Alison Oliver

Alison Oliver (born 3 June 1997) is an Irish actress. She is known for her debut role as Frances in the BBC Three and Hulu miniseries Conversations with Friends (2022),[1][2] and she was named in Variety's "10 actors to watch" in 2023.[3]

Alison Oliver
Born (1997-06-03) 3 June 1997
Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland
Alma materThe Lir Academy
OccupationActress
Years active2020–present

Early life

Oliver was born in Ballintemple, Cork before moving to Blackrock when she was young. Her mother is a social worker and her father worked in the motor trade. She attended Scoil Mhuire, a private school in Cork, and took drama, singing and dancing lessons at The Performer's Academy and the Cork School of Dance. She applied to Trinity College Dublin's drama school The Lir Academy, but was invited to take a year-long foundation course in Acting and Theatre first. She auditioned again after completing the course,[1][4] going on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2020.[5]

Career

Oliver landed her debut television role as Frances Flynn in Conversations with Friends, a miniseries adaptation of Sally Rooney's 2017 debut novel of the same name developed by Element Pictures for BBC Three and Hulu. She received the news that she had been cast in Conversations with Friends the morning after graduating from drama school.[6]

Oliver made her London stage debut in Women, Beware the Devil at the Almeida Theatre in February 2023,[7] and as of April 2023 is starring in Dancing at Lughnasa at the National Theatre.

In 2023 she appeared in the BBC One drama miniseries Best Interests.[8]

Oliver will make her feature film debut in Saltburn, written and directed by Emerald Fennell.[9]

Personal life

Oliver is dating fellow actor and Lir alumnus Éanna Hardwicke.[10] She is a vegetarian.[11] She is currently living in Dalston, London with her sister.

Filmography

Feature film

Year Title Role Notes
2023 Saltburn † Venetia Catton Post-production
TBA The Order † TBA Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2022 Conversations with Friends Frances Flynn Main role
2023 Best Interests Katie

References
  1. O'Keeffe, Donal (19 February 2021). "Who is Alison Oliver, the Cork star of Sally Rooney's Conversations With Friends?". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. Otterson, Joe (17 February 2021). "'Conversations With Friends' Series at Hulu, BBC Three Casts Alison Oliver, Sasha Lane, Joe Alwyn, Jemima Kirke". Variety.
  3. "Rising Irish star among Variety's '10 actors to watch'". RTÉ.ie. September 8, 2023.
  4. Manning, Charlotte (7 May 2022). "Who is Conversations With Friends actress Alison Oliver?". Metro. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. "Alison Oliver". Lir Academy. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  6. Maitland, Hailey (16 May 2022). "Conversations With Friends Star Alison Oliver Shares A Few Of Her Favourite Things With Vogue". Vogue.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  7. Thomas, Sophie (6 December 2022). "Alison Oliver to star in 'Women, Beware the Devil' at the Almeida Theatre". London Theatre. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  8. "Sheen and Horgan play married couple Nicci and Andrew, who have two daughters, Katie played by Alison Oliver ("Conversation with Friends") and Marnie played by Niamh Moriarty (Thorne's play "A Christmas Carol"". Variety.com.
  9. Grobar, Matt (25 August 2022). "Richard E. Grant, Archie Madekwe & Alison Oliver Board Emerald Fennell's Film 'Saltburn' For Prime Video". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  10. Allen, Kelly (2 May 2022). "Star of latest Sally Rooney adaptation Alison Oliver counts actors Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones as pals". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  11. Lynch, Donal (17 May 2022). "'I was completely shocked. I sat on my bed and stared at my wall' – Alison Oliver on Conversations with Friends role". Independent.ie. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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