Olivia Cooke
| Olivia Cooke | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Olivia Kate Cooke 27 December 1993 Manchester, England, UK |
| Residence | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Olivia Kate Cooke (born 27 December 1993) is an English actress. Since 2013, she has co-starred as Emma Decody in the A&E drama-thriller television series Bates Motel. Prior to this, she appeared in two BBC miniseries, Blackout and The Secret of Crickley Hall. In 2014, Cooke starred in three supernatural thriller films: The Quiet Ones, The Signal, and Ouija. These roles have given her the reputation of a contemporary scream queen. In 2015, she portrayed Rachel Kushner in the comedy-drama Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.
Cooke was born and raised in Oldham, Greater Manchester. She comes from a family of non-actors; her father, John Cooke, is a retired police officer, and her mother, Lindsy (née Wild), is a sales representative. She has a younger sister, Eleanor. When Cooke was a child, her parents divorced, and she and her younger sister lived with their mother. Cooke attended Royton and Crompton Secondary School and studied drama at Oldham Sixth Form College, leaving before the end of her A-levels to star in Blackout.
At a young age, Cooke practised ballet and gymnastics. She started acting when she was 8 years old at an after-school drama programme in her hometown, called the Oldham Theatre Workshop. For years, Cooke performed only as part of the ensemble, until she was 17, when she starred as Maria in Oldham Sixth Form College's production of West Side Story. Soon after, Cooke landed her first and last leading role for the Oldham Theatre, in Prom: The Musical, a remake of Cinderella.
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