Performer
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio rank
#192
of 909177 performers
Top 1%
Olivia Wilde works on versatility rather than volume, and the catalogue keeps proving that the quieter choice was the correct one.
The essay
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Olivia Wilde appears in 35 films in the Nutevio catalogue, and none of them would work the same way without Olivia. Her is the clearest case: a film rated 8.0 by our editors, where the performance carries weight the script only implies.
The recognisable elements are versatility, transformation, quiet performance. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same instrument, tuned differently for music, drama, romance. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is played.
Working with Tony Gilroy, Olivia Wilde, Gregg Araki and others, Olivia Wilde helped set a standard other performers now audition against. Awards bodies have been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
Her (2013) as Blind Date · Rush (2013) as Suzy Miller · Richard Jewell (2019) as Kathy Scruggs
Career snapshot
Ranked #192 of 909177 performers tracked in the Nutevio library.
Films in Nutevio
35
2006–2026
Career length
20 yrs
Measured across our catalogue
Academy Awards
—
Unknown
Oscar nominations
—
Unknown
Highest Nutevio score
8.0
Her
Average Nutevio score
6.0
Across catalogue work
Highest IMDb rating
7.8
Her
Most frequent director
Olivia Wilde
2 films together
Longest collaboration
2×
With Olivia Wilde
Most common genre
Drama
22 titles
Average runtime
1h 45m
Across catalogue work
Golden Globe wins
—
Unknown
Nutevio metric
Ten weighted categories, applied identically to everyone we cover.
Nutevio Performer Score
7.0
out of 10
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio metric
Cultural impact and legacy, measured separately from craft — how far the work travelled once it left the cinema.
Nutevio Influence Score
6.3
out of 10
A quieter influence — felt inside the films rather than across the industry.
How far the work travelled past the people who saw it first.
What survives once the release-week conversation has burned off.
Institutional acknowledgement, weighted but never decisive.
Years of chosen, relevant work rather than years merely employed.
Statuettes, read as evidence rather than verdict.
Roles named without needing the film named alongside them.
Directors who wrote parts because this performer existed.
The reading other performers now have to answer.
Actor DNA
A fingerprint derived from the roles themselves — register, range and the kind of film they carry.
The shape of a career
Every performance plotted in time. Hover a point to read the title behind it.
Peak years
Where the scores, the awards and the sheer volume of work agree with each other.
Best decade
2010s
6.4 average MV
The 2010s are where the work and the material meet. Richard Jewell, A Vigilante, Life Itself — the run our editors reach for first when the argument is about range rather than fame.
Highest average Nutevio score
2010s
6.4
Across 21 catalogue films in this decade, our scores never drop below the level a career is judged on.
Highest average IMDb rating
2010s
6.3
The public agrees most strongly about this stretch — useful context, and occasionally a decade behind our own reading.
Most awarded era
2000s
0 Academy Awards
Statuettes for the films themselves, which is the honest way to read an ensemble career. Year One, The Death and Life of Bobby Z, Alpha Dog.
Most productive era
2010s
21 films
The busiest stretch of the catalogue — volume that reads as appetite rather than availability.
Range, mapped
Genres down the side, decades across the top. Warmer cells mean stronger titles.
| Genre | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | 6.43 films | 6.514 films | 3.95 films |
| Action | 6.21 film | 6.84 films | — |
| Thriller | 6.52 films | 6.27 films | 6.81 film |
| Comedy | 5.01 film | 5.87 films | 6.66 films |
| Crime | 6.52 films | 6.83 films | — |
| Romance | 6.31 film | 6.85 films | 7.21 film |
| Horror | — | 5.31 film | 6.81 film |
Chronology
Firsts and peaks
The turning points, in the order they happened.
First film in Nutevio
2006Alpha Dog
Where our catalogue meets this career, as Angela Holden.
Highest rated performance
2013Her
8.0 on the Nutevio scale, the top of the catalogue for this performer.
Career peak
2013Rush
Weighing billing against the film's own quality, this is the point where everything aligned at once.
Most recent film
2026I Want Your Sex
The current state of the argument, as Erika Tracy.
Our order
Every performance in the catalogue, ordered by Nutevio Score.
Every title
Filter by genre or decade, and compare any two titles side by side.
35 of 35 films
as Suzy Miller
Directed by Ron Howard
as Blind Date
Directed by Spike Jonze
as Angela
Directed by Olivia Wilde
as Abby Dempsey
Directed by Dan Fogelman
as Kathy Scruggs
Directed by Clint Eastwood
From the library
Every movie and TV credit stored for this name in the Nutevio catalogue — filter by media, role or sort by rating.
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The defining work
#1
Suzy Miller
Rush (2013)
Performance score8.0
The performance the rest of the career is read through. Suzy Miller gives Olivia Wilde a structure to work against, and the film hands over its centre of gravity without hesitation.
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Blind Date
Her (2013)
Performance score7.8
Her asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Blind Date is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Angela
The Invite (2026)
Performance score7.6
The Invite asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Angela is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Abby Dempsey
Life Itself (2018)
Performance score7.6
Life Itself asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Abby Dempsey is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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A guided path through the work, ordered so each film explains the next.
Best entry point
as Suzy Miller
Start here. Rush is the clearest statement of what Olivia Wilde does — accessible, 123 minutes, and rated 7.7 by our editors. No context required.
Our editors order this path by accessibility first and chronology second. You meet Olivia at the most legible performance, then move forward in time so each film reads as a response to the one before it rather than a repetition of it.
Her (2013)
Keeps the drama register of Rush but asks for a colder reading of it.
Life Itself (2018)
Keeps the romance register of Her but asks for a colder reading of it.
Richard Jewell (2019)
Keeps the drama register of Life Itself but asks for a colder reading of it.
The Invite (2026)
Keeps the drama register of Richard Jewell but asks for a colder reading of it.
Company kept
The directors and performers this career keeps returning to.
Paul Haggis
Director
2 films together
Notably The Next Three Days
Olivia Wilde
Director
2 films together
Notably The Invite
Nick Cassavetes
Director
1 film together
Notably Alpha Dog
John Herzfeld
Director
1 film together
Notably The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Harold Ramis
Director
1 film together
Notably Year One
Joseph Kosinski
Director
1 film together
Notably TRON: Legacy
Andrew Niccol
Director
1 film together
Notably In Time
David Dobkin
Director
1 film together
Notably The Change-Up
Jon Favreau
Director
1 film together
Notably Cowboys & Aliens
Alex Kurtzman
Director
1 film together
Notably People Like Us
Jim Field Smith
Director
1 film together
Notably Butter
Brian Klugman
Director
1 film together
Notably The Words
Joe Swanberg
Director
1 film together
Notably Drinking Buddies
Ron Howard
Director
1 film together
Notably Rush
Don Scardino
Director
1 film together
Notably The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Spike Jonze
Director
1 film together
Notably Her
Peter Glanz
Director
1 film together
Notably The Longest Week
David Gelb
Director
1 film together
Notably The Lazarus Effect
Jessie Nelson
Director
1 film together
Notably Love the Coopers
Dan Fogelman
Director
1 film together
Notably Life Itself
Clint Eastwood
Director
1 film together
Notably Richard Jewell
Matthew Akers
Director
1 film together
Notably David Blaine: Ascension
Zoe Lister-Jones
Director
1 film together
Notably How It Ends
Jason Reitman
Director
1 film together
Notably Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Damien Chazelle
Director
1 film together
Notably Babylon
Gregg Araki
Director
1 film together
Notably I Want Your Sex
Tony Gilroy
Director
1 film together
Notably Behemoth!
Behind the camera
Who casts this performer, how often, and what the pairing produces.
Olivia Wilde
Director
2 films together · 7.0 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
The InvitePaul Haggis
Director
2 films together · 6.5 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
The Next Three DaysSpike Jonze
Director
1 film together · 8.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
HerRon Howard
Director
1 film together · 7.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
RushClint Eastwood
Director
1 film together · 7.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Richard JewellDamien Chazelle
Director
1 film together · 7.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
BabylonJason Reitman
Director
1 film together · 7.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Ghostbusters: AfterlifeDan Fogelman
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Life ItselfAndrew Niccol
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
In TimeAlex Kurtzman
Director
1 film together · 6.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
People Like UsBrian Klugman
Director
1 film together · 6.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The WordsNick Cassavetes
Director
1 film together · 6.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Alpha DogJoseph Kosinski
Director
1 film together · 6.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
TRON: LegacyMatthew Akers
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
David Blaine: AscensionDavid Dobkin
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Change-UpJohn Herzfeld
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Death and Life of Bobby ZGregg Araki
Director
1 film together · 6.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
I Want Your SexJessie Nelson
Director
1 film together · 6.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Love the CoopersJoe Swanberg
Director
1 film together · 6.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Drinking BuddiesJim Field Smith
Director
1 film together · 5.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
ButterDon Scardino
Director
1 film together · 5.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Incredible Burt WonderstoneJon Favreau
Director
1 film together · 5.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Cowboys & AliensDavid Gelb
Director
1 film together · 5.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Lazarus EffectPeter Glanz
Director
1 film together · 5.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Longest WeekHarold Ramis
Director
1 film together · 5.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Year OneZoe Lister-Jones
Director
1 film together · 4.8 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
How It EndsTony Gilroy
Director
1 film together · 0.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Behemoth!Six degrees
Follow the thread outward — director, film, co-star, and the film after that.
Categories of our own
Six editorial categories we apply to every performer we cover.
Most rewatchable
Her
as Blind Date
The one that survives a fourth viewing. Nothing in the performance depends on surprise, which is why it keeps paying out.
Most emotional performance
Life Itself
as Abby Dempsey
Grief played at conversational volume. The film never asks the audience to cry; the performance simply makes it difficult not to.
Most influential performance
Her
as Blind Date
You can hear this reading in other actors' auditions a decade later — the surest measure of influence there is.
Best ensemble performance
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
as Gozer the Gozerian (uncredited)
Work that makes everyone else in the frame better without ever pulling the camera towards itself.
Career defining performance
Rush
as Suzy Miller
If the career had to be argued in a single scene, our editors would pick one from this film and rest the case.
In their films' words
“You can build a whole film around a performer who knows when not to speak. Olivia Wilde has known it for a long time.”
Head to head
Put two careers on the same scale and see where the argument actually sits.
Ours alone
Recognitions handed out by this desk, on criteria no awards body uses.
Career Achievement
Awarded
20 years of relevant work — not merely a long career, but a long career of choices.
Modern Classic Performer
Awarded
Defining performances delivered inside the last twenty-five years, in films already being taught rather than merely remembered.
Drama Legend
Awarded
22 catalogue titles in drama, each one a reference point for the films that followed.
Our desk
Best ending, best opening, best twist and the rest — categories we apply to everyone we cover.
Best ending
Her
as Blind Date
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
Don't Worry Darling
as Bunny
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
Life Itself
as Abby Dempsey
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
Don't Worry Darling
as Bunny
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
Rush
as Suzy Miller
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
Cowboys & Aliens
as Ella Swenson
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
The Invite
as Angela
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
Her
as Blind Date
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.
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