America Olivo

America Athene Olivo (born January 5, 1978) is a Canadian-American actress and singer best known as a member of the band Soluna, for her roles in the films Bitch Slap, Friday the 13th (2009) and Maniac (2012), as well as starring in the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.

Early and personal life Born in Van Nuys, California, she also has Canadian citizenship. Olivo is the daughter of Danica d'Hondt, of Belgian and Irish descent, Miss Canada in 1959, and winemaker Nello Olivo, of Italian and Basque descent. She married actor Christian Campbell in 2009. They were engaged after two weeks and married five months later, in a ceremony on Lake Como in Lombardy, Italy. Their first child, a daughter, was born in 2012, but died three days later due to the genetic condition Edwards syndrome. After facing infertility issues of their own, Olivo and her husband Christian Campbell decided to become spokespeople for the BabyQuest Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that is "dedicated to helping couples and/or individuals build families through advanced fertility treatments". The couple had a second daughter in 2019.

Career

Music and modeling Olivo appeared on the cover of the June 2009 issue of Playboy magazine. Inside, she appears in seven fully nude photos, shot by fashion photographer Terry Richardson.

Stage and screen The Soluna pilot opened many doors for Olivo, allowing her the opportunity to return to her roots in the theater when she performed the lead female role in a new musical Hotel C'est L'Amour, at The Blank Theatre in Los Angeles. In 2007, Olivo was nominated for an LA Weekly Theater Award for originating the role of "Marie" in this production.

Olivo starred in the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark as a swing and understudy for the lead role of "Arachne". Previews began on November 28, 2010. When Natalie Mendoza, who starred as Arachne, suffered a concussion at that first preview, Olivo played the role for several weeks in December 2010. The physically demanding role involved aerial sequences, including being spun upside-down. When Mendoza unexpectedly left the show permanently later that month, the role of Arachne went to T.V. Carpio instead of Olivo, who remained as understudy. When Carpio was injured in March 2011 and withdrew from the show for two weeks, Olivo performed the role again. Olivo left the show on April 17, 2011, when the show closed for revisions. She did not return when performances resumed May 12.

Aside from performing on stage, she quickly became busy outside of her musical career with Soluna, appearing as a guest star in numerous television series such as House, General Hospital, The Brother's Garcia, How I Met Your Mother, Jake In Progress, Cuts, Blue Bloods, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NCIS: Los Angeles, "Warehouse 13". Currently recurring on Degrassi: The Next Generation, Olivo continues to perform as a singer, recording original music and performing covers for films.

In 2007, Olivo completed features titled The Last Resort and Love Shack. In 2008, she was featured in the DVD release The Thirst: Blood War starring opposite Tony Todd and Jason Connery and the theatrical release Circle. Olivo's 2009 theatrical releases in leading roles are action/comedy Bitch Slap and Michael Bay's 2009 version of Friday the 13th. In February 2009, she wrapped the feature film Neighbor, where she met husband Christian Campbell. More recently she filmed the remake of Maniac starring Elijah Wood, No One Lives starring Luke Evans and Conception starring David Arquette. Recently Olivo joined the cast of Chicago PD, a spin-off of Chicago Fire.

In 2013, Olivo and husband Christian Campbell began development of a script based on the life of Olivo's uncle, Olympic gold medal winner Walter D'Hondt.

She had a role in the spy action film Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015).

Filmography + Film performances Year Title Role Notes 2008 The Thirst: Blood War Amelia 2009 Friday the 13th Amanda Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Frisbee Girl Neighbor The Girl The Last Resort Sophia Bitch Slap Camero 2010 Circle Britt aka 6 Dead Souls Love Shack Fifi LeBeaux 2011 Conception Gina 2012 Maniac Frank's mother No One Lives Tamara 2015 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Turandot 2016 Good Business Lucy Short film 2021 Making the Day Zombie Film Star Indie film 2024 The Father Who Stayed

+ Television performances Year Title Role Notes 2002 Soul Train Herself Musical guest The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Herself Musical guest Livin' Large Herself Musical guest 2003 HotPop Herself Musical guest 2004 The Soluna Project Alex TV film 2005–2006 House Ingrid Episodes: "Detox", "Who's Your Daddy?" 2005 Cuts Woman Episode: "Blinging in the New Year" 2006 Jake in Progress Woman Episode: "The Annie-dote" How I Met Your Mother Beautiful Woman Episode: "Milk" 2008 General Hospital Marianna 4 episodes 2010 Peas in a Pod Debra TV film 2011 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Nikki Vansen Episode: "The Last Street in Manhattan" NCIS: Los Angeles Eva Espinoza Episode: "Sacrifice" 2013 Warehouse 13 Rebecca Carson Episode: "The Big Snag" 2013–2014 Degrassi: The Next Generation Consuela Rivas Recurring role, 7 episodes 2014–2018 Chicago P.D. Laura Dawson 6 episodes 2014 Defiance Alethea 3 episodes 2016 Blue Bloods Officer Jill Carpenter Episode: "Cursed" The Strain Captain Kate Rogers Episodes: "Bad White", "The Battle of Central Park" Mars Project Captain Gautier TV film 2016–2017 Degrassi: Next Class Consuela Rivas 4 episodes 2017 Chicago Fire Laura Dawson Episode: "An Agent of the Machine" Major Crimes Liseth Ortiz Episodes: "Shockwave, Part 1", "Shockwave, Part 2" 2018 Blindspot Ameni Episode: "Two Legendary Chums" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Claudia Bell Episode: "Accredo" 2020 NCIS: New Orleans Emily Landau Episode: "Predators"For LifeRose DavilaEpisode: "Time to Move Forward"2021Gossip GirlMartineEpisode: "Just Another Girl on the MTA"2022 The Good DoctorMariel TorresEpisode: "Dry Spell"New AmsterdamInez VeaEpisode: "Rise" 2023 Magnum P.I. Valentina Episode: "Dark Skies" The Last Thing He Told Me Andrea Reyes 2 episodes Special Ops: Lioness Dr. Elsa Ramirez Episode: "The Beating"