Olivia Munn

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Olivia Munn at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2018

Lisa Olivia Munn (born July 3, 1980 in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma ) is an American television presenter , actress and model . From 2006 to 2010 she hosted several TV shows on the G4 channel , including Attack of the Show! . From 2010 to 2011 she was a correspondent for The Daily Show .

Life

Olivia Munn was born in Oklahoma City. She is of Chinese descent on her mother's side and of German - Irish descent on her father's side. When she was two years old, her mother married a US Air Force soldier . The family moved many times to and so it was that Munn mainly in the Japanese Tokyo grew up. There she was seen in several theater performances and got her first jobs as a model .

She studied journalism at the University of Oklahoma with a minor in Japanology and acting .

Until early 2017, she was in a relationship with football player Aaron Rodgers , quarterback for the NFL team Green Bay Packers . The couple lived in Green Bay , Wisconsin, United States .

Career

Olivia Munn at Comic-Con 2007

In 2004, Munn moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career and was hired by Fox Sports as a commentator on college football and women's basketball . She received a role in the film Scarecrow Gone Wild and appeared in the music video for Hello Tomorrow by Zebrahead on. In 2005 she played a supporting role in the television series Beyond the Break for two seasons and learned to surf for it . In 2006 Munn switched to G4 and hosted the TV show Attack of the Show with Kevin Pereira ! .

Her film debut she had in 2007 in the movie Big Stan by Rob Schneider . She had another significant role in the horror film Insanitarium in 2008 and in Date Night in 2010 and Iron Man 2 . On July 6, 2010, Munn published her first book Suck It, Wonder Woman! The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek .

From June 2010 to 2011 she was a correspondent for The Daily Show on Comedy Central . On December 6, 2010, she left Attack of the Show! and was replaced there by Candace Bailey .

In 2018 she was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.

Commitment to animal welfare

In addition to her career, Olivia Munn is actively involved in animal welfare . In 2011 she was seen in a campaign by the animal welfare organization PETA against keeping circus animals . In 2012 she appeared again in a PETA campaign against animal cruelty in Chinese fur farms.

Filmography (selection)

Movies

Series

  • 2006: Beyond the Break (9 episodes)
  • 2006–2010: Attack of the Show! (Co-host)
  • 2009: Greek (4 episodes)
  • 2010: Accidentally happy ( Accidentally on Purpose , episode 1x16 Face Off )
  • 2010–2011: Perfect Couples (13 episodes)
  • 2010–2011: The Daily Show (correspondent)
  • 2010: Chuck (episode 4x01 Chuck against the anniversary )
  • 2012: New Girl (3 episodes)
  • 2012–2014: The Newsroom (24 episodes)
  • 2018: Six (10 episodes)
  • 2019: The Rook (TV series)

literature

  • Olivia Munn: Suck It, Wonder Woman! The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek . St. Martin's Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-312-59105-2 .

Web links

Commons : Olivia Munn  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Newsroom 'star turns Asian' flaws' into assets. In: Inquirer.net
  2. ^ Christopher John Farley: Daily Show Correspondent Olivia Munn on Joining the Program. In: The Wall Street Journal. June 5, 2010, accessed July 27, 2010 .
  3. ↑ About Olivia Munn. Olivia Munn, archived from the original on April 6, 2010 ; accessed on July 27, 2010 (English).
  4. ↑ Interview by Stephen Johnson: Just Who is Olivia Munn? In: G4tv. April 7, 2006, accessed July 27, 2010 .
  5. ↑ Olivia Munn Biography. In: AskMen UK. Retrieved July 27, 2010 (English).
  6. Jump up ↑ Lee, Esther: Olivia Munn Dating Aaron Rodgers After Joel Kinnaman Split. In: Us Weekly . May 14, 2014, accessed February 16, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Olivia Munn: Profile of an Adventurous Woman. In: Men's Health. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010 ; accessed on July 29, 2010 (English).
  8. ↑ James Hibberd: Olivia Munn 'trying out' as 'Daily Show' correspondent. In: The Hollywood Reporter. June 3, 2010, accessed January 16, 2011 .
  9. ↑ Kate Stanhope: Olivia Munn: Why I Left Attack of the Show! In: TV Guide. January 13, 2011, accessed January 16, 2011 .
  10. ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
  11. ↑ Olivia Munn Joins Circus Boycott. Retrieved February 2, 2012 .
  12. ↑ Olivia Munn reveals the cruelty of Chinese fur farms. Retrieved February 2, 2012 .
  13. ↑ Olivia Munn poses nude for PETA's latest 'I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur' ad campaign. Retrieved February 2, 2012 .
personal data
SURNAME Munn, Olivia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Munn, Lisa Olivia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress, television presenter and model
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd July 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , United States