Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo (born February 20, 2003) in Temecula, California, USA is an American actress and singer. 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
Early Life
Olivia was born February 20, 2003 in Temecula, California, USA.
She is of Filipino descent on her father's side.
She began acting in theater productions at Lisa J. Mails Elementary School and Dorothy McElhinney Middle School.
As a kindergartner, Olivia took voice lessons, and then later piano lessons.
At age 12, she began playing guitar.
It was during this time that she began writing songs.
She normally come up with melodies and lyrics while writing them down in her pink fluffy notebook that she had won at some arcade.
She moved from Murrieta, California to Los Angeles, California when she landed her role on Bizaardvark.
Personal
Olivia exudes an intriguing paradox of being both exuberantly youthful and, sagely, an old soul.
She seeks authenticity and bold expression in her music.
"My favorite songs are brutally honest and give a vivid look into the artist's life and mind," she says.
Honest storytelling is her ultimate goal.
Writing for High School Musical was surreal, to say the least. The fact that they gave a 16-year-old a shot to write for such a big project is so awesome to her. She thinks the perspective of a teenage girl is powerful, and its something that doesn't always gets harnessed in its full capacity, too.
She has dated actor Ethan Wacker. She and Madison Hu were cast as the two leads in the show Bizaardvark.
Aside from being an actress, she is also a philanthropist, joining “The Project of Women.”
The group shares various stories of inspirational women highlighting both their highs and lows.
Career
Olivia Rodrigo is a soulful artist with a rare gift for emotive and empathic Songwrit ing. Her keen sense for conveying feeling has served her well, thus far.
She is the star of Disney's High School Musical series streaming now on Disney+.
Acting has been something of a newish development for her.
Singing since she was 4, Olivia took up acting based on a recommendation from her vocal coach.
"Acting and music relate in that they are both about capturing feelings and moments as accurately as you can," she shares.
A select cross section of her influences include artists as diverse as Fiona Apple, Jack White, PJ Harvey, and Phoebe Bridgers. Her worlds of acting, singing and songwriting meet when she performs two original songs she wrote, as well as High School Music classics, on the series.
After these successes, Rodrigo bagged another huge role in “Bizaardvark,” which is a production of Disney Channel network and revolves around the life of two girls, their passion for music, and their day to day challenges.
Rodrigo plays one of the two lead characters named Paige in the series which has become a huge hit since it debuted in 2016, and continues to be a favorite with many fans.
Olivia is currently in the studio working on her debut EP.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success | Grace Thomas | Direct-to-video film |
2016-2019 | Bizaardvark | Paige Olvera | Main Role |
2017 | New Girl | Terrinea | Episode: "Young Adult" |
2019- present | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Nini Salazar-Roberts | Main role[10] |
Social Media
She is active on social media with about 2.1 million followers on her Instagram account where she post videos and pictures of herself.
Net Worth
She currently has a net worth of about 400,000 thousand dollars as of 2019.