Olivia Marie D'Lima (born 1993) is an English actress and writer. For her role in the

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'' (2020–2022), she was nominated for Best Newcomer at the

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. She has since appeared in the

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series '' The Killing Kind'' (2023). She will be starring in the film 100 Nights of Hero.

Early life

D'Lima was born in the North

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and grew up near

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. She is of

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and English descent; her mother is from

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, and her father was born in

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and grew up in

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. Before going into acting, D'Lima worked as a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) at Cuffley School.

Career

In 2020, D'Lima joined the cast of the

medical soap opera ''

'' as the paramedic Fenisha Khatri, a role she would play until the character's death in 2021. For her performance, she was nominated for Best Newcomer at the

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. She would also reprise her role in a 2022 flashback of the character's love interest. D'Lima made guest appearances in episodes of the BBC One crime drama ''

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'' and the ITV series ''

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'' in 2022 and 2023 respectively. She wrote the short films ''A Normal Night'' and ''Beige'', and the web series ''Naughties''. She had a main role as Suzanne in the

legal drama '' The Killing Kind''. She will appear in the anticipated feature film, 100 Nights of Hero. Her role is yet to be announced.

Personal life

D'Lima is based in south

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, England. She is hypermobile.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:d'lima, olivia Living people 1993 births 21st-century English actresses Actors from the London Borough of Enfield Actresses from Hertfordshire Actresses from London British Asian writers English actors with disabilities British people of Goan descent English women screenwriters English people of Indian descent English people of Kenyan descent English soap opera actresses English web series actresses People from Southgate, London