Olivia Birkelund
Olivia Birkelund is an American actress, best known for her role as Arlene Vaughan in the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children.
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Born | New York City, US |
Alma mater | Brown University Circle in the Square Theatre School |
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Known for | All My Children Star Trek: Voyager Guiding Light |
Life and career
Birkelund attended Brown University and studied acting at the Circle in the Square Theatre School.[1] In 1991 she made her television debut as Sondra Hill in the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live. In 1995, Birkelund began starring as Arlene Dillon Vaughan Chandler, Hayley's alcoholic mother,[2] in the ABC soap opera All My Children. She appeared in show to 2002 on recurring basis.[3] In 2008 she had another soap role, on CBS's Guiding Light.[4]
Birkelund appeared in films Letters from a Killer (1998), The Bone Collector (1999), Uninvited (1999), Far from Heaven (2002), and on made for television movies Night Sins and On the Edge of Innocence (1997). She guest-starred on Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, Star Trek: Voyager, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Third Watch, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and The Good Wife. In 2014, Birkelund had a recurring role in the ABC drama Black Box.
References
- Reichardt, Nancy. "'AMC' actress worries about her character". No. 29 October 2000. Houston Chronicle. United Feature Syndicate. p. 5. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- "Olivia Birkelund returns as Arlene... - Soaps News". TVGuide.com. 2001-08-03. Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
- "About AMC: About the Actors | Olivia Birkelund | All My Children". Soapcentral. Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
- "Olivia Birkelund to Guest on Guiding Light - Guiding Light News - Soaps.com". Soaps.sheknows.com. 2008-03-05. Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
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