks Episodes: "Fragile", "I'll Show You Mine", "Haunted" 1999 Batman Beyond Ten / Melanie Walker (voice) Episodes: "Dead Man's Hand", "Once Burned" 2000 Batman Beyond Ten / Melanie Walker (voice) Episode: "King's Ransom" 2000 3rd Rock from the Sun Andrea Episode: "Dick Solomon's Day Off" 2001 Triangle, TheThe Triangle Allison Wright Episodes: "The Arrival", "A Tree Falls in Manhattan", "Wife with Mikey" 2001-2003 Legend of Tarzan, TheThe Legend of Tarzan Jane Porter (voice) Regular role (35 episodes) 2002 Twilight Zone, TheThe Twilight Zone Shannon Episodes: "The Lineman: Parts 1 & 2" 2002 Invader Zim Tak (voice) Episode: "TAK: The Hideous New Girl" 2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Elizabeth Hitchens / Nicole Wallace Episode: "Anti-Thesis" 2002-2004 Justice League Various (voice) Recurring role (7 episodes) 2003 Alias Emma Wallace Episode: "Double Agent" 2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Elizabeth Hitchens / Nicole Wallace Episode: "A Person of Interest" 2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Elizabeth Hitchens / Nicole Wallace Episode: "Great Barrier" 2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Nicole Wallace Episode: "Grow" 2006 Invader Zim Tak's Computer / Ship (voice) Episodes: "Backseat Drivers from Beyond the Stars", "The Girl Who Cried Gnome/Dibship Rising" 2007 Eureka Dr. Abby Carter Episodes: "Unpredictable", "Games People Play" 2008 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Nicole Wallace Episode: "Frame" 2008-2009 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Luminara Unduli (voice) Recurring role (7 episodes) 2010 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Elasti-Girl (voice) Episode: "The Last Patrol!" 2011 Generator Rex Five (voice) Episodes: "Divided by Six", "A Family Holiday", "Six Minus Six" 2011 We Have Your Husband Olivia TV film 2013 Jo Madeleine Haynes Episode: "The Catacombes" Video games edit: Year Title Role Notes 1997 Titanic Explorer Various 2005 Medal of Honor: European Assault Manon du Champs 2005 Neopets: The Darkest Faerie Jerdana / Aisha Peasant 2009 Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes Luminara Unduli 2011 Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters Queen Aga'po Theatre edit: Year Title Role Notes 1990 It's a Girl Linda Bragg Odyssey Theatre 1993 Scenes from an Execution Supporta Mark Taper Forum 2005-2006 Odd Couple, TheThe Odd Couple Gwendolyn Pigeon Brooks Atkinson Theatre 2010 It's Just Sex Joan Two Roads Theatre 2010-2011 Cyrano de Bergerac Roxane Ruskin Theatre 2011 Entertaining Mr. Sloan Kath

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