It seems DeJonge is an actress on the cusp of a huge Hollywood career which is pretty impressive.
Want to learn a little more about this up-and-coming star?
Here are a few things you didn’t know about Olivia DeJonge.
There, she grew up with a lot of energy.
Eventually, she discovered acting.
She was first intrigued by performing when she watched 2003’s “Peter Pan.”
But it wasn’t the cherub-faced Sumpter who inspired her it was the behind-the-scenes featurettes on the DVD.
“I was mesmerized,” she said.
“How he learned to fly, the casting, the hair.”
It was then that she discovered the magic of filmmaking and became determined to experience it for herself.
Luckily, her parents didn’t mind indulging her and she proved to be good at it.
As she went on to explain, Portman is a huge inspiration as an actress.
“I just saw ‘Jackie,’ and she was so amazing,” he said.
“Her performance was so nuanced.”
“She embodies the role, and that freed her up to take a lot of risks.”
“I was 14 when I did that!
Practically a fetus child,” she joked toNylon.
I was very lucky."
Now, DeJonge describes herself as a proud feminist.
For her, giving women equal rights to men is essential.
“It is just about being equal,” she toldConfidential.
“It is about us all being human and us all being the same.”
Perhaps her first film helped her take on board her feminist principles from a young age.
Even though DeJonge is an actress, she confessed that Shakespeare wasn’t always her cup of tea.
“Can I be honest?
Before I read the script, I wasn’t interested, because I didn’t like Shakespeare.
At all,” the actress confided toNylon.
“Thought he was boring and dusty.
Luckily, after spending some time on the show, the actress completely changed her opinion on the playwright.
When DeJonge first got the part, she didn’t really know what to expect from the experience.
“We knew absolutely nothing,” she toldDu Jour.
I got an audition piece to read and that was all.”
However, once she got to set, she found out and it wasn’t always a pleasant experience.
Yikes, that sounds pretty terrifying!
She has developed a unique sense of style that is both chic and sophisticated and bold and adventurous.
Her best quality is perhaps her awareness of how to wear clothes that suit her body.
“I’m a lot more confident in myself,” she added.
“I love a good pair of jeans.
I just bought this amazing pair from Rag & Bone.”
By the sounds of things, this actress is well on her way to becoming a fashion icon.
In fact, as she toldNylon, she often misses her simpler life in Melbourne.
“I was lucky to have surrounded myself in Australia with people who were there for each other.”
It may be a bit of a cliche, but she doesn’t seem to care about that.
In another interview onReel Talk, DeJonge explained that her Australian upbringing actually helps her stay grounded in LA.
“It’s so far removed from Hollywood and all of that …
So, she helped DeJonge find Presley’s physicality.
Bennett helped her understand “the idea of always being seen and how that affects your body.”
Whatever these two did in rehearsals, it clearly paid off.
But there may be a time when DeJonge does return to school to pursue her interests in psychology.
As she toldPerth Now, “I would never want to focus my whole life just on acting.
I love to learn.
I love different things.
I think you want to keep yourself balanced in this industry.”
So naturally, when she got the news, she was over the moon.
“I mean, I found out at dinner with my agents,” she toldNovastream web connection.
“My agents were running around, grabbing wine and oysters to celebrate,” she recalled.
“It was crazy, it was a huge rush of adrenaline and happiness!”
What made the news even crazier?
Apparently, the actress only did one audition for the role!
“I got super lucky,” she toldVogue Australia.
But, that’s exactly what happened to Olivia DeJonge.
“It was insanely special.
By the end of it, we were holding hands and crying,” she toldWWD.
It seems that in the end, DeJonge’s performance totally won her over.
In “The Staircase,” Firth played Olivia DeJonge’s adopted father.
She filmed the HBO show just two months after finishing her work on “Elvis.”
“I loved shooting that show, and with the cast involved I couldn’t turn it down.”
Firth especially proved to be an amazing co-star which doesn’t come as a huge surprise.
“What a legend,” DeJonge raved.
Sounds like Firth was the perfect person to have around.
Sounds like he gave her some great tips on how to stay grounded.
Although DeJonge’s character initially believes in her adopted father’s innocence, she soon switches sides.
Even when she played Priscilla Presley, she took the same approach.
As she said toVogue Australia, “We’ll never really know the truth.”
But for DeJonge, success isn’t just about money or fame.
Could this mean a turn to producing or directing in the future?
