Olivia Luccardi (born May 17, 1989) is an American actress and producer. She is known for her roles as Alice Woods in
Syfy's horror anthology series ''
Channel Zero: Butcher's Block'' and as Yara Davis in the supernatural thriller film ''
It Follows
''It Follows'' is a 2014 American supernatural psychological horror film written and directed by David Robert Mitchell. It stars Maika Monroe as a young woman who is pursued by a supernatural entity after a sexual encounter and must have sex with ...
''.
Early life
Luccardi was born to Patricia (née Bowden), a hair and makeup stylist, and Giuseppe Luccardi, a fashion photographer.
Luccardi's childhood was spent in Brooklyn, but she went to high school
in
Chatham, New York
Chatham is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 4,104 at the 2020 census, down from the 2010 census.
The town has a village also called Chatham on its southern town line. The town is at the northern border of ...
.
Luccardi revealed she was bullied throughout school.
Career
After high school, Luccardi moved to Manhattan. Luccardi worked
for
Webster Hall
Webster Hall is a nightclub and concert venue located at 125 East 11th Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues, near Astor Place, in the East Village of Manhattan, New York City. It is one of New York City's most historically significant ...
, formerly a nightclub, and its ''Quarterly Art Soiree'', for four years until March 2013.
In ''
Girls
A girl is a young female human, usually a child or an adolescent. When a girl becomes an adult, she is accurately described as a ''woman''. However, the term ''girl'' is also used for other meanings, including ''young woman'',Dictionary.c ...
'', she "played a foulmouthed little Staten Island mall rat".
Luccardi's other notable roles include the american thriller film ''
Money Monster
''Money Monster'' is a 2016 American crime thriller film directed by Jodie Foster, with a screenplay by Jamie Linden, Alan Di Fiore, and Jim Kouf from a story by Di Fiore and Kauf. The film stars George Clooney (who also co-produced), Julia R ...
'', the independent comedy drama film ''
Person to Person
''Person to Person'' is a popular television program in the United States that originally ran from 1953 to 1961, with two episodes of an attempted revival airing in 2012. Edward R. Murrow hosted the original series from its inception in 1953 unti ...
'',
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fi ...
's comedy-drama series ''
Orange Is the New Black'', and
HBO's
period drama
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swas ...
series ''
The Deuce''.
Personal life
Luccardi moved to Los Angeles in September 2018, from New York.
Luccardi celebrated her 30th birthday in Ridgewood, Queens.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Actresses from New York City
American producers
American people of Italian descent
American people of English descent
21st-century American women