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Olivia Oguma

Olivia Oguma

Actor · New York City, New York, USA

As a younger child, Olivia Oguma was a Ford Model who was predominately featured in national print campaigns for Chanel, Vogue, Saks Fifth Avenue, Earnshaws, Motorola, and the Gap, among others. She soon branched out into the commercial world, appearing in over 62 commercials including ones for Tide, Jell-o, IBM Computers, Triaminic and Life Cereal. On the heels of working steadily as a model and commercial actress, she then booked the role of Pearl in the NBC pilot "Magic Music Hall" with Eric Clapton. Directly following the pilot, Olivia became a regular on the PBS favorite children's show 1, rue Sésame (1969), on which she played herself and she also secured a small role on the NBC soap Another World (1964). After that Olivia branched out into theater appearing on Broadway and national tours, including "Les Miserables" and "A Christmas Carol." As a singer she has lent her vocal talents to several films including Ma meilleure ennemie (1998) and Le témoin du mal (1998). In addition, she has sung on ten albums. Her mother is Karen Oguma, a retired professional ballet dancer who danced with such companies as the Boston Ballet, Joffrey 2nd Company and American Ballet Theater, while her father is one of New York City's top chefs. Her brother Oliver Oguma, is also an actor and singer who has extensive credits in theater, opera, film and television. - IMDb Mini Biography

Movies7

  • Movie6.7

    This Is Where I Leave You

    2014 · 1.5K votes

  • Movie6.2

    Like Father

    2018 · 710 votes

  • Movie5.0

    The Flamingo Rising

    2001 · 6 votes

  • Movie3.4

    ANYA

    2019 · 8 votes

  • Movie7.0
  • Movie5.7

    Qwerty

    2011 · 159 votes

  • Movie7.2

    Chrissy Judy

    2023 · 3 votes

Series6

  • TV7.3

    Law & Order

    1990 · 725 votes

  • TV7.9

    FBI

    2018 · 947 votes

  • TV7.6

    The Good Wife

    2009 · 707 votes

  • TV6.9

    Younger

    2015 · 251 votes

  • TV8.1
  • TV6.6

    Great News

    2017 · 90 votes