Olivia Taylor Dudley


Olivia Taylor Dudley is an American actress. She is known for her horror film roles such as Chernobyl Diaries, The Vatican Tapes and Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, for her television roles such as the Syfy fantasy series The Magicians, and for her work in the internet sketch group 5-Second Films.
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Early life

Dudley was born in Morro Bay, California to Jim Dudley and Saundra Dudley.
She moved to Los Angeles when she was 17 and has been acting ever since.

Career

Dudley earned her first major film role in the 2012 thriller Chernobyl Diaries. In 2013, she was cast in the 2015 demonic possession drama film The Vatican Tapes playing the possession victim Angela Holmes; Dudley's portrayal in the film earned positive notice from The New York Times reviewer Nicolas Rapold. Dudley's other notable movies include Chillerama, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, Dumbbells, The Barber, and Dude Bro Party Massacre III.
Dudley's television roles include appearances on CSI: Miami and Arrested Development. In August 2015, she earned the regular role of Alice in Syfy's drama fantasy series The Magicians. In mid 2016, Dudley guest-starred opposite David Duchovny in the second season of NBC's Aquarius.

Personal life

Dudley married director of photography Elie Smolkin in September 2023.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007The Anna Nicole Smith StoryDanceras Olivia Dudley
2008Remembering PhilSusie's Girlfriendas Olivia Dudley
2011Birds of a FeatherReality Girl #5as Olivia Dudley
2011ChilleramaNurse Unger / LauraSegments: "Wadzilla" / "Zom-B-Movie"; as Olivia Dudley
2012Chernobyl DiariesNatalie
2014DumbbellsHeatheras Olivia Dudley
2014TranscendenceGroupie
2014The BarberKellias Olivia Dudley
2015AppletonGracieas Olivia Dudley
2015Dude Bro Party Massacre IIIMotherface
2015The Vatican TapesAngela
2015Paranormal Activity: The Ghost DimensionSkyler
2019Where We Go From HereElena Peterson
2020She Dies TomorrowErin
2021Some of Our StallionsBonnie
2022CrawlspaceCarrie
2023Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of SoulsFarrahAlso producer
2025Touch Me
2025Abigail Before BeatriceBeatrice

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011NCISJancey GilroyEpisode: "Freedom"
2011–2012CSI: MiamiElizabeth ClarkEpisodes: "Look Who's Taunting", "Dead Ringer", "Rest in Pieces"
2012Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23KatarinaEpisode: "A Weekend in the Hamptons..."
2013The Mindy ProjectTattoo GirlEpisode: "The One That Got Away"; as Kolivia Taylor Dudley
2013Arrested DevelopmentRoseEpisode: "It Gets Better"
2013–2014Uproxx VideoVariousWeb series; 8 episodes
2015The ComediansBaristaEpisodes: Pilot, "Celebrity Guest", "Charity"
2015–2020The MagiciansAlice QuinnMain role
2016AquariusBillie GundersonRecurring role, 5 episodes
2017Curb Your EnthusiasmFemale SwingerEpisode: "Fatwa!"
2021–2023Nancy DrewCharity Hudson DowRecurring role
2009–20245 Second FilmsVarious56 episodes
2024Grey Rabbit BlakeEpisode: "Shutter"