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Olivia Isabel Rodrigo is an American singer-songwriter and actress who was born on Thursday February 20, 2003 in Temecula, California, USA. She is known for her roles as Paige Olvera on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark and Nini Salazar-Roberts on the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Life and career[]
Rodrigo was born in Temecula, California and grew up in Murrieta, California. She discovered acting in theater productions at Lisa J. Mails Elementary School and Dorothy McElhinney Middle School. She moved to Los Angeles when she landed her role on Bizaardvark. She is part Filipino on her father's side.[1]
Rodrigo's first onscreen gig was an Old Navy commercial.[2][3] Shortly after in 2015, she portrayed the lead role of Grace Thomas in direct-to-video film An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success.[4] In 2016, Rodrigo was cast as Paige Olvera in the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark,[5][6] a role she played for three seasons. In February 2019 she was cast in the starring role of Nini Salazar-Roberts on the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which premiered that November.[7] Rodrigo wrote "All I Want" and co-wrote "Just A Moment" for the show's soundtrack.[8]
Rodrigo is an institute speaker and panelist for the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.[9]
Portrayals[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Grace Stirs Up Success | Grace | |
| 2016-19 | Bizaardvark | Paige Olvera | Lead role |
| 2017 | New Girl | Terrinea | 1 episode |
| 2019-22 | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Nini Salazar-Roberts | Main role (seasons 1-2); Guest role (season 3) |
| 2019 | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special | Herself/Nini Salazar-Roberts | Disney+ documentary special |
| 2020 | High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special | Disney+ holiday special | |
| 2021 | Saturday Night Live | Herself | Musical guest; episode: "Keegan-Michael Key/Olivia Rodrigo" |
| 2022 | Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film) | Disney+ documentary film |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- She starred as Grace in the American Girl movie "Grace Stirs Up Success".
- She loves to bake with her friends[10]
- She loves to go to the mall. [10]
- She loves to pull pranks.
- She formerly dated Ethan Wacker.
References[]
- ↑ "Olivia Rodrigo of Disney's Bizaardvark chats with about singing, acting, her Filipino family and skateboarding". Center for Asian American Media. January 19, 2018. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ Rick Bentley (June 20, 2016). "Disney Channel launches new comedy series 'Bizaardvark'". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
- ↑ "Young stars' real friendship drives Disney's new 'Bizaardvark'". The Columbus Dispatch. July 5, 2016. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ Todd Spangler (February 1, 2016). "Amazon Orders 4 'American Girl' Live-Action Specials". Variety. Retrieved 2017-02-05. Last year’s “An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success,” based on the 2015 Girl of the Year, Grace Thomas, starred Olivia Rodrigo.
- ↑ Elizabeth Wagmeister (October 16, 2015). "Disney Channel Greenlights Tween Music Comedy Series 'Bizaardvark' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
- ↑ Denise Petski (December 15, 2016). "'Bizaardvark' Renewed For Second Season By Disney Channel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
- ↑ Nick Romano (February 15, 2019). "High School Musical series assembles a main cast ready to 'Bop to the Top'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2019-02-16. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ↑ Martha Sorren (November 12, 2019). "Olivia Rodrigo From 'High School Musical' Wrote Her Own Songs For The Show". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ "Olivia Rodrigo". Geena Davis Institute. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 [1]