Olivia Cooke Net Worth

Olivia Cooke's Quotes

• My dad's [a retired] policeman, and my mum is a sales representative, and they haven't got the acting bug. Bless them.
• If I love the character, then that's all that matters to me. It doesn't really matter what genre it is.
• I did ballet and gymnastics, and then I started acting when I was eight--just doing amateur theater at a place called Oldham Theatre Workshop in my hometown.
• My first big role was when I was 17 and I got the part playing Maria in "West Side Story" in my school production.
• I used to care more about my appearance, but after being in The Quiet Ones (2014) and seeing how grotesque I can be, I don't have any dignity anymore.

Interesting Facts about Olivia Cooke

1. Her agent discouraged her from enrolling in drama school because she was already getting acting work, but she was keen on applying to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She made it to the final round of auditions, but was not accepted.
2. Cooke supported the Save The Children campaign by appearing in Bulgari advertisements in 2014.
3. She explained that she does not have a Twitter account: "I think it's best for me not to have it because my first thought is never my best; my first reaction is never my best reaction".
4. She played two roles where she was nearly sick & dying around the same time period. She was struggling with Cystic Fibrosis as Emma Decody in Bates Motel (2013) and battling Leukaemia as Rachel in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015).
5. She auditioned for roles in the British soap operas Emmerdale and Hollyoaks but was turned down by both.
6. Lives in New York City.
7. Was considered for the role of Kayla in Tom & Jerry (2021).