Olivia Tennet facts for kids

Olivia Tennet (born 4 January 1991) is an actress and dancer from New Zealand. She is well-known in her home country for playing Tuesday Warner in the TV show Shortland Street.

Around the world, people might know her from her roles in movies and TV shows. She played Freda in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002). She was also the brilliant Dr. K in Power Rangers RPM (2009).

Acting Career

Early Start

Olivia began dancing when she was only four years old. A few years later, she started acting. Her first big TV role was in the show Xena: Warrior Princess. She played a runaway princess named Alesia.

Soon, Olivia started acting in movies. In 2000, she won an award for "Best Juvenile Performer" in New Zealand for her role in the movie Kids World.

Famous Roles

In 2002, Olivia appeared in the famous movie The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. She played Freda, a young girl from Rohan. After that, she won a "Best Actress" award for her role in a short film called Watermark.

From 2007 to 2008, she was a regular on the popular New Zealand TV show Shortland Street. She played the character Tuesday Warner.

In 2009, she landed a major role in Power Rangers RPM. She played the smart and mysterious character Dr. K. This show was the seventeenth season of the Power Rangers series and was popular with fans worldwide.

Stage and Recent Work

Besides TV and movies, Olivia also loves acting on stage. In 2009, she and a classmate won a competition for performing scenes from Shakespeare's play Macbeth. Their prize was a trip to the famous Globe Theatre in London. She has also played famous characters like Dorothy in a stage production of The Wizard of Oz.

Olivia later moved to the United States to film the movie Blood Punch with some of her co-stars from Power Rangers RPM. After returning to New Zealand, she acted in the TV series 800 Words.

In 2020, she returned to the world of Power Rangers. She appeared as Dr. K again in two episodes of Power Rangers Beast Morphers.

Personal Life

Olivia Tennet was born in Auckland, New Zealand. She has an older sister, Emma, and an older brother, Anton Tennet, who is also an actor.

She was married to actor Milo Cawthorne, who also starred in Power Rangers RPM. They separated in 2016. Olivia is now in a relationship with musician Tom Broome, and they have a son together.

Olivia graduated from the University of Auckland with a degree in speech therapy in 2019.

Selected Film and Television Roles

Here are some of Olivia Tennet's most well-known roles:

• Xena: Warrior Princess (1999) - as Alesia
• Kids World (2001) - as Nicole Mitchell
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - as Freda
• Maddigan's Quest (2006) - as Lilith
• Shortland Street (2007–2008) - as Tuesday Warner
• Power Rangers RPM (2009) - as Dr. K
• The Almighty Johnsons (2011) - as Delphine Hansen
• Blood Punch (2014) - as Skyler
• 800 Words (2015–2018) - as Siouxsie
• Power Rangers Beast Morphers (2020) - as Dr. K

Awards

See also

In Spanish: Olivia Tennet para niños