About
Olivia Killingsworth is a New York-based actor and director working in stage, film and television. A “little firecracker with a big bang”, Olivia is known for consistently delivering strong, emotionally charged performances that often pack a significant intellectual punch, despite her diminutive size and seemingly innocent looks.
What People Say About Olivia
“Olivia Killingsworth is a frightening dynamo in the name of art. ”
Electronic Link Journal
(Review, The Shelter Presents: Art)
“Olivia Killingsworth exhibits pinball-like energy and vocal imagination…”
Show Business Weekly
(Review, The Shelter Presents: Art)
“…’Robot Girl,’ a brisk post-apocalyptic monologue performed with hip-hop intensity and vernacular by Olivia Killingsworth.”
Backstage
(Review, The Shelter Presents: Art)
“So, eight times every day, the children of Frip (the talented Olivia Killingsworth and Lena Gwendolyn Hill) and Capable (the lovely and charming Jamey Hood) pluck the gappers from the goats and toss them into the sea.”
The Hollywood Reporter
(Review, The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip)
“Olivia Killingsworth and Lena Gwendolyn Hill skillfully alternate as brash boys and girly girls.”
Los Angeles Times
(Review, The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip)
“The opening image of the last play, Night of the Living, directed by Olivia Killingsworth, is the best of the production…”
NYTheatre.com
(Review, Night Windows)
“Bright and dedicated, Olivia displays an absolute commitment to her craft; her work has always been of a high professional standard.”
Terry Schreiber
(Artistic Director, T. Schreiber Studio)
“Like a young Judi Dench, Olivia displays a depth of intellect and compassion, as well as enormous talent and skill as an actor. She possesses a sophisticated sense of humor which serves her well as she uncovers and manifests the deeper states of being in the characters she plays.”
Alan Freeman
(Emeritus Professor of Theater, Occidental College)
“Olivia has gumption. Small as she is, there is a fearlessness and spunk about her that will take her places where her impressive intellect alone won’t. She will not be daunted.”
Mildred Armstrong Kalish
(Author, Little Heathens)
