Olivia Junkeer

{{Infobox person

|name = Olivia Junkeer

|image =

|caption = Junkeer in 2020

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|11|df=y}}

|birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia{{Cite web|title=takTalks #21 - Olivia Junkeer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RI-dMy8X4c|access-date=2023-03-31|website=YouTube| date=7 May 2020 |language=en-AU}}

|occupation = Actress

|years_active = 2016–present

}}

Olivia Junkeer (born 11 January 1999) is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Yashvi Rebecchi in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. She also portrayed the character in the spin-off Erinsborough High. She portrayed Mia in the ABC comedy series Why Are You Like This.

Early life and education

Olivia Junkeer was born on 11 January 1999 in Melbourne, Victoria. Her father is an Australian of Sri Lankan descent and her mother is an Australian of European descent.{{Cite web|title=Olivia Junkeer|url=https://app.showcast.com.au/profile/8YkGtDsO}}{{Cite web|title=A Rising Star: Olivia Junkeer|url=https://www.hi.lk/main_slider/A-Rising-Star-Olivia-Junkeer/47-5708}} She attended Methodist Ladies’ College in Kew. Junkeer was interested in acting from a young age, and throughout her teenage years went to theatre schools in Melbourne.

Career

Junkeer made her television debut in 2017, on the Australian television soap opera Neighbours. She portrayed Yashvi Rebecchi, the oldest child of characters Shane Rebecchi and Dipi Rebecchi.{{Cite web|title=Why Are You Like This star Olivia Junkeer on playing the brilliantly "unlikeable" Mia|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a36097153/neighbours-olivia-junkeer-netflix-why-are-you-like-this|access-date=2023-03-31|website=Digital Spy|date=16 April 2021 |language=en-UK}} Junkeer left Neighbours in 2021, however she reprised the role in the series' finale in 2022.

Junkeer plays Mia in the ABC comedy series Why Are You Like This.{{Cite web|title=Why Are You Like This|url=https://iview.abc.net.au/show/why-are-you-like-this}}{{Cite web|title=Gen-Z shoves Millennials aside – and drop bombs – in new ABC comedy|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/gen-z-shoves-millennials-aside-and-drop-bombs-in-new-abc-comedy-20210216-p572xe.html|access-date=2023-03-31|website=Sydney Morning Herald|date=16 February 2021 |language=en-AU}}{{Cite news|title=Why Are You Like This takes aim at Gen Z: 'This is the most humiliating thing I've done'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/feb/16/why-are-you-like-this-takes-aim-at-gen-z-this-is-the-most-humiliating-thing-ive-done|access-date=2023-03-31|website=Guardian Australia|date=15 February 2021 |language=en-AU |last1=Watson |first1=Meg }}{{Cite web|last=Ng|first=Brian|date=2021-04-16|title=Is America Ready for Australian Sensation 'Why Are You Like This'?|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/04/why-are-you-like-this-netflix-australia-interview|access-date=2023-03-31|website=Vanity Fair|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Why Are You Like This is a fresh voice in Australian comedy|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/streaming/why-are-you-like-this-is-a-fresh-voice-in-australian-comedy/news-story/058863eb19104e0ccf397bd6cf398c60|access-date=2023-03-31|website=news.com.au|language=en-AU}}{{Cite web|title=Why Are You Like This? — A Roundtable|url=https://www.liminalmag.com/blog/why-are-you-like-this|access-date=2023-03-31|website=Liminal Magazine|date=17 January 2021 |language=en-AU}}

In March 2023, Junkeer joined the cast of Binge drama series Strife, which was inspired by Mia Freedman's memoir.{{cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/streaming/asher-keddie-begins-production-on-binge-original-series-strife-in-longawaited-tv-return/news-story/92eb3e4fc7dff9de316728f1ed497a9f|title=Asher Keddie begins production on Binge original series 'Strife' in long-awaited TV return|date=26 March 2023|publisher=news.com.au|access-date=27 October 2023}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2019 \|Shadow Animals \|Unnamed role \|Short film

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2019

|Shadow Animals

|Unnamed role

|Short film

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2017–2022; 2023 \|Neighbours \|Yashvi Rebecchi \| Main cast
2018–2021 \|Why Are You Like This \|Mia \| Main cast
2019 \|Erinsborough High \|Yashvi Rebecchi \| Main cast
2023–present \| Strife \|Jeet \| Main cast

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2017–2022; 2023

|Neighbours

|Yashvi Rebecchi

| Main cast

2018–2021

|Why Are You Like This

|Mia