Olivia Olson
{{short description|American actress and singer-songwriter (born 1992)}}
{{for|the All-American basketball player|Olivia Olson (basketball)}}
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| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| father = Martin Olson
| years_active = 2003–present
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Olivia Olson (born May 21, 1992) is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and writer, largely known for her voice roles as Vanessa Doofenshmirtz in Phineas and Ferb and Marceline the Vampire Queen in Adventure Time. She also played the character of Joanna in the 2003 film Love Actually and its 2017 short sequel Red Nose Day Actually.
Along with this, she is also a writer, having written the Boom! Studios graphic novel Marcy and Simon, co-authored Adventure Time: The Enchiridion and Marcy's Super-Secret Scrapbook, and contributed writing to the best-seller Adventure Time Encyclopedia for Cartoon Network. In 2023, she began writing for the Phineas and Ferb revival.
Early life
Olson was adopted at birth and raised in Los Angeles, California. She lives with her father, Martin Olson, mother Kay Olson, and brother Casey Olson. Olson graduated from Agoura High School in 2010. She is of Afro-Jamaican descent through her biological father.{{cite web|title=Olivia Olson on Instagram: Happy Easter! ❤️💛💚 I have a resurrection story for ya... |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CNQaGw_p-4v/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/oliviaroseolson/2544648603598057007_2544648598313088513 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |url-access=subscription|website=Instagram|language=en|date=April 4, 2021|access-date=May 7, 2021}}{{cbignore}}
Career
Olson has appeared as a singer and actress on television shows and in live theatre, including Comedy Central Stage, the HBO Theater, and The Fake Gallery.
=2003: ''Love Actually''=
Olson moved into the mainstream with her role as Joanna Anderson in the 2003 holiday film Love Actually, singing the song "All I Want for Christmas Is You".{{cite web|last=Hough|first=Q.V.|url=https://screenrant.com/love-actually-cast-guide-actors-movies-cameos/|title=Love Actually Cast Guide: Every Actor & Cameo|website=Screen Rant|date=July 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723031733/https://screenrant.com/love-actually-cast-guide-actors-movies-cameos/|archive-date=July 23, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Fletcher|first=Henry|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a778188/heres-what-the-love-actually-kids-joanna-and-sam-olivia-olson-and-thomas-brodie-sangster-look-like-now/|title=Here's what the Love Actually kids Joanna and Sam look like now|website=Digital Spy|date=December 24, 2015|access-date=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803172304/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a778188/heres-what-the-love-actually-kids-joanna-and-sam-olivia-olson-and-thomas-brodie-sangster-look-like-now/|archive-date=August 3, 2020|url-status=live}} Her singing was praised, with director Richard Curtis stating in the commentary in the music section of the Love Actually DVD that Olson's singing was so perfect, they were afraid the audience would not believe that a ten-year-old could really sing the way she did and would assume she was lip-synching. They had to train her so her singing would sound more believable, and add the sounds of inhalations to the track. This led to guest spots on The Ellen Show, The Tracy Morgan Show and singing with stars Jack Black and Kristin Chenoweth. Olson also posted original songs on her YouTube account. In 2017, Olson reprised her role as Joanna in Red Nose Day Actually, a short film which is a sequel to Love Actually.
=2008–2017: ''Phineas and Ferb'', and ''Beauty Is Chaos''=
From 2008 to 2015, Olson voiced the recurring character Vanessa Doofenshmirtz in the Disney animated series Phineas and Ferb along with actor Thomas Sangster (Ferb Fletcher), who played Joanna's love interest Sam in Love Actually.{{cite web|last=O'Brien|first=Conor|url=https://screenrant.com/phineas-ferb-facts-trivia/|title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Phineas and Ferb|website=CBR|date=April 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227000713/https://screenrant.com/phineas-ferb-facts-trivia/|archive-date=February 27, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=McMillian|first1=Laurise|last2=Chilton|first2=Charlotte|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/news/g29142/your-favorite-christmas-movie-stars-now/|title=What Your Favorite Christmas Movie Stars Look Like Now|website=Elle|date=November 20, 2019|access-date=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101074326/https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/news/g29142/your-favorite-christmas-movie-stars-now/|archive-date=January 1, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Rosa|first=Christopher|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/cxbji2/llove-actually-little-girl-grown-up|title= The Little Girl From Love Actually Is Gorgeous Now—And Still Singing|website=VH1|date=December 2, 2015|access-date=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213052835/http://www.vh1.com/news/227670/llove-actually-little-girl-grown-up/|archive-date=February 13, 2016|url-status=live}} Olson said that she and Sangster talked "about the whole Ferb-Vanessa situation 'cause it's pretty funny."{{cite magazine|last=Bierly|first=Mandi|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/12/17/love-actually-olivia-olson/|title=All 'Love Actually' scene-stealer Olivia Olson wants for graduation is a record deal|magazine=EW|date=December 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429185648/https://ew.com/article/2009/12/17/love-actually-olivia-olson/|archive-date=April 29, 2021|url-status=live}}
In Phineas and Ferb, she sings a number of songs, including the duet "Busted!" with Ashley Tisdale as well as popular solo songs, including "I'm Me", "Not So Bad a Dad", "I'm Lindana and I Wanna Have Fun", "Happy New Year" and many others, including her song in the Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation special "Got That Christmas Feeling". She has written songs for Phineas and Ferb and has written and recorded her own songs with music producers Rick Nowels, Camara Kambon and Hollywood jazz great Rob Mullins, while Olson's father wrote "over 200 songs for the series" and various episodes.{{cite web|last=Frauenfelder|first=Mark|url=https://boingboing.net/2013/08/21/gweek-108-adventure-time-with.html|title=Gweek 108: Adventure Time with Martin & Olivia Olson|website=Boing Boing|date=August 21, 2013|access-date=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615003638/https://boingboing.net/2013/08/21/gweek-108-adventure-time-with.html|archive-date=June 15, 2020|url-status=live}} In 2011, Olson voiced Vanessa in a deleted scene of Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension, which included a musical number, but sang a song for the film "I Walk Away".
Her role as Vanessa led to her role as Marceline the Vampire Queen in Adventure Time. During the show's production, the show creator, Pendleton Ward, contacted Olson's father, Martin Olson, then writing for Phineas and Ferb, asking if he knew who played Vanessa in the show.{{cite web |last = Chevat |first = Zoe |title = The Mary Sue Exclusive Interview: Olivia Olson, Voice of Marceline the Vampire Queen |url = http://www.themarysue.com/olivia-olson-interview/ |website = The Mary Sue |access-date = July 22, 2021 |date = August 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623055837/https://www.themarysue.com/olivia-olson-interview/|archive-date=June 23, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last = Lloyd |first = Robert |title = As 'Adventure Time' Wraps, a Look Back at How the Series Broke Barriers and Changed the Genre |url = http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-ca-adventure-time-oral-history-20180823-htmlstory.html |access-date = July 22, 2021 |newspaper = Los Angeles Times |date = August 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623061539/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-ca-adventure-time-oral-history-20180823-htmlstory.html|archive-date=June 23, 2021|url-status=live}} He was not aware, at the time, that Martin was Olson's father. She would also voice Marceline in the 2012 video game, Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!.
=2013–2018: ''Adventure Time'', ''Steven Universe'', and ''Phineas and Ferb''=
In 2010, Olson got the role of Marceline the Vampire Queen on the animated Cartoon Network series Adventure Time. Olson said she was impressed by her character's fashion design and the costuming for Marceline, saying she occasionally admired the unique designs for the character in episodes.{{cite web |last=Orange |first=B. Alan |title=SDCC 2011 EXCLUSIVE: Adventure Time Cast Interviews |url=http://www.movieweb.com/comic-con/2011/news/sdcc-2011-exclusive-adventure-time-cast-interviews |publisher=MovieWeb.com |access-date=October 25, 2012 |date=July 25, 2011 |archive-date=September 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920120148/http://www.movieweb.com/comic-con/2011/news/sdcc-2011-exclusive-adventure-time-cast-interviews |url-status=live }} During the audition for the role, Olson first read for Princess Bubblegum, but later read for Marceline. Reportedly when getting into character for the role she often dressed similar to Marceline when she recorded her lines In the show, her father played Hunson Abadeer, the father of Marceline.{{cite web |last = Gaddy |first = Laura |title = Comic-Con Interview with Adventure Time! |url = http://racketmag.com/interviews/comic-con-interview-with-adventure-time/ |website = Racket Magazine |access-date = March 18, 2013 |date = July 28, 2011 |archive-date = August 14, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120814212709/http://racketmag.com/interviews/comic-con-interview-with-adventure-time/ |url-status = live }} In the series, Olson also sings Marceline's songs, which were written by storyboard artists, or other people affiliated with production.{{cite web |url = http://www.formspring.me/MrMuto/q/337789149606081391 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130316225918/https://www.formspring.me/MrMuto/q/337789149606081391 |archive-date = March 16, 2013 |title = Does Olivia Olson play the bass and sing for Marceline? |author = Muto, Adam [MrMuto] |date = June 14, 2012 |access-date = October 25, 2012 |via = Formspring |url-status = dead}}{{cite web |last = Sugar |first = Rob |title = Robsugar's Channel |url = https://www.youtube.com/user/robsugar/videos?view=0&flow=grid |publisher = YouTube |access-date = March 18, 2013 |archive-date = April 13, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160413132609/https://www.youtube.com/user/robsugar/videos?view=0&flow=grid |url-status = live }}{{cite web |last = Seibert |first = Fred |title = The Original Nightosphere Song by Rebecca Sugar |url = http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/adventure_time/2010/10/12/the-original-nightosphere-tune-by-rebecca-sugar/ |publisher = Frederator Studios |access-date = January 27, 2013 |date = October 12, 2010 |archive-date = March 28, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160328182737/http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/adventure_time/2010/10/12/the-original-nightosphere-tune-by-rebecca-sugar |url-status = dead }}{{cite web |last = Seibert |first = Fred |title = Fry Song |url = http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/adventure_time/2010/10/13/fy-song/ |publisher = Frederator Studios |access-date = January 27, 2013 |date = October 13, 2010 |archive-date = March 28, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160328182742/http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/adventure_time/2010/10/13/fy-song |url-status = dead }} As such, The Guardian praised Marceline as a character, noting in particular that "she's ... responsible for some of the show's best songs."{{cite news |last = O'Neill |first = Phelim |title = Adventure Time – Box Set Review |url = https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/dec/19/adventure-time-box-set-review |newspaper = The Guardian |access-date = December 22, 2013 |date = December 19, 2013 |archive-date = March 4, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140304200043/http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/dec/19/adventure-time-box-set-review |url-status = live }}
The series was a commercial and popular success and her character attracted positive critical attention from critics,{{cite web |last = Shea |first = Cam |title = Our Top 10 Adventure Time Moments – Season 1 |url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/22/our-top-10-adventure-time-moments-season-1 |website = IGN |publisher = News Corporation |access-date = October 30, 2012 |date = October 21, 2012 |archive-date = October 14, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131014101441/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/22/our-top-10-adventure-time-moments-season-1 |url-status = live }}{{cite web |last = Anders |first = Charlie |title = How Did Adventure Time Become Better Than Most Live-Action TV Shows? |url = http://io9.com/5952962/how-did-adventure-time-become-better-than-most-live+action-tv-shows |website = io9 |date = October 18, 2012 |publisher = Gawker Media |access-date = March 18, 2013 |archive-date = April 11, 2013 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130411035827/http://io9.com/5952962/how-did-adventure-time-become-better-than-most-live+action-tv-shows |url-status = live }} and fans alike,{{cite web |author = Ward, Pendleton [buenothebear] |title = How do you feel about the ridiculously massive fanbase Marceline has gained after only one episode with her? |url = http://www.formspring.me/buenothebear/q/713638549 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130412184323/http://www.formspring.me/buenothebear/q/713638549 |archive-date = April 12, 2013 |via = Formspring |access-date = October 25, 2012 |date = June 22, 2010 |url-status = dead}} along with the production crew of Adventure Time.{{cite web |author = Ward, Pendleton [buenothebear] |title = Who plays Marceline's voice? And why is she your favorite character? |url = http://www.formspring.me/buenothebear/q/756827019 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130219004620/http://www.formspring.me/buenothebear/q/756827019 |archive-date = February 19, 2013 |via = Formspring |access-date = October 25, 2012 |date = July 3, 2010 |url-status = dead}}{{cite web |author = Rynda, Phil [philrynda] |title = What's your favorite character that you've designed? |url = http://www.formspring.me/philrynda/q/1093837859 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130316225904/http://www.formspring.me/philrynda/q/1093837859 |archive-date = March 16, 2013 |via = Formspring |access-date = October 26, 2012 |date = September 9, 2010 |url-status = dead}} This popularity was even recognized by the company that owns Adventure Time with the official press release for the Adventure Time: Marceline and the Scream Queens companion comic book referring to Marceline as a "fan-favorite".{{cite web |last = Wright |first = Eddie |title = 'Adventure Time: Marceline and the Scream Queens' #1 Gets a Badass Baltimore Comic-Con Variant |url = http://geek-news.mtv.com/2012/08/30/adventure-time-marceline-and-the-scream-queens-1-baltimore-comic-con-variant/ |website = MTV Geek |publisher = MTV |access-date = October 26, 2012 |date = August 19, 2012 |archive-date = September 18, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120918101446/http://geek-news.mtv.com/2012/08/30/adventure-time-marceline-and-the-scream-queens-1-baltimore-comic-con-variant/ |url-status = dead }} Olson later said she was "honored" to be voicing a character in a show pushing the limits, including on "what a female character in a TV series brings to the table."{{cite web|last=Rearick|first=Lauren|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/adventure-time-finale-empowerment|title="Adventure Time" Showrunner Adam Muto and Olivia Olson on the Show's Legacy|website=Teen Vogue|date=August 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124040708/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/adventure-time-finale-empowerment|archive-date=January 24, 2021|access-date=July 22, 2021|url-status=live}}
In the Adventure Time mini-series "Stakes", Olson performs the popular song "Everything Stays", which was revealed by Olson and Rebecca Sugar at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con.{{Citation|last=robsugar|title=Everything Stays|date=July 13, 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQO0dl1E9Eg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/tQO0dl1E9Eg| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=March 15, 2017}}{{cbignore}} In 2015 Olivia and her father, Martin Olson, co-authored a book adapted from the series Adventure Time, Adventure Time: The Enchiridion & Marcy's Super Secret Scrapbook. Olivia wrote her section in first person as her character Marceline. The book was illustrated by artists including Mahendra Singh, Tony Millionaire, Renee French, Celeste Moreno and Sean Tejaratchi.
Olson also performed the song "Haven't You Noticed (I'm a Star)", which was featured on the September 17, 2015, episode of Steven Universe entitled "Sadie's Song".{{cite AV media |people=Rebecca Sugar (composed), Aivi & Surasshu (arranged), Olivia Olson (vocals), Stemage (guitar) |date=September 17, 2015 |title=Haven't You Noticed (I'm a Star)|medium=audio|language=en|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/7FsFou0RSL17YhARAH09qK|access-date=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622124846/https://open.spotify.com/track/7FsFou0RSL17YhARAH09qK|archive-date=June 22, 2020|format=Audio |time= |publisher=Spotify |id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= }} It was later featured in the Steven Universe mini-episode "Gem Karaoke", released on October 3, 2016. She appears at Comic-Cons and pop conventions around the world as do other Adventure Time cast members.{{cite web|last=Todd|first=Carolyn L.|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2016/12/131674/love-actually-child-actress-today|title=What This Adorable Love Actually Actress Looks Like 13 Years Later|website=Refinery29|date=December 1, 2016|access-date=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210723023252/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2016/12/131674/love-actually-child-actress-today|archive-date=July 23, 2021|url-status=live}}
Olson frequently posts original music on her YouTube and TikTok account. On July 18, 2013, Olson released her debut EP Beauty Is Chaos.{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/olivia-olson-who-played-the-singing-schoolgirl-in-love-actually-is-all-grown-up/news-story/90e6d9aa776542f804737b8ca6b19b6b|title=Olivia Olson, who played the singing schoolgirl in Love Actually, is all grown up|website=News.com.au|date=December 3, 2015|access-date=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124004926/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/olivia-olson-who-played-the-singing-schoolgirl-in-love-actually-is-all-grown-up/news-story/90e6d9aa776542f804737b8ca6b19b6b|archive-date=January 24, 2021|url-status=live}} By December 2015, she had over 19,000 followers on her YouTube channel.
From 2016 to 2019, Olivia voiced the fourth Powerpuff Girl Bliss on Cartoon Network's reboot of The Powerpuff Girls,{{cite web|url=https://www.regularcapital.com/2017/09/fifteen-celebrities-to-voice-fourth-powerpuff-girl-in-europe-middle-east-africa-and-australia/|title=Fifteen Celebrities to Voice Fourth Powerpuff Girl in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Australia|accessdate=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424102746/https://regularcapital.toonsphere.com/2017/09/fifteen-celebrities-to-voice-fourth-powerpuff-girl-in-europe-middle-east-africa-and-australia/|archive-date=April 24, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Grant|first=Stacey|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a13053196/powerpuff-girl-bliss-olivia-olson/|title=The Fourth Powerpuff Girl Posing with Her Voice Actress Will Make You Want More Bliss ASAP|website=Seventeen|date=October 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424102749/https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a13053196/powerpuff-girl-bliss-olivia-olson/|archive-date=April 24, 2021|access-date=July 22, 2021}} The character's initial announcement was met with negative reactions from some fans,{{cite web|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/social-news/new-powerpuff-girl-bliss-twitter-detail/2075739|title=There's A New Powerpuff Girl But Twitter Can't Get Over This Major Detail|first=Danielle|last=Valente|website=Elite Daily|date=September 20, 2017 |accessdate=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425065036/https://www.elitedaily.com/social-news/new-powerpuff-girl-bliss-twitter-detail/2075739|archive-date=April 25, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://geeks.media/what-you-need-to-know-about-bliss-the-newest-member-of-the-powerpuff-girls-2|title=What You Need to Know About Bliss, the Newest Member of The Powerpuff Girls|publisher=geeks.media|accessdate=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210723025136/https://vocal.media/geeks/what-you-need-to-know-about-bliss-the-newest-member-of-the-powerpuff-girls-2|archive-date=July 23, 2021|url-status=live}} but when rumors began to spread that the character would be black, fans began to express a more optimistic tone.{{cite web|last=Warner|first=Sam|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a837459/powerpuff-girls-fans-not-happy-new-member/|title=Powerpuff Girls fans are not happy about a new member|date=September 7, 2017|website=Digital Spy|access-date=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423211856/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a837459/powerpuff-girls-fans-not-happy-new-member/|archive-date=April 23, 2021|url-status=live}} Reviewers later called the character a great step forward in terms of racial diversity and a good addition.{{cite web|last=McCreesh|first=Louise|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/news/a838592/powerpuff-girls-bliss-the-power-of-four/|title=The fourth Powerpuff Girl has been revealed and it's an important step forward for diversity|publisher=Digital Spy|date=September 20, 2017|access-date=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111180329/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a838592/powerpuff-girls-bliss-the-power-of-four/|archive-date=November 11, 2020}}{{cite web|last=Herstik|first=Gabriela|url=https://hellogiggles.com/reviews-coverage/tv-shows/fourth-powerpuff-girl-bliss/|title=Introducing the fourth Powerpuff Girl: Bliss!|publisher=HelloGiggles|date=September 20, 2017|access-date=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423211859/https://hellogiggles.com/reviews-coverage/tv-shows/fourth-powerpuff-girl-bliss/|archive-date=April 23, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://moviepilot.com/p/bliss-story-should-have-been-a-whole-season/4379298|title=Bliss's Story Should Have Been Told Over A Full Season, Not Just One Special|publisher=Moviepilot.com|date=September 29, 2017|author=Anderson, Kritsty|access-date=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008130654/https://moviepilot.com/p/bliss-story-should-have-been-a-whole-season/4379298|archive-date=October 8, 2017|url-status=dead}} Reactions to the character were mainly positive, while others argued she was a stereotype and that the inclusion of the character seemed like tokenism.{{cite web|last=Heisler|first=Adina|url=https://novellamag.com/diversity-in-kids-cartoons/|title=Diversity in Kid's Cartoons|website=Novella Mag|access-date=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219005523/https://novellamag.com/diversity-in-kids-cartoons/|archive-date=February 19, 2018|url-status=live}}
In 2019, Olson voiced Jun and PizzaRave in Fast & Furious: Spy Racers.{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Olivia-Olson/|title=Oliva Olson|website=Behind the Voice Actors|access-date=July 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723030117/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Olivia-Olson/|archive-date=July 23, 2021|url-status=live}} In 2020, she voiced Vanessa Doofenshmirtz in the Phineas and Ferb film, Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe, and Marceline in the "Obsidian" episode of Adventure Time: Distant Lands. In the film, Olson sang the song "The Universe Is Against Me" with Ashley Tisdale, who voiced Candace, and Laura Dickinson while in "Obsidian", she sang "Woke Up" and "Monster" with other performers.
=2018–present: ''Nowhere Land'' and ''The X Factor''=
On June 22, 2018, Olson released the album Nowhere Land.{{cite web|last=Macke|first=Johni|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/love-actually-cast-where-are-they-now/olivia-olson/|title='Love Actually' Cast: Where Are They Now? Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant and More|website=US Weekly|date=August 23, 2020|access-date=July 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724181047/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/love-actually-cast-where-are-they-now/olivia-olson/|archive-date=July 24, 2021|url-status=live}} She worked with K-pop producers Kairos Music Group and producer/singer/songwriter John Defeo on the project. In October 2019, she began competing in The X Factor: Celebrity, being the second act to be evicted from the live shows on October 26, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/when-celebrity-x-factor-on-17074642|title=When is X Factor: Celebrity on? ITV show returns with star lineup|last=Duke|first=Simon|date=October 12, 2019|website=Evening Chronicle|language=en|access-date=October 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026110338/https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/when-celebrity-x-factor-on-17074642|archive-date=October 26, 2019|url-status=live}} In 2023, it was revealed that she would be a writer for the Phineas and Ferb revival, in addition to reprising her role as Vanessa.{{cite web | url=https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRobAwWe/ | title=Dan Povenmire on TikTok | access-date=June 4, 2023 | archive-date=July 15, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715203820/https://www.tiktok.com/@danpovenmire/video/7237570709856226603?_t=8csEeoCKdmE&_r=1 | url-status=live }}
Olson reprised her role as Marceline the Vampire Queen in the 2023 Adventure Time spin-off series Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake.{{Cite web |last=Uzoije |first=Adaeze |date=September 20, 2023 |title='Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake' returns to the land of Ooo |url=http://www.michigandaily.com/tv/adventure-time-fionna-and-cake-brings-more-promise-to-the-adventure-time-universe/ |access-date=October 7, 2023 |website=The Michigan Daily |language=en-US |archive-date=September 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929195234/https://www.michigandaily.com/tv/adventure-time-fionna-and-cake-brings-more-promise-to-the-adventure-time-universe/ |url-status=live }}
Discography
=Studio albums=
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scope="row"| The Father-Daughter Album of Unspeakable Beauty (with Martin Olson)
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scope="row"| Nowhere Land
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=Extended plays=
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scope="row"| Beauty Is Chaos
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=Singles=
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scope="row"|"Anyone Who Had a Heart" {{small|(X Factor Recording)}}
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scope="row"|"Crows"
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=Soundtrack appearances=
- Love Actually (2003)
- Phineas and Ferb (2009)
- Phineas and Ferb Holiday Favorites (2010)
- Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011)
- Phineas and Ferb: Across the 1st and 2nd Dimensions (2011)
- Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You (2012)
- Phineas and Ferb-ulous: The Ultimate Album (2013)
- Phineas and Ferb: Rockin' and Rollin{{'}} (2013)
- The Music of Ooo (2016)
- Marceline the Vampire Queen – Rock the Nightosphere (2015)
- Steven Universe, Vol. 1 (Original Soundtrack) (2017)
- Adventure Time – Come Along with Me (Original Soundtrack) (2018)
- Adventure Time, Vol. 1 (Original Soundtrack) (2019)
- Adventure Time, Vol. 2 (Original Soundtrack) (2019)
- Adventure Time, Vol. 3 (Original Soundtrack) (2019)
- Adventure Time – The Complete Series Soundtrack (2019)
- Adventure Time: Distant Lands – Obsidian (Original Soundtrack) (2020)
Filmography
=Film=
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2003 | Love Actually | Joanna Anderson | |
2011 | Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension | Vanessa Doofenshmirtz | Voice; Deleted Scene{{cite web |title=Olivia Olson (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Olivia-Olson/ |access-date=August 2, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. |
2020
|Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe |Vanessa Doofenshmirtz |
=Television=
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2004 | The Tracy Morgan Show | Julia | One episode, "Career Day" |
2006 | Zoey 101 | Girl #1 | Episode: "Broadcast Views" |
2008–2015, 2025–present | Phineas and Ferb | Vanessa Doofenshmirtz, additional voices | Voice |
2010–2018 | Adventure Time | Marceline the Vampire Queen, additional voices | Voice |
2017–2019 | Milo Murphy's Law | Vanessa Doofenshmirtz, additional voices | Voice |
2017–2019 | The Powerpuff Girls | Blisstina Utonium | Voice (U.S. English,) 4 episodes |
2017 | Red Nose Day Actually | Joanna | |
2019 | The X Factor: Celebrity | Herself / Contestant | |
2019–2021
|Jun, additional voices | |||
2020 | Adventure Time: Distant Lands | Marceline the Vampire Queen | Voice, episode: "Obsidian" |
2020 | Robot Chicken | Mal, Yellow Power Ranger, Emily Elizabeth | Voice, episode: "Sundancer Craig in: 30% of the Way to Crying" |
2023 | We Baby Bears | Ursa Major | Voice, episode: "Little Fallen Star" |
2023 | Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake | Marceline the Vampire Queen | Voice, 2 episodes |
=Video games=
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Year | Title | Role |
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2012
|Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!! | ||
2013 | Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I Don't Know!
|Marceline | |
rowspan="2" | 2015 | Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations | |
Lego Dimensions
|Marceline | ||
2018 | Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion | |
2020 | Chex Quest HD | Wheatney Chexworth |
2021
|Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Rise of SH1FT3R | ||
2024 |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Olivia Olson}}
- {{IMDb name|1470322|Olivia Olson}}
- {{YouTube|u=OliviaOlson|Olivia Olson}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070707044112/http://martin-olson.com/Olivia/olivia.html Olivia Olson – Video Excerpts]
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